are you sure about that? Only reason I ask is cause I'm on my first one and have 4K on it and it's barely worn at all. When I was running stockers I could make them last about 8k, but the center tread would be way to worn at 3k. The outside edges would look almost brand new, but it just wasn't safe. I'm getting a new night dragon cause I got a nail in it and with my protection plan they replace it for free so I still don't know how many miles I can get out of it. I'm hoping for at least 8, but 10 would be ****ing amazing. I thought I saw someone claim 10k on their night dragon a while back.

 

if tire pressures are correct and they don’t do burnouts yea you can prolly stretch it out. What pressure you run them at?

 

I've always believed Night Dragons had an undeserved reputation for shorter tread life, predominantly due to improper tire pressures.

With their more rounded profiles and composition they are a more performance oriented tire but that also makes them more sensitive to tire pressures. Night Dragons perform best with slightly higher than typical tire pressures. At too low of tire pressures they will have accelerated wear, cupping/scalloping of the front, and their handling characteristics are diminished.

When you move to a more sport oriented tire like Cobras or Night Dragons and away from the more squared off 'Scorcher' OEM tires those tire pressures become more critical; you will notice a change in handling even with a 2 PSI change on a rounded profile tire...

 

Gramps,

If you put a higher treaded tire on your bike it will revolve slower and therefore reduce your odometer. The speedo will read 60 but your going 57-58, theoretically, so it follows once you have 6000 miles you will have 5700-5800. Which in all should not damage anything.

 

i I always follow manufacturer recommendations for tire pressure but you know a hell of a lot more about the nd, so what do you suggest running em at? Sorry I know you already mentioned it last time we talked but I just cleared my inbox yesterday.

 

On the Wide Glide with the 90/90-21 Night Dragon, 39 - 41 PSI. On the 180/60-17 rear, 42 - 44 PSI. 40 PSI on the front and 43 PSI on the rear are really sweet spots for this bike.

No abnormal wear patterns, no 'aggressive' wear, handling is precise. I've got 8400 miles on this set of NG's; I don't 'have' to change them out but with us settling in to winter I will change them to start next season on fresh shoes. I was curious how far I could take these tires but unfortunately, we ran out of moonlight

 

i run 40-42 on my set I will have to see running the rear at 43 now you got me curious

 

commanders or metzler 880/888 are the way to go for super long life

 

Be sure to check the load index of the tires. This is the tire load capacity. You don't want to overload the tire.

 

The thinner tire won't have a problem other than looks. If it was taller overall, or shorter, that would have an effect, but off hand I remember those being the same. (Width and sidewalls cancel out any height difference)

Wider tires do make putting down power a little easier if the bike is built up. Thinner ones turn a little better. Rain is supposed to be easier with a wider tire. Or at least that's what Google told me.

I'm going from a 160 to a 180 just because I prefer the look of a 180. The 160 might look small, or it might not to you. The difference isn't too big, so as long as the tire can handle the same load you shouldn't see much difference... but I've yet to do it so take that with a grain of salt.