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Gotta agree that it depends on how you ride, and if you ride solo or with a passenger. And how much stuff you load on it. I know what The MoCo says are the 'limits' of the saddlebags, tourpak, luggage rack. But I've loaded mine down like a pack mule on numerous occasions.
Anyway, my FLHS gets around 15K rear and 20K front. But I've only run the front that many miles once when the bike was new. After that, I just replaced both tires at the same time. If you don't run many miles you should still consider changing if they look like there is any cracks in the tread.
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