I got 20K from the OEM Dunlops. I got 20K out of the Dunlop Elites. The current Mich Comm II's have 16K on them and will easily get another 5K or more. The roads in AZ must a lot better than other states. I think some people tend to run the air pressure too low. Always at 40/40 for me.

 

update!

IAM NOW AT 7,500 MILES ON MICH C2's and now ride up 2 up & bags loaded 80-85% of the time & the front tire still looks like almost new and rear tire shows very little wear with a lot of meat / deep tread depth still left in it too.

Stock dunlops that came on the bike when i bought it with 9,700 miles on it 11/2014 were basically shot,bike was from TX so nice & hot on the tires.

Rear would not pass insp anymore and through front would pass insp it only had 8-1k legal miles lfet it and it was cupped bad & howled like heck too being annoying as heck which is when i installed new C2's.

But comparing tire mileage is just about useless because there are very different riding surfaces all over the country that greatly affect tire wear not to mention temps / heat diff along with difference in rider weight,riding 2 up or not,riding style being maybe aggressive (or not) on the throttle and in corners too along with maybe having a modded motor putting out more trq/pwr to rear tire that can also affect / reduce tire wear too.

Just to many variables for tire comparison from bike to bike person to person.

But if the same person was to test diff tries on the same bike in same riding cond with same riding style that would be a much better tire vs tire comparison in a better controlled test environment with same bike,same rider,same roads ,temp, cond etc.

What i can say is from what the stock dunlops looked like at 9,700 miles compared to what the C2's @ 7,500 miles look like its completely a day and night difference with the dunlops basically shot ,cupped & howling @ 9,700miles and c2's showing they that have many more miles to go left in them @ 7,500miles with a lot of tread depth still showing in them and still relatively smooth & quiet too thanks to the ride-on i installed in the C2/s.

I think i should get at least 18-20k out of rear C2 & maybe even 22k+ miles out of the front C2 that cost a total of $329 to my door & had local dealer install them saving me $100's on the tires themselves.

Scott

 

Just replaced the stock Dunlops last weekend with a little over 12,000 miles on them. The front looked pretty good, but the rear was worn pretty good. Put Michelin Commander II's.

 

I have 14,000 miles on the rear tire and going to ride another 500 or so then replace with a brand spanking new American Elite from Dunlop !!

 

I've been running Dunlop stockers for years and usually get about 12-15K on them. I'm getting down to a few 32nds right now, but should be enough to get me through this season. I'll change out over the winter and thinking about going to the Elites.

Mike

 

a lot of the higher mileages you see posted are for post 2010 bikes. dunlop introduced the multi tread compound tires in 2010, and thats why we're getting better mileage. sorry to say, your 07 does not have the multi tread available to you. but on a good note, you can go with the elite 3s on your 07. i got almost 20k on mine when i traded the bike in and still had a lot of tread left. i would not hesitate to put either elite 3s or american elites on my bike. unfortunately, my size tires are not available in the aftermarket yet.

 

I got about 9000 miles on my stock dunlops on my 2012 Softail Slim. By 9000, wires where showing. With my Metzler 880 Ultra Marathons, I was at about 19,000 miles, still had tread life to last me awhile, but I got a nail and had to replace them. I am now on my Michelin Commander 2, and I haven't had them long enough to give you a distance for them.

 

I got 20,500 out of my stock 14 limited tires, but the howling in curves, and the follow every crack in the road made me switch, now running Michelin C 2's, so far much better handling, no noise with about 2,000 mi on them

 

4500 out of my last rear tire.