Tire life on the dyna...
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Tire life on the dyna...
I was reading through a few of the threads on tire life on other models and I thought some of the numbers were crazy low (4500-6000) for people to be changing out their tires.
I have an FXDB with ~7500 miles on the stock tires and they look like they are still in great shape.
What's the average you guys get out of the tires on your Dynas? I also read that I will prob be going through 2 rears for every 1 front I change out? Does that sounds about right?
I have an FXDB with ~7500 miles on the stock tires and they look like they are still in great shape.
What's the average you guys get out of the tires on your Dynas? I also read that I will prob be going through 2 rears for every 1 front I change out? Does that sounds about right?
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my backs lasts about 12,000
front around 20,000
that was with metzler 880
right now i have a night dragon on the front and waiting to wear out the back metzler to try the dragon
i am expecting slightly lower numbers with the night dragons
front around 20,000
that was with metzler 880
right now i have a night dragon on the front and waiting to wear out the back metzler to try the dragon
i am expecting slightly lower numbers with the night dragons
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Tire Life
Tire life depends on 2 factors...The first is the compound that tire is made from. The softer the tire, the stickier it is, and as a result you can lean the bike over further on the twisty roads without fear of laying it down. The harder tire the longer the tread will last but it will not lay over as far without losing traction. The stock Dunlops are somewhere in the middle of the road as far as tread compound. The other thing that effects tread life is how fast you accelerate from a stop and how fast you brake while riding. The faster you do either, the less tread life you will have...Ride slow and have long lasting tires,or have fun and pay the price of buying and mounting new tires...Your choice.
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Tire life depends on 2 factors...The first is the compound that tire is made from. The softer the tire, the stickier it is, and as a result you can lean the bike over further on the twisty roads without fear of laying it down. The harder tire the longer the tread will last but it will not lay over as far without losing traction. The stock Dunlops are somewhere in the middle of the road as far as tread compound. The other thing that effects tread life is how fast you accelerate from a stop and how fast you brake while riding. The faster you do either, the less tread life you will have...Ride slow and have long lasting tires,or have fun and pay the price of buying and mounting new tires...Your choice.
this is not nessarily true, leanin in to turns has as much if not more to do with tire profile. softer compounds are going to give you more grip during hard acceleration or braking
ive never had a tire that felt better in the twisties than a metzler, but i can break that thing loose easy under hard acceleration. this is why i thought i would give the night dragons a try. similar profile with softer rubber
suspension upgrades and weight play a huge part in tire wear
With Dunlop 402s I was lucky to get 5000 on the rear and 8K on the front. I am on my second set of Michelin Commander II and am averaging 12k on the rear and 15k on the front. They handle just as well as the Dunlops and cost about the same.
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Dunlop K591's, just about done at 7,000. No complaints as they were super sticky and soft….Could probably push another thousand but its down for winter so I'll replace it now.
Going to try the Michelin Commander 2's next though, hearing good things.
Going to try the Michelin Commander 2's next though, hearing good things.
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There are a lot more factors involved that what has been mentioned.
Riding habits is one of the biggies.
Type of pavement/heat is another.
I ride a lot harder on my Dyna bikes as I do on my street glide. Different bike for different reason.
My pro street 113 is between 3,500 miles to 4,500 miles
My wide glide SS106 around 6,000 to 7,000 miles. Just installed a dragon to try out. Grips really good.
Like my truck mpg, I can get between 17-18 mpg, my wife gets around 14 and my sister in law gets around 12mpg.
It is all in our habits in most cases.
Riding habits is one of the biggies.
Type of pavement/heat is another.
I ride a lot harder on my Dyna bikes as I do on my street glide. Different bike for different reason.
My pro street 113 is between 3,500 miles to 4,500 miles
My wide glide SS106 around 6,000 to 7,000 miles. Just installed a dragon to try out. Grips really good.
Like my truck mpg, I can get between 17-18 mpg, my wife gets around 14 and my sister in law gets around 12mpg.
It is all in our habits in most cases.
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Replaced the stock Fat Bob Dunlops at 9,000. I got 15,000 from my last set of tires - C IIs.
About to install a set of Dunlop American Elites - multi-compound like the C IIs. They are actually a touring tire, but the tread/contact patch seems to be a little more rounded , if that makes sense. So I think they'll handle well. I also think they are a better looking tire. IMHO, the C IIs are pretty ugly.
Wow - I'd go broke if I had to put new tires on that fast!