oldster52
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Post by oldster52 on Apr 18, 2020 8:52:38 GMT -7
I have a ‘17 with about 25,000 miles on it. I ride as much as possible and don’t want to pay for rubber and service every 3,000 miles any more. I have been using Bridgestone S20’s, S21’s, Continental Sport Attacks I got between 2500-4000 miles on the rears. I now have a set of Bridgestone T31’s (sport touring) that were on sale. I don’t expect much more than 5,000 if even that. I have been resisting paying $500 for a set of Michelin Road 5’s, but have been told by a guy on a CBR 1000 that he got 11k miles out of his rear tire. Can anyone give some FZ/MT perspective on the highest mileage tires you’ve used? Thank you!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 17:20:01 GMT -7
Recently bought Road5s, which are the best sport-touring tire IMO, and paid $373 shipped from Sportbike Track Gear, so look around. Good luck.
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oldster52
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Post by oldster52 on Apr 20, 2020 1:47:13 GMT -7
How many miles do you get from the rear tire?
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willbuybikes
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Post by willbuybikes on Apr 21, 2020 1:58:53 GMT -7
I got 11,000km (6800 miles) out of my last Road 5 Rear.
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Post by oldster52 on Apr 21, 2020 2:37:23 GMT -7
That’s not too bad at all! Thank you for the information 👍🏿
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Post by RedAndBlack on Apr 21, 2020 18:08:33 GMT -7
So you have to understand the tires that you're using/planning to use.
The stock Bridgestone S2x tires are a SPORT tire. Period. They are max grip at the expense of tire wear. They are primarily for aggressive riders who do canyon carving all the way up to novice/intermediate trackday riders. 3000 miles out of these tires is expected, if not good for them.
A tire like the Road 5s are a sport TOURING tire. The are significantly better with tire wear at the expense of tire grip. If you commute or occasionally ride canyons, these are perfect tires. I hear a lot of times that people get over 10k miles out of them.
So lets do some simple math with simple values.
I pay usually around $250 for a set of Bridgestone S2x and get about 2500 miles out of them. If I paid $500 for Road 5s and got 10,000 miles out of them, that's ONE tire set for 10k miles vs 4 tire sets for 10k miles.
So $1000 in Bridgestone tires vs $500 in sport touring tires for 10,000 miles. This doesn't even include the $20-30 I usually spend to change tires. So you would actually save more money with the more expensive tire if you didn't need the grip.
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Post by willbuybikes on Apr 22, 2020 2:20:57 GMT -7
I support what RedAndBlack says and will elaborate. I was very disappointed that I only got 11,000km, as I expected more from the Road 5 rear tyre and have got 15,000 on previous bikes but the MT-10 is a hooligan bike. I have had many different tyres over the years but nothing lasts like the Michelins. I am a commuter that also likes a quick punt through the canyons so I can wear the Michelins out early (I only got 9,000km out of the front Road 5 tyre). Because of the low mileage on the Road 5 tyres last time, I went back to Pilot Road 4 GT for a comparison and it is looking good as I have already done 8,500km and they both still look very good. Grip is much the same on both Michelins, which I find adequate for a canyon run. I have decided to change back to the Bridgestone S2x tyres next time as I miss the accidental wheelies when pulling away from the lights. In comparison with Michelin hoops, the front end gets light and may lift off slightly under moderate acceleration, whereas Bridgestone's lift a much more. I will probably go back to Michelins again after that due to low mileage.
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Post by olivierzx on Apr 25, 2020 9:44:47 GMT -7
You're not giving your electronic set-up.
If you want to save your tyre use TCS at maximum (just this will give you 20% more km) and power at minimum when you don't need fun. (go to work, town ...)
And you'll also save your chain and fuel.
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Post by oskarz28 on Apr 28, 2020 8:53:10 GMT -7
Another vote for Michelin Road. I'm at 3K on the rear now and it still has alot of life in it. Handles great too on the street dry/wet. I'd like to see how it would do on the track.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2020 21:43:33 GMT -7
A tire like the Road 5s are a sport TOURING tire. I need to correct you there: it's a SPORT touring tire  . They even use them at the Ron Haslam track school, so hopefully that will make you believe those tires are better than you think... but probably not. Ha ha. At any rate, I fully trust them on the canyons, and use them to the edges, and not even a hiccup. And much safer in the rain, and in cooler weather, in addition to lasting much longer than a sport tire. I ate my stocker in 2,700 miles, and I wasn't hard on it. Oh, and I actually like the Road5s better than the stock stones . |
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Post by khanartist on May 24, 2020 23:22:51 GMT -7
road 5s are FANTASTIC tires, i get close to 10k out of them. i got them for commuting but i keep using them because theyre a fantastic tire, they are great in all weather outside of snow and if you like to hit the twisties, they handle just as good as any other sport tire. Power 5 should also last long as i believe theyre the same dual compound tires, just power wouldnt be great in the rain.
EDIT: to clarify, i do mostly aggressive canyon riding now and still prefer the road 5's. they maintain shape and grip all the way down to the wire.
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Post by maadi on May 31, 2020 5:34:37 GMT -7
I have 8375 miles on my PR5s on my 2017 and I need to replace the front because the track day requirement is min. 50% thread left. I'd keep it for the season otherwise. Maybe. The rear tire is still fine. The front has some cupping. Both have been used for 4 track days and otherwise commuting with a couple of longer weekend rides. Not many canyons here in Maine. The photo is trying to show the wear on the front.  |
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Post by jsutherman on May 31, 2020 8:21:45 GMT -7
I ride pretty hard and I seem to get about 6k out my rear (S21). Mostly commuting and an occasional twisty. No canyons up in MN. Had Road 5's on my Busa. Many, many, many hard accelerations, 200mph runs, wheelies, and even a track day and I got 10k out of the rear. They are an awesome tire for all round use IMO. I was considering them for the FZ but the grip on the S21's is just a good trade off for mileage to me.
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Post by natnaz13 on Jun 2, 2020 12:50:31 GMT -7
I usually ride my MT on the twisty and normal roads so no HWY or commuting to work. These are the original tires that came with the bike(S21’s)
I only have 1500 miles on them and the center on the rear tire is almost gone. Sides are worn down too but nothing like the center. I was wondering what PSI you all that get 5 or 6 thousand miles out of them run??
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Post by natnaz13 on Jun 2, 2020 12:52:11 GMT -7
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2020 16:13:20 GMT -7
I ride pretty hard and I seem to get about 6k out my rear (S21). Define 'hard'. Ha ha. Just kidding, but that's the first time I've ever heard of such high mileage on a stock S21 sport tire. I don't ride that hard, and mine were worn everywhere at 2,900 miles. I think WHERE you ride hard has a lot to do with tire life. I did 1.3K miles at the TX Hill Country, where asphalt is quite abrasive. I probably killed the tires there. I'm on Road5s now. |
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Post by jsutherman on Jun 3, 2020 16:34:57 GMT -7
I ride pretty hard and I seem to get about 6k out my rear (S21). Define 'hard'. Ha ha. Just kidding, but that's the first time I've ever heard of such high mileage on a stock S21 sport tire. I don't ride that hard, and mine were worn everywhere at 2,900 miles. I think WHERE you ride hard has a lot to do with tire life. I did 1.3K miles at the TX Hill Country, where asphalt is quite abrasive. I probably killed the tires there. I'm on Road5s now. I mean I don't do track days but I definitely am not rocking chicken strips. I'm up in MN. Roads are colder and smoother. And at 6k....it NEEDED new rubber Stat lol |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2020 21:28:13 GMT -7
It's awesome that your sport tires lasted 6K miles. Can't imagine how many you'd get with Road5s . Roads here in the desert southwest are absolute crap for the most part, so you NEED sport touring rubber... if you don't want to be changing tires every 2K+ miles. Thankfully, Road5s are up to the challenge of even very aggressive street riding, and last considerably longer than sport rubber. With such rough asphalt, I haven't had a hiccup even at full lean. I'm expecting the new tires to last at least twice as long as the stockers... which is what you get out of them, so I don't blame you for not switching  . Take care. |
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Post by warriordog on Jun 4, 2020 6:50:47 GMT -7
I've used several tires on several bikes in the past. I've run Michelins, Pirellis, Dunlops, Stones, Avons and Metzlers. I decided that when I can get a set of Bridgestones for around $215, even though they may just get me 3K on the rear, it's the best deal around on tires. I have to wait for the right times and rebates to do it, but I'll change tires 3 times a year and have fresh rubber on most of my extended trips. I've found that Rocky Mtn ATV (formerly Riders Domain) has really good deals on tires and rebates about 3 or 4 times a year. I've been buyng from Rocky Mtn ATV for the past 3 years due to the rebates I've found. Cycle Gear has some rebates at times also. When I find a deal on tires I usually buy a set an put them in the corner for the next change. I have access to a tire machine so the cost of changing a tire is not an issue with my decisions. That may be a factor with other people though. PLUS, it gives me an opportunity to thoroughly clean and inspect the chain, change the oil and inspect the pads every 3K, too. When I tear it down I'm kinda forced/motivated to get it all done at once.
All the guys I ride with (6-8 of us) do the same thing and I'll collect the used tires and sell them locally to the squids in my area. We use the "used tire money" to buy lots of groceries for our week long trips that we take several times a year. $300 in "used tire money" buys lots of steaks, chicken, brats and burgers for our trips. I currently have 10 used fronts and 4 used rears for sale on Craigslist and on the FB Marketplace. I can sell a used front with 5-6/32 tread left for $30. The rears usually dont have that much tread left, but when someone is desperate - $30 for a used tire compared to $120 - $190 for new is a good deal for a short term fix.
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. They even use them at the Ron Haslam track school, so hopefully that will make you believe those tires are better than you think... but probably not. Ha ha. At any rate, I fully trust them on the canyons, and use them to the edges, and not even a hiccup. And much safer in the rain, and in cooler weather, in addition to lasting much longer than a sport tire. I ate my stocker in 2,700 miles, and I wasn't hard on it. Oh, and I actually like the Road5s better than the stock stones 
. Take care.