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Guitardude Nov 26, 2012 01:04 PM

Commander II's update...
 
Well, with 10,000 miles on them, the Commander II's on my Heritage are showing 6/32's rear and 5/32's front (9/32's F&R new)...not bad for just over 3 months worth of riding on them...and MUCH better than the Dunlops I've run up until this set, I would have had to replace them by now...

Ride is still great, as is the grip, even on wet roads, still very stable!

Anyone else running them seeing good wear?

fdb2007 Nov 26, 2012 04:03 PM

I think mine are doing OK, I am at about 5K now on mine. Where are you measuring at? If I measure at the end of the tread groove, I am at about 3/32". If you are measuring at the inner wear bars, better. Tires for me are getting to the point of either get a job or get a Sportster if I want to stay a completely retired GI. I can't stand buying tires as often as an oil filter. A lot is riding on the Michelins--no pun intended.

Gman in NC Nov 26, 2012 04:40 PM

That does sound good. Hope I can do that as well. I've got a Commander II on the back but had a nasty flat with 2000 miles on it. Had to ride on a really low/flat tire to get to a good location. Probably took some life out of it. Didn't run over anything. Just a bad tube that let go.

Guitardude Nov 26, 2012 07:04 PM


Originally Posted by fdb2007 (Post 10595877)
I think mine are doing OK, I am at about 5K now on mine. Where are you measuring at? If I measure at the end of the tread groove, I am at about 3/32". If you are measuring at the inner wear bars, better. Tires for me are getting to the point of either get a job or get a Sportster if I want to stay a completely retired GI. I can't stand buying tires as often as an oil filter. A lot is riding on the Michelins--no pun intended.

End of thread grove, center of tire...use the same place each time and it's a good judge of wear.

I had my doubts about 20K out of these, but I'm thinking they'll come close!


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