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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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Rear tire. Front still looks great.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by cltgt
How many miles should I get out of a brand new stock tire on a Street Glide? With no burnouts or hard riding, it is almost completely bald after less than 3k miles...
Your tire is wearing about 5x faster than it should, there's something SERIOUSLY wrong with that! I'd call the dealership and have them pick it up because I wouldn't feel comfortable riding it at this point.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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Gonna have them check it out this weekend.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 09:59 PM
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I averaged 15k on rear with Dunlop.
 
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