I keep hearing guys say the back tire wear on the Breakout is horrible .
Any truth to that how many miles do you get .


Reason I ask I,m looking at one today .

 

i've got 6k miles on my '14 breakout so far and it's still rolling strong. i would imagine i could get another 2k or so out of it. but that's just a guess. i baby my tires. lol. no burnouts.

 

I've got almost 4k on mine, and probably got that much left on it. I've done one, maybe two real burnouts on it..

 

I adjusted my air pressure a little for 1 up riding after seeing another thread about it. More of the back tire touches the pavement now, and it rides exactly the same. Hopefully I can get a few more miles out of it.

REAR 34 PSI, FRONT 32 PSI

 

I have a Deluxe and had a new rear tire put on last week at 7500 miles. The service manager told me that all softails average between 6 and 8 thousand miles on rear tires.

I also lowered my air pressure by 2 pounds as I ride solo all of the time. My first tire had a clear worn path down the very middle only.

 

My rear had 3/32 left in the tread at 4000 on my last tire, so assuming the tire started with 7-8/32 I guess I could get another couple thousand out of it. If you buy the breakout buy the tire and wheel coverage I would not like the idea of riding on a rear tire with too little tread. I know that only happens to other people, wait we are those people if you know what I mean! Bottom line is yes the breakout 240 will wear faster than the normal Harley rear tire. Im at 11000 miles on mine now and I can assure you that its true. Awesome bike now go buy it!

 

Don't look, ride, or should I say buy and ride. You will have tire problems with any bikes. Everyone complains. So ride the one you want.

 

The bigger tire is also a stickier softer compound than you would find on an older HD with a skinnier tire. Not to mention you're paying for a 240 and not a 140, it all adds up.

 

Just don't ride it very much, and you will get excellent wear.

 

There is anecdotal and now also formulaic evidence that Harley's too-high rear tire psi recommendation is causing rapid wear for Breakout powers who try to actually keep the tire at that recommended 42 psi. Those who ignored it, or don't monitor their tire pressure, and thus run a lot lowe rips, appear to have NOT had a tire tread wear problem.

I have done 2 postings on this in the past week. Look for:

"Successful tire experiment . . ."

and then the follow-on posting that describes a formula that suggests 38 psi might be a better target.

Also, within that first posting, i describe how the replacement of the stock very heavy Dunlop tire (21.75 lb) with a Pirelli Diablo (15.5 lb) made a HUGE difference on my Breakout in terms of feel and performance. Too early to know about tire life with the Pirelli.

Jim G