Dunlop 402, 16K Rear 29K front
#21
10-24-2009, 09:24 PM
[quote=J I tend to use my back brake to trim my speed. I am working on using my motor more.[/quote]
My grandfather said something once that has always stuck with me. "It's cheaper and easier to replace a set of brakes than it is a clutch" .... That thought pops up in my head quite often when I'm using the motor to slow down.
Just a thought fwiw.
My grandfather said something once that has always stuck with me. "It's cheaper and easier to replace a set of brakes than it is a clutch" .... That thought pops up in my head quite often when I'm using the motor to slow down.
Just a thought fwiw.
#22
10-25-2009, 01:37 AM
Road Captain
#24
10-25-2009, 09:38 AM
I can't even imagine such good tire mileage; I see between 5000 and 6000 on a rear 402 and about 10,000 on a front 402 on my 2007 Road King. That's with a completely stock bike, 150 lb. rider, and never a passenger. Now if I were doing smoky burnouts or skidding tires, you'd expect that the brakes would also wear quickly, but at 16K miles, I'm estimating that the rear brakes are good for another 2K miles and the front maybe 4K miles.
And I call this tire mileage pretty good; on my BMWs I rarely see 5K miles on either front or rear tires. Maybe it's the PA roads; I don't know. Maybe it's me, but seriously, the Road King is not a performance bike and I don't ride it like it's one.
And I call this tire mileage pretty good; on my BMWs I rarely see 5K miles on either front or rear tires. Maybe it's the PA roads; I don't know. Maybe it's me, but seriously, the Road King is not a performance bike and I don't ride it like it's one.
#26
10-26-2009, 11:58 AM
Just about 15,000 miles on my rear 402 and the same on the front. Still plenty left on the rear, I figure at least another 3,000. They are nowhere near the wear indicators. I ride 2 up about 90% of the time and do not do the burnouts and/ or sliding around corners. Go figure on the high mileage on the tires. I do have a set of E3's waiting to go on if the 402's ever wear out.
#27
10-26-2009, 03:53 PM
I got a theory on why some riders wear the rear 402's quicker than others. Possibly they keep the tires inflated to about 40psi, then ride solo most of the time? This would keep the tire inflated to the max which would round off the tire a bit causing heavier wear in the center of the tread.
With 2 up and the same pressure, the tires would meet the pavement more evenly causing the wear to be more evenly distibuted.
Just a thought.
I keep mine at 36 unless I'm going 2 up, the I up the pressure to 38-39psi.
With 2 up and the same pressure, the tires would meet the pavement more evenly causing the wear to be more evenly distibuted.
Just a thought.
I keep mine at 36 unless I'm going 2 up, the I up the pressure to 38-39psi.
#28
10-26-2009, 05:18 PM
Road Captain
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