I am on my second Ct on my 2011 crossbones. The first tire was a Pirelli 205/55r17 All season run flat and was shot at about 6,500. This time I tried running less air so as not to wear out the center so much. I am currently running a Continental and at 4,000 miles I am down to 4/32 tread. I don't do burn outs or abuse it in anyway. Would love to know how everyone else is getting 20,000-50,000 an I'm getting a fraction of that. My last bike tire was a Michelin commander 2 and I got 6,500 out of that. I may have to just go back.

Also it seems I could get cheaper car tire prices if I could fit a slightly wider tire on. If anyone knows if a 215 or 225 would fit my bike,I would appreciate it.. Thanks for help

 

Bad alignment on the rear?


I have 8000 miles on my G-Max and it looks new....

 

I got 19.5 K on a Dunlop and 20.5K on a Michelin.


Normally get 13k on the EOM rear.

 

 

Almost 35k on my Michelin A/S. Something screwy going on there

 

Lay a 2x4 next to the rear tire so it extends to the front tire. Even though the rear tire is wider, do some math to figure out how far away from the side of the front tire the board should be. If it's off then you need to align the rear tire.
I have about 6K on my CT and it still looks new and I'm running over 120 horses.

 

Well can I get a consensus on the brand and model of tire that I should absolutely try. One that is proven to get high miles. It seems the two I used, no one else has used.

 

As best as I can measure the tire is aligned, and the tire is wearing perfectly even. Same with the last one I used

 

I don't know about the 17" tire on a crossbones.