Post your achieved mileage and impressions with tires here when you replace them.
What size is it? My Tourance front (130/80 x 17 REAR tire) in AZ has OVER 20,000 miles, and only about half worn, but this I expected after posts (years ago!) by Gary in South America, who got over 36,000 miles from his...!I just replaced the Dunlop Roadsmart II front tire on my Versys. I keep records of all the maintenance. I was shocked to see that I had put 25,414 miles on this front tire!
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I don't think I have ever gotten that many miles out of a motorcycle tire in my decades of riding.
Admittedly, I tend not to ride the Versys that hard, mostly for long-distance use. I have other bikes for track use or hooning about. But still, that seemed extreme. I wondered if I forgot to write down a tire change, so I went back and checked my order history at the only place I buy tires (you can imagine where that is, if you know anything about my work), and I haven't bought a front Roadsmart in two years. So it must be true.
Is it just me or is 25,414 miles insane?
I just removed the rear Dunlop 222 from my '15, at 9,606 kms - it was TOAST! - (5,956 miles) which is the FEWEST miles I've EVER got from a tire on any of my three Vs, :frown2: and, in fact, the OEM Dunlop rear on my '09 was replaced by ContiMotions at 12,035 kms, and STILL had a fair amount of tread left...!Yes that to me seems insane. I just ordered a new rear tire for my 2015 got 2700 miles before it started to show cord. I don't think I ever got more than 6-10000miles out of a front tire.
Is it bad in the rain? Kinda. It's definitely the slickest rear I've ever had in the rain. I wouldn't call it dangerous but you really aren't gonna be scraping pegs in the rain with that tire.Heidenau K60 Scout? Just how bad is it in the rain? Does anyone have any thoughts? Everything the article said sounds great, except for it becoming a water ski in the rain.