XL1200C tire wear
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Tourer
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XL1200C tire wear
I am a longtime Harley rider. Most of my time has been on touring bikes. I regularly check my tire pressure and follow mfr recommendations on pressure.
In touring bikes with stock dunlops I got the following mileage:
07 and below. 20 K for a front, 10 K for a rear
09 and up. 25 K for front, 18 k for rear
I bought a new 2016 1200C with stock Michelin tires in Oct 2016
I have almost 7K on it so far, and I am astonished at finding my front tire at 4/32, and my rear at 7/32. Just the opposite of what my experience has been on other models.
Is this normal on sportsters
In touring bikes with stock dunlops I got the following mileage:
07 and below. 20 K for a front, 10 K for a rear
09 and up. 25 K for front, 18 k for rear
I bought a new 2016 1200C with stock Michelin tires in Oct 2016
I have almost 7K on it so far, and I am astonished at finding my front tire at 4/32, and my rear at 7/32. Just the opposite of what my experience has been on other models.
Is this normal on sportsters
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I am a longtime Harley rider. Most of my time has been on touring bikes. I regularly check my tire pressure and follow mfr recommendations on pressure.
In touring bikes with stock dunlops I got the following mileage:
07 and below. 20 K for a front, 10 K for a rear
09 and up. 25 K for front, 18 k for rear
I bought a new 2016 1200C with stock Michelin tires in Oct 2016
I have almost 7K on it so far, and I am astonished at finding my front tire at 4/32, and my rear at 7/32. Just the opposite of what my experience has been on other models.
Is this normal on sportsters
In touring bikes with stock dunlops I got the following mileage:
07 and below. 20 K for a front, 10 K for a rear
09 and up. 25 K for front, 18 k for rear
I bought a new 2016 1200C with stock Michelin tires in Oct 2016
I have almost 7K on it so far, and I am astonished at finding my front tire at 4/32, and my rear at 7/32. Just the opposite of what my experience has been on other models.
Is this normal on sportsters
Cruiser
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As others have mentioned, you are experiencing fairly normal wear for Sportster tires. I have an 07 1200C and I have a Michelin Commander II up front and it's about half way through its life at ~6k mi. I have the stock rear Dunlop on and it's around 12k mi and I'm replacing it this week.
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I must have said it wrong. My front tire is 1/32 away from me replacing it (I replace my tires at 3/32 remaining). But my rear is not quite 1/2 way through its life. This is backwards of what I have experienced. Normally I go through two rear tires for every front
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I must have said it wrong. My front tire is 1/32 away from me replacing it (I replace my tires at 3/32 remaining). But my rear is not quite 1/2 way through its life. This is backwards of what I have experienced. Normally I go through two rear tires for every front
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Your front tire excessive wear issue is normal and due to the skinny front tire.
I got 8-9K miles out of my first 2 21" front tires. When the second tire wore out, I replaced the 21" wheel with a 19" as is standard on the non C model Sporties. Over 100,000 miles now on the Sporty and I routinely get 22-24K miles on a front tire.
I got 8-9K miles out of my first 2 21" front tires. When the second tire wore out, I replaced the 21" wheel with a 19" as is standard on the non C model Sporties. Over 100,000 miles now on the Sporty and I routinely get 22-24K miles on a front tire.
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Does your 2014 Custom run the skinny 21" front tire/wheel being discussed here???
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Your front tire excessive wear issue is normal and due to the skinny front tire.
I got 8-9K miles out of my first 2 21" front tires. When the second tire wore out, I replaced the 21" wheel with a 19" as is standard on the non C model Sporties. Over 100,000 miles now on the Sporty and I routinely get 22-24K miles on a front tire.
I got 8-9K miles out of my first 2 21" front tires. When the second tire wore out, I replaced the 21" wheel with a 19" as is standard on the non C model Sporties. Over 100,000 miles now on the Sporty and I routinely get 22-24K miles on a front tire.