How many km do you get out of set of tyres?

[cowpoos]

okay guys...doing some research here...how many KM's do you get out of a set of tyres...if your a racer I'm not really interested...but if you do trackdays I'ld like to know still...and milage on second hand tyres is also irrelivent...

And could you also post what bike you ride or if your a bike whore what style of bikes do you usually ride...and what type of tyres you useually use? like sports/sports touring/touring/high milage/budget chinese used condom tyres,etc...

and the poll isn't public so don't be scared to be totally honest ;)
Thanks peoples :)

[Kwaka14]

ZX12 and got 16000km plus out of Avon Azaros.....

[Cajun]

gsxr 600, got 15,000kms out of a set of powers (1 front 2 rears), that was mix of play, couple track days, communting, touring
gsxr 600 got 6,000 out of bridgestone 014 (rear was shagged replace both)

[The Pastor]

I got 3000km out of the tyre but it was on the bike when I bought it so i guess its 4-6000ks.

Sport demons

[R6_kid]

from memory i got 12k out of a Z6 rear, the m1 front was still going at 16k but took it off for the Pirellis.

I think the original M1 i had on the bike lasted 5-6k rear, 8-10k front.

[Kflasher]

3k for rear, 6k for front, on average.

[Keystone19]

14000km out of pilot powers on the SV650 - commuting, track days and a south island trip in all that. Dunno about the SV1000 yet...

[bugjuice]

yeah, what's a set? I got thru 2 or 3 rears for every front. Is that the 'set'?
in which case, about 10-12,000kms i guess

[The Stranger]

Bit too open ended to give a straight answer.
Are you talking legal or canvas? I suspect that would alter figures a bit from one person to the next.

Vipers - say 4,000km rear - 8,000 front
Z6 - say 10,000 rear
M3 - say 6,500 rear - 8,000 front
Azaro - maybe 12,000 rear (did 8,000 before got rid of bike)
macadam - say 50,000 rear

[robertydog]

Pilot Powers 01- R1 6500kms before i sold it. Still heaps of tread on the front about 4mm on the back. One track day, 3000km tour of south island and the general weekend rides.

[Flyingpony]

15k and counting on Stallion. Might reach 20k with rear, front looks fine.
Commuting only, no trackdays, no racing and virtually no motorway riding.

[kiwifruit]

Pilot powers

2000 rear
5000 front

zx10

i ride like a nana

[vifferman]

Where's the "No PharkinIdea" button? :spudwhat:

I just ride the things till someone says, "Eehh... those look a bit knackered!" then I put some more on. They're usually looking pretty good till I go on a group ride, then they instantly go from "There's many miles/months/trips left in them thar taahrrrs!" to "Toast. Them thar taahrrrs is toast."

About a year, give or take a group ride or two.

Edit: I actually went and read the other posts. My taahrrrs wear out at about the same time, so always get replaced as a pair. They're a matched set: sports front and sport-touring rear. The exception to this was many moons ago, when I had the VF500, and the back tyre (Arrowmax???) was made of steel, and lasted forever, and was still on the bike when I sold it 4 years after having it fitted, whereas the POS Dunslop on the front lasted about 18months.

[SlashWylde]

Currently approaching 19,000kms on the original factory set of tyres on my Vulcan 800. They will both need to be replaced soon though.

Edit: just rolled over the 20,000 km mark and the tyres have had it. They are (were) Bridgestone Exedra's.

[Ghost_Bullet]

I ride the bike in my profile, it was fitted new with Rennsports, the front is still the original at 9700km. The rear tyre was replaced because the air fell out of it while sitting in the garage, the tyre was almost bare at 6300km. I put on a M3. The front is getting close to buggered. Will replace that soon, and a M3 will go on there. And the next change depending on how the rear lasts, might look at a Roadtec Z6.

I have only riden road. I am no corner freak, but being the first bike of this size I have riden, me confidence is always improving, as long as that stops before I go to far one day!

[WRT]

About 7,000k's from the Pilot Powers on the RSVR. Couple of track days, lot of commuting, the odd weekend run. I'm on the fast end of "average" pace, no road racer but not a nana either.

There's still life in the pair yet (just got a warrant on them so they are legal depth still and they have maintained a reasonable profile) but will be swapping them out some time soon for something a bit "fresher".

[Blackbird]

ZX12 and got 16000km plus out of Avon Azaros.....

Stone me:gob:, that's amazing! Usually 6000-7000 km from my Azaros. Best ever was 11000 km from a set when a fair proportion of the distance was used up getting to the Southern Cross Endurance ride, doing the ride and getting home again. Tyre compound is an obvious factor, how you ride clearly has a bearing but road surface and ambient temperature also has a huge impact. Bike weight is also a consideration. Very hard to correlate all those factors.

[Ixion]

Crikey you cahsps must have lots of money. I'm not really sure how long they last, but I should be irate if I didn't get at least 20000 km out of a tyre.And certainly not buy that sort again.

Continentals on the BMW, Michelins on the Titan. If the GT750 shit rubber ever wears out I shall fit Avon Speedmasters. ffwabbitt has Trailwings, which are wearing (still should be good for 20Mm - thaz Megametres , silly) though. That will be a hard choice when they wear out.

["D" FZ1]

2006 FZ1-N. Running Pilot Roads. 6500 kms out of the rear and about 10,000 kms out of the front.

[NighthawkNZ]

ummm about 15 on the front and 10 on the rear, or half it if I been on the track or any clubmans conpetitions...

[bungbung]

3000k for the rear and 6000k for the front. Sportecs or Pilot Sports.
I have some of the new metzelers, I forget which, M3? seem to be lasting longer than the last set of Sportec M1.

[skelstar]

10000kms out of Conti Road Attacks (rear), Hornet 919, long dist and weekend riding, aggressive/conservative.

[Hitcher]

FJR1300, Conti Road Attacks, 12,000km (off rear)

VZ800 Marauder, Michelin Commanders, 30,000km (off rear)

[Blackbird]

Crikey you cahsps must have lots of money. I'm not really sure how long they last, but I should be irate if I didn't get at least 20000 km out of a tyre.And certainly not buy that sort again.

Continentals on the BMW, Michelins on the Titan. If the GT750 shit rubber ever wears out I shall fit Avon Speedmasters. ffwabbitt has Trailwings, which are wearing (still should be good for 20Mm - thaz Megametres , silly) though. That will be a hard choice when they wear out.

We probably spend less money on tyres than you do on gas for your environmental polluters:innocent: This is envy getting the better of me, you understand.

[Toast]

Pilot Powers on a 929: 7,000km for a rear, about 10,000km for a front. Normally including one, maybe two track days.

[DEATH_INC.]

Holy shit! are you guys running concrete tyres or sumthin????:shit: Never get more than 2000k from a rear, worst yet was 950k from a new rear, all on the road, no skids......fronts last around 2000-3000........all on a little old GSXR750....:mellow:

[Toast]

Holy shit! are you guys running concrete tyres or sumthin????:shit: Never get more than 2000k from a rear, worst yet was 950k from a new rear, all on the road, no skids......fronts last around 2000-3000........all on a little old GSXR750....:mellow:

We're just smooth operators with the throttle :)

[Blackbird]

Holy shit! are you guys running concrete tyres or sumthin????:shit: Never get more than 2000k from a rear, worst yet was 950k from a new rear, all on the road, no skids......fronts last around 2000-3000........all on a little old GSXR750....:mellow:

Single, are you?:bye:

[NighthawkNZ]

We're just smooth operators with the throttle :)


either that or just shyte tyres... on the XJ i use to get 20 on the rear and nearly 30 on the front... using Michies...

950km on one tyre... wouldn't even last one trip to Kaikoura and back...

[ManDownUnder]

RF900, I don't usually push it - it's just my commute but Thu nights it gets pushed a bit harder. Ocassionally two up but generally not

9,000km out of rear, 14 or 15,000 from a front. BT020 matched pair

[crashe]

I know you are all waiting for me to post this........ :whistle:


I have been running with Avon tyres on my bike. The last set of Avons I managed to get 34,357kms on the Rear Tyre and 41,435kms on the Front tyre

When they were all worn out, I have again put Avons back on the bike again.
So far got 24,580 out the new Rear tyre and over 6,000 on the front tyre...
and both are going strong with lots more kms to run on them.

So who can beat 34,357kms Rear and 41,435kms Front?

[madmal64]

Getting around 6000 out of rear and 12000 front on the Pilot Powers on the Falco
I usually get 2 rears to one front.

[98tls]

Around 5000 kms for the rear on my TLS.......running diablos.

[Devil]

Triumph Speed Four.

10,000km, BT010's (OEM). Replaced both
13,000km Metzeler M3's. Replaced both
10,000km and counting on Pilot Powers, about to replace both before upcoming South Island trip,
xxxxxkm Pirelli Diablo's (To be fitted).

Above includes one track day on each set.

[Bonez]

Generally over 10,000kms plus. Use anything I can get for around 350 a pair or less. Prefer ME33/Lasertechs as front tyres. Prefer ME55/Lasertechs for rears on the 750s. Currently trying out a BT45 on the front of Gerty. The GB has a Barracuda rear which suits the bike well. The CX has cheap tyres front (Hi-Max with similar tread pattern to ME33s) and back (Shenko something with no center groove). As yet have not cause any greif in the wet or dry.

[Vagabond]

Z1000 on Metzeler M3's got around 4000km front and rear!

Must say though the front was only eaten on the sides.

[BarBender]

ZX12R Pilot Power Rears 6,000Pilot Power Fronts 6,000 (took them off)Strada Rear 10,000Strada Front 13,000Strada Rear 14,000Diabolical Front 13,000

[cowboyz]

got 12500 out of my last pirelli sport demon rear. running up to 16 on the front now and she is just about done. Used for a long striaght commute everyday so they square off which is annoying but still ok.

[gijoe1313]

I got 20,000km + from my rear (Pirelli Diablo) and the front lasted for another 5,000km after that (this is after I got it from it's previous owner)

I'm on my 2nd lot now ... will see how long they last! Mind you, a little ol'Hornet doesn't chew up the tyres like it's bigger brothers do! :yes:

[beyond]

Worst from Dunlops, rear 3200kms front 4500.
Average for Metzler Z6's 4000-4600 rear and 6500-7,000 front.
Best were Michelin Pilot Roads, 7,000 front and rear.

I am thinking of buying shares in a tyre factory cos these things aint cheap.

[Smokin]

The best I have had from Diablo Corsa's was 3000k out of a rear.
I'm trying Road Attacks atm, just clocked up 3000k and they are around 1/2 worn, Bloody good tyre as long as you put the pressures up a tad otherwise they start melting.
Won't be going back to the Corsa's :bye:

[pritch]

I hope to get 12 to 13,000 Ks from a sport touring rear: Z6, BT020, etc.

Doing 20, 000 Ks a year that means two sets at $500 plus each which means every week I spend about $20.00 on tyres. I could put sportier rubber on and that'd be nice but $40.00 per week - just for tyres? No thanks!

If you just ride around the bays on sunny days, or if you're independently wealthy, (or a politician?), by all means use sports rubber. If you ride most days though, the mileage tends to dictate the choice.:dodge:

[doc]

I know you are all waiting for me to post this........ :whistle:


I have been running with Avon tyres on my bike. The last set of Avons I managed to get 34,357kms on the Rear Tyre and 41,435kms on the Front tyre
So who can beat 34,357kms Rear and 41,435kms Front?

Ok I'll rise to the bait how the f..k do you do it ? No one else is making these sort of claims.

[Ixion]

How many other cruiser riders have replied?

I've had 30000+ from tyres (well, 20000+ miles). Like everything, there's no free lunch, and you pay a high price for that sticky race type rubber.

[NinjaBoy]

10-12,000km on sport tyres ie. Pilot powers and M3's

I ride a ZX6R...approx 50% commuting (300km/week), weekend blats (2-300km per weekend) and 7 trackdays in the last 3 months (Taupo mostly)

[cowboy]

Just got new tyres on my VTX 1300 AT 22000k on dunlops:scooter:

[jtzzr]

Just got 6500k`s on Diablos (rear) , I`ve just put Pilot powers on the rear , will see how they go . 10,000kms + on a tyre is that natural.

[Clivoris]

Sluggish and ham-fisted on Conti Sport Attacks. 4,500km rear, 10,000km fronts. I may not have been running high enough tyre pressures though. Mix of touring, weekend blats and a few track days.

[nodrog]

BT014's, 4000 k's, front and rear shagged, and that included running in.
Pilot Powers, 4000 k's and the rear is knackerd, front still mint.
general riding, and and few long commutes.

[Fat Tony]

2006 GSXR750, running BT014s

4300 km out of a rear
11000 km out of the front

Quickish road riding + occasional trackday + commute most days


(ooooo.. the first time I've ever worked it out in km, lol)

[boomer]

I'm on my 7th rear and about 4th front in 24,000k's

Fags bike used for track, social riding and the odd commute.. very odd.

[Pixie]

GSF 1200 8000 km out of a rear sport tour if I'm lucky.
Best wear from Z6's,but I like Pilot Roads better.
All open road and I ride like a girl.

You people make me sick

[YLWDUC]

Will probably get 9k from the front tyre (Battlax) but will be pushing to get 8 from the rear:whocares: Bike's been lowered about 15mm on the front forks which may have affected the weight dist and tyre wear. Def not a tyre whore, but not leaning enough on the corners to avoid squaring off:nono:

[Steam]

I claim the record so far... 68000, yes sixty-eight thousand kilometers, with the stock GN250 front tyre. Low horsepower = long tyre life I guess.

It's rock hard, harder than the road itself I'd wager, and it's the original one when it was fitted at the factory in 1986, and it was kinda cracking and perished all around the sides. I wasn't the one who put the Kays on it by the way, I would have been nine years old when the tyre was fitted.
I got rid of it happily, replaced it with a Pirelli.

[crashe]

Ok I'll rise to the bait how the f..k do you do it ? No one else is making these sort of claims.

1. I rider a cruiser.
2. I dont thrash the tyres...
3. The tyres are not of soft compound as they are for the sportbikes.
4. These kms are all done by me on the bike and not previous owners or any other rider, so that I know they are genuine kms.
5. I have never ridden my bike on a track to wear out the tyres either.


As to why...... I guess all the above answers and the fact that it just happens.

[ResidentAngel]

Azaro - maybe 12,000 rear (did 8,000 before got rid of bike)


I use Azaros on my VF1000FE, front and rear. I generally replace my tires about once a year, and I do about 20,000km a year. I have been known to ride until its "arrr, them is toast", but I try not to.

[terbang]

Killed the OEM rear in 3500 Kays and the front in 5000. next set were touring tyres and she did 6500. Hayabusa..

[doc]

1. I rider a cruiser.
2. I dont thrash the tyres...
3. The tyres are not of soft compound as they are for the sportbikes.
4. These kms are all done by me on the bike and not previous owners or any other rider, so that I know they are genuine kms.
5. I have never ridden my bike on a track to wear out the tyres either.


As to why...... I guess all the above answers and the fact that it just happens.
Surely there has to be a compromise here somewhere, what are they like in the wet or in the twisties ? Thrill has to come before economy thats why I ride a bike anyway. I use to have a XV1100 and only ever got 10-11k out of anything I tried. I thought it handled reasonably well considering it was a cruiser.

[crashe]

Surely there has to be a compromise here somewhere, what are they like in the wet or in the twisties ? Thrill has to come before economy thats why I ride a bike anyway. I use to have a XV1100 and only ever got 10-11k out of anything I tried. I thought it handled reasonably well considering it was a cruiser.

Twisties - Just ask anyone that rides with me....... She handles real well.

Wet - No problems..... but I do slow down my riding ways when it is raining.

Thrill factor - Yep I zip zap my way around on the roads.... no problems. Whether thats in the city or the country roads.

I have ridden this bike for going on 7 years...... so I know her well.... and what she is capable of...... I put on good tyres.... and just happen to get a hell of a lot of KMs out of them...... luck maybe, maybe its how I ride, who knows what the answer is...... I get the tyres pressure checked regular... so I get good all round wear and tear on them.... in all conditions.

[imdying]

luck maybe, maybe its how I rideMaybe it's a 250 running touring tyres?

[Ixion]

Lightweight bike, with a light weight rider, it's going to be easy on tyres. But what brand and type are they , that has a major influence. not all tyres are created equal

[Mr. Peanut]

I reckon I'll get 7000 out of the Shinko 005 rear (oversized) semi sport dual compound, but it's past its best really (profile aint the greatest). Going for 003s soft sport compound (not oversized virtually cut slicks) next probably sub 5000 as my riding is getting more agressive now.

[doc]

[B] I put on good tyres.... and just happen to get a hell of a lot of KMs out of them...... luck maybe, maybe its how I ride, who knows what the answer is...... I get the tyres pressure checked regular... so I get good all round wear and tear on them.... in all conditions.

What size bike are we talking here I assume its an XV1100 ?

[crashe]

What size bike are we talking here I assume its an XV1100 ?

Nup a VIRAGO 250.....:love:

[doc]

Nup a VIRAGO 250.....:love:
My fault I jumped to the conclusion you had a bigger bike and felt you were winding us up. I put new tyres on to go the "The Burt Rally" from Auckland and they were halfworn by the time I got back. I ended up with a plug in them after about 1000km and went down in a group with a scooter yep a Gilera 180cc scooter thing went amazingly well, but we weren't fanging it everywhere partly because of the plug, but I still expected a bit more life from them.

[McJim]

I had a set of Bridgestone OEM tyres on my VTR until just after the 12,000km service - they were barely worn - I changed them coz they were 3 years old not coz they were worn. they'd have kept going for ages - I just wouldn't have had faith in them in corners at speed.

[Richard Mc F]

poxy old ducati....metzlers me33 laser front, me77 then me55 rear 10k front 5k to 6k rears....no track days...ride like a nana:laugh: :beer:

[deathstar]

well not up that high yet but put a set of pilot roads on the gt250r at 20k and has reached 25k in 3 months of thursday night rides and the whole trip down to taupo ... so mostly commuting and i think i still haven't even touched the chicken strips and the tread still looks brand new ... think i must have been floating or something

[one-speed]

well tryin out the M3's at the mo on the blackbird
so far 5000km's just over half worn both wearin evenly and f---kn sticky
goood shit

[V4ME]

I Never use the front wheel so ......

No seriously - My SV650S lasted 13,000 on the original Metzelers - They probably could've lasted another 2,000 but I will never know as I've just recently put a new set back and front on. - Pirelli Diablo - will see how they go. Hard riding on the road. Love them corners.

:rockon:

[jafar]

I replaced the front @ 7500 cos it was slipping in the wet, still had over half the tread on it. The rear was replaced @ 11,500 cos it was getting a bit close to the limit. They were the dunlop sportmax's supplied with the bike.
Best wear i have ever got was from michelins , 17,500 rear & 32,000 front , that was on a Suzuki gsx 1100 ex.

[ceebie13]

I do a lot of two up work and I had to replace the rear last month having bought the CB last October. In that time I had done 7500kms, but I think I sent it to an early grave due to not checking my pressures before setting off on our tour of the N. Island. Oops! Slapped wrist. Running with that load even slightly under pressure resulted in quite drastic scalloping on the edges of the rear. If I had done my pre ride check properly (read "at all") then I might have squeezed another 2K out of the tyre. My riding style is not aggressive at all. (Big wuss you see). So, lesson learned.

[Denniso]

Genraly get about 8000 out of rears, 12000 from fronts on SV1000 but GSXR eats em between 500 & 2000 ks depending on ride mode must admit the set that only got 500 were used a bit harder than the law would like . The SV gets consistant milage whatever the use except that shingle roads tear up the tyres ,and paint a hell of a lot faster so can't give an average milage as use and milage varies so much. As for tyre types I'm constantly changing to try and find the best ones as a result of this dont often have matching tyres.

[doc]

I had a set of Bridgestone OEM tyres on my VTR until just after the 12,000km service - they were barely worn - I changed them coz they were 3 years old not coz they were worn. they'd have kept going for ages - I just wouldn't have had faith in them in corners at speed.
Hey wat ya doin with that VTR I Do some of the Sth Island rallies with a work mate who has a VTR, I've done 15,000k in 6 months and he has done 35,000km in 2 years. You have to use them before they perish. It's cheaper that way