Rear Tire mileage
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Tourer
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From: Chamois Missouri
Rear Tire mileage
What kind of mileage should I expect from a rear tire on my electra glide. I live on secondary roads, stay off gravel. My wife rides 1/4 of the time. I dont do burn outs. I had one put on in May and I've got 6400 miles on it and it is in need of replacement. The edges seem kinda cupped. I check the pressure often. Is this mileage acceptable for a rear tire on a bagger?
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This topic has been covered to death with many threads.
Do a search.
I live in Texas, and have about 200k on m/c's in the past 11 years. One thing I've noticed is that there are a number of variables that affect tire wear - type of road surface, tire pressure, and loading bein' the 3 main issues. Road surface is the hardest variable to control/know, since we often tour a broad range of states and roads - interstate riding is limited, with most of our miles on secondary roads. I can tell you that I've seen a LOT of variation in tire wear on the various roads, but since I don't know the composition of the specific roads, I can't tell you for sure. ICAN tell you that tire pressure directly affects tire temperature - the lower the pressure, the greater the heat gain on the tire (within reasonable bounds). I've found that in general, touring tires do better at 40-44 psi. I runthe tires on my Ultra at 41 psi front/rear, and get 'bout 7500 miles on the rear - the front is original with 11k miles on it at this point, and it looks like it'll make it tothe replacement point of the 2nd rear, at which point it'll be replaced, since I doubt it'll makethrough the life of a 3rd rear tire, and it's my intent to try the Michelin tires on the next set - and I do NOT mix tire brands.
My experience in talking with other area riders is that they see about the same tire life. Those that see significantly more tire life usually are either skinny runts and/or ride muchmore sedately than I do (did I mention that 45 mpg is an indication of someone that doesn't enjoy riding)
? I usually average 32-35 mpg.....
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RE: Rear Tire mileage
I have about 6000 miles on my original tire now. It doesn't need replaced yet, but probably will at about 8000 miles. I think I am right in the middle or so from what I have read. I tend to ride pretty hard when I am by myself and pretty casual with my wife on the back. My miles include 2000 miles worth of long road trips fully loaded with luggage and wife.
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RE: Rear Tire mileage
I have got 12500 and 11500 out of my rear tires, I'm on my third and expect about the same.
Steve
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