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Old May 5, 2016 | 09:17 PM
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Roughly how many miles will you get on stock tires on a Softail?
 
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Old May 5, 2016 | 09:35 PM
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Every Harley I have rode regardless of the model, I get about 7500 miles on a rear tire. Change the front tire with every other rear tire so 15K with the front.
 
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Old May 6, 2016 | 08:46 AM
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Depends entirely on how you ride it. Why do you ask?!
 
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Depends on how you ride, where you ride, two up or solo, where you put your gas cap and if you're a "real biker".

I've gotten anywhere from 5,000 to 9,500 miles on rear tires, usually about double that on the front. YMMV.
 
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I have 12,500 on my original dunlop read tire with 6/32 left on it
 
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Thanks. Just bought a 2013 Heritage with 4K miles. kind of wish it had white walls....guess I'll sit tight for a few thousand miles....
 
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