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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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What kinda milage are u guys getting on the rear tire.
Mine has 5500Miles on it and have a new one on order, seems a little pre-mature for such low miles.

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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 01:37 AM
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I waited until 11,000 and I could have gone 15,000. Most guys are getting about the same out of their stock Dunlop. Of course ' your results may vary."
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 05:23 AM
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I get about 12k.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by blamecanada
Hey.

What kinda milage are u guys getting on the rear tire...
13,000 miles on my stock '08 UC - still has lots of tread remaining.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 05:39 AM
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It was around 12K when I check the thread dept and needed to be replaced. this is the stock tire, a buddy of mine is hard tires. He replaced one around 8k, as mentioned your riding habit will vary.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:29 AM
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Approx. 9200 miles on my first 2 rear tires, and then started checking my tire pressure before every ride and got 11,700 miles out of my 3rd rear tire. Extra 2500 miles! (all three are stock dunlops) 2007 Ultra

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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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So far about 7000 miles on the E3, and a lot of tread left. Should double that.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:45 AM
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I get about 8k out of a Dunlop on the rear. Most of my riding is two up with luggage. I always change the tire when there's 2/32" tread left. I change the front tire after every other rear tire for good measure.
 
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11,000 miles on my stock D402 and I have a new tire on the way.
 
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I have a little over 10k on the original tire on my '09 and it still has plenty of tread. I am estimating I can probably get to 15k or so with the way it is wearing.
 
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