Average tire mileage
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Average tire mileage
Just ran my ride to local bike builder/ supplier/ wrench was amazed that I have 17,750 miles on my original stock 180/65b/16 Dunlop..... Found a replacement ( dunlop American Elite @ jakewilson.com $182 w/free shipping.... My guy said he couldn't touch that price, not even close... Although he gets next day shipping... I ordered today and will receive it Friday. Saving about $100
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I just turned over 16,000 miles on my factory Dunlap on my 2014 CVO Limited. It's getting a bit low but I'll get another 2 or 3 thousand out of it. I have gotten over 19,000 on one of my past Ultras.
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From: New Hampshire
Got 14.7k on stock
Front is ok but howls like a scalded cat in turns
Rear is squared off but got about 3/32" at wear mark so figure another 2k, 3 if I want to push it
Will finish the riding season for sure on this set
Still good in rain - will be putting these back on!
Front is ok but howls like a scalded cat in turns
Rear is squared off but got about 3/32" at wear mark so figure another 2k, 3 if I want to push it
Will finish the riding season for sure on this set
Still good in rain - will be putting these back on!
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From: NY
Stock dunlops on the 09 flhtcu i bought 11/2014 with on;y 9,700 miles on it were basically shot.
Front tire still passed insp (maybe 1k-1500miles left in it but to me wasw not safe & was cupped making it noisy all the time & moaned like heack esp in corners,was annoying as heck .
Rear was almost bald not passing insp anymore.
I installed 2 new Mich Commander 2's along with ride-on that ballances & protects / seals tubeless tires up to 1/4" punctures too .
They handle great with what seems good wet / rain perf too when i was hit with rain the other day.
But i dont ride fast in rain & or on wet roads either not wanting to find the tires wet cond limit ending up on the pavement with a trashed bike and or something worse yet happening to me & or the wife.
The C-2's now have 6k-6,500 miles on them riding 90% 2 up with trunk & bags loaded & the front tire still looks brand new .
The rear tire looks almost new too giving me confidence they will go considerably more miles then the avg bike tire would on my bike in same cond which is what Michelin claims the C-2's are designed to do which was dbl avg motorcycle tire life with their C-2/Commander-2 series bike tire.
scott
Front tire still passed insp (maybe 1k-1500miles left in it but to me wasw not safe & was cupped making it noisy all the time & moaned like heack esp in corners,was annoying as heck .
Rear was almost bald not passing insp anymore.
I installed 2 new Mich Commander 2's along with ride-on that ballances & protects / seals tubeless tires up to 1/4" punctures too .
They handle great with what seems good wet / rain perf too when i was hit with rain the other day.
But i dont ride fast in rain & or on wet roads either not wanting to find the tires wet cond limit ending up on the pavement with a trashed bike and or something worse yet happening to me & or the wife.
The C-2's now have 6k-6,500 miles on them riding 90% 2 up with trunk & bags loaded & the front tire still looks brand new .
The rear tire looks almost new too giving me confidence they will go considerably more miles then the avg bike tire would on my bike in same cond which is what Michelin claims the C-2's are designed to do which was dbl avg motorcycle tire life with their C-2/Commander-2 series bike tire.
scott
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I replaced the tires on my '13 CVO Ultra at 21,000 miles.
I could have gotten more mileage out of the front tire but the back was between 2/32nd and 3/32nd and that's not really safe on wet roads so I replaced both.
My friend had 29,000 miles on the rear tire on his '10 Ultra but I think that may have been due to him riding quite a bit in cooler weather.
I could have gotten more mileage out of the front tire but the back was between 2/32nd and 3/32nd and that's not really safe on wet roads so I replaced both.
My friend had 29,000 miles on the rear tire on his '10 Ultra but I think that may have been due to him riding quite a bit in cooler weather.
Last edited by 2AMGuy; Sep 2, 2015 at 11:18 PM.
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It really depends on the road surfaces that you ride on and riding style. We have a lot of Chip and Seal road surfaces around here and they eat tires. Well traveled asphalt is much more forgiving.
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I suppose you can come up with some kind of average... but its pointless because not everyone rides using the same variables.
A 400lb man, riding the south west... trying to figure out what tires to purchase from a guy who lives near canada and weighs 180 is pointless.
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Well you all get more out of tires than I do. I replaced my rear at 15,000 on my 2014. It was down to the wear bars. I was very happy with that. My previous bikes I was replacing rears at 10-12,000 miles.