D407 new tread depth???
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From: anacoco, la
If you are at 10,000 plus on the rear, you are nearing the end of the useful life of the tire. As always you may be fine for local miles for maybe another 1k but if longer distance travel is in your future you may want to change it. I saw on another thread where a poster stated he bought another stock wheel to mount a new tire on for longer distance but continued to squeeze miles out of the older tire. This is not something I would ever consider but I guess it works for him.
seems the old 2 rear, 1 front tire rule doesn't apply any more. my front tire had a lot of tread left, but was badly cupped so i replaced them both at the same time.
dang it! got suckered in again
Last edited by skratch; Apr 26, 2012 at 09:51 AM.
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From: Al Bu Ker Key, New Mexico
When I changed out my stock OEM Dunlops for a new set of the same, I believe I measured 10/32s on new rear D407 and 5/32s on new front D408. I got 19K on the first set and probably could have gotten another 2K~3K but had a long trip planned.
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From: Northern Wis
This was exactly the thread i was looking for. My 11' Ultra is my first bike with the big 407 back tire and I was concerned about tire life as we have three big rides planned for this summer and didn't want to have to deal with a tire change mid-season. I have 3500 miles on it now and look to put on probably 8-9k more this summer. By the sound of this thread I should still be in good shape at the end of the year. I ride solo and easy. I stopped buying speed accessories two bikes ago, and now look at things like Road Zeppelin's and backrests.
Rich
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