How many km out of rear tyre of SV1000?

[rocketman1]

I have done 6800km on my Michelin Pilot Sport rear tyre and I would say it has no more than 1000km left before the center is bald. Definitely bald at 8000Km
I know that some riders only get 3,000 km out of a rear.
Interested what others can get out of their rear tyre
Also suspect the front would out last the front 2 times ie 15,000 km?

[Elysium]

I understand V-Twins suffer more worn rears as they have a lot of pressure on them or something. My bike on the other hand needs a front tyre while the back is past halfway in it's life.

[riffer]

Depends on a huge variety of factors - bike type, how you ride, condition of the road etc.

I get about 8-12kms out of a rear depending on the type of tyre, and about 8,000 out of a front. With a sport tyre I'm lucky to get 5,000 out of a front. The RF is really hard on front tyres.

[AllanB]

I'd killed the stock sports tyres on my new Hornet at exactly 6000 - rear was gone in the centre, front scalloped to hell. I've replaced these with Pilot Road 2's (dual compound) and have done 2500 kms on these to date with very little wear - I'm expecting 10,000 out of the rear at this stage (on rough South Island roads) and I'll replace as a pair. Loving them :love:

The V-twins are harder on rears, its to do with engine power pulses - punch-punch on the V-twin, vroom-vroom on a IL4.

I've seen a Pilot Road 2, Pilot Sport front combo quite often to give longer life on the rear. I'd like Michelin to release data on the rubbers on the PR2 edges as I suspect the softer edges on the 2's are just (if not more) sticky than the Sport.

[Elysium]

Well I think this thread might get sent to the Bike Mechanics section so I'll ask about Metzeler tyres while I'm here. Does anyone use these tyres or any opinion on them? I looking at replacing my front tyre with one and want to know if it will handle south Island roads ok.

[scracha]

9500Km from the rear on the 748. Would have thought weight and high speeds would have more of an effect.

[madbikeboy]

I get about 1,000 - 2,000 kilometers out of a rear. Less if I do track days.

[paturoa]

For my SV 10,000 out of the last rear avon azzaros, mostly commuting and long nana trips. Got storms on at the moment and will likely only get about 8,000 out of the rear on that.

[nico]

i get about around 15000ks from the vfr im using shinkos mock em but ive nevar felt unsafe on em unless im a pussy (waiting for the reply)

[wayne708]

12k out of conti road attacts twice now on the rear, I'm sure I could halve that if I was half my age.

[dipshit]

4500ks on the standard Pilot Sport, then 9000ks on a Metzler Z6.

[davejenknz]

I've a Ducati S4 which is similar to the SV (1000cc V-Twin). I've just done 10K kms on the rear Pilot Power, with 2mm tread left above the wear markers. I expect to see close to 15K kms before I replace it. The front Pilot Power should see 25-30K kms at a guess.

[Grahameeboy]

I've a Ducati S4 which is similar to the SV (1000cc V-Twin). I've just done 10K kms on the rear Pilot Power, with 2mm tread left above the wear markers. I expect to see close to 15K kms before I replace it. The front Pilot Power should see 25-30K kms at a guess.

About the same on my rear and I change at 2mm and about 14 on the front on my SV...

[Grahameeboy]

4500ks on the standard Pilot Sport, then 9000ks on a Metzler Z6.

You must ride like Beyond with that rear wear rate....:msn-wink:

[sinned]

I've seen a Pilot Road 2, Pilot Sport front combo quite often to give longer life on the rear. I'd like Michelin to release data on the rubbers on the PR2 edges as I suspect the softer edges on the 2's are just (if not more) sticky than the Sport.
Information is here (http://two-wheels.michelin.com/).


12k out of conti road attacts twice now on the rear, I'm sure I could halve that if I was half my age. I take it you are not going on Thursday night rides :whistle:?

[dipshit]

You must ride like Beyond with that rear wear rate....:msn-wink:


You must ride like a nana..

[Grahameeboy]

You must ride like a nana..

Don't care....:done:

[imdying]

6000kms is about right for the factory pilot sport rear.

/edit: You don't want to know what a trip to the track will do for it :weep:

Tyre, petrol and beer are all cheap, for now... Rejoice!

[slofox]

Approaching 11 000km on the SV650S...original Dunlops are still OK but will die in the next soonish period... Initially it seemed that the front would go out before the rear. But in the second 5000km it seems to have reversed. The rear will go out in the middle first I think. Perhaps I have changed riding style in the second 5k km...it is my first bike in 20 years...maybe I was braver to start with and have faded into old age and decrepitude...prolly did that years ago...or maybe I crank it more now...or more likely still, gremlins have got into the tyres and are eating them...bastards

[scracha]

I get about 1,000 - 2,000 kilometers out of a rear. Less if I do track days.

You're either very rich or your rear shock is farked.

[rocketman1]

You're either very rich or your rear shock is farked.
1000 to 2000km for rear tyre, thats expensive, Thats worse than a Busa, I thought that they were hungry, say you do average 8000 km per year you would replace your tyres 4 times pa, farkkkk. thats about $1,600 in rears per year.
You must be smokin it or something

[dipshit]

You must be smokin it or something

He probably thinks it is something to brag about.

A bit like those people that go on and on about how much piss they drank last night. :tugger:

[scracha]

pa, farkkkk. thats about $1,600 in rears per year.
You must be smokin it or something

I think he needs a nice beemer or summit sensible with traction control.

[Pumba]

12k out of conti road attacts twice now on the rear, I'm sure I could halve that if I was half my age.

I got 12K out of the last set of Conti Road Attacks I had on the SV. That included daily comuting, a many spirited rides, and a south island tour.

[scroter]

Depends on a huge variety of factors - bike type, how you ride, condition of the road etc.

I get about 8-12kms out of a rear depending on the type of tyre, and about 8,000 out of a front. With a sport tyre I'm lucky to get 5,000 out of a front. The RF is really hard on front tyres.

do you use your front brake a lot? I find the rf uses tyres just like everything else (rear first). It seems to wear out tyres fairly quickly, I believe because of the weight of it.

[FzerozeroT]

I was getting 3500 or therabouts from a rear (down to the canvas)- double it for the front, I was running diablo corsas most of the time, tried the regular touring diablo but was just looser with no better milage

As was stated above re: the cost of tyres - I sold the SV because the tyre bill was killing me

[riffer]

do you use your front brake a lot? I find the rf uses tyres just like everything else (rear first). It seems to wear out tyres fairly quickly, I believe because of the weight of it.

I don't think so. I have extremely hard front suspension, with quite high tyre pressures. I find if I run too low (mid 30's) I tend to create a really triangulated wear on the tyre. Running a bit higher (40) gives me a more rounded profile.

My daily commute is from Upper Hutt, over Haywards, Grays Rd (or Paremata Rd) through to Tawa, so a lot of corners.

I'm just hard on the bike I think.

As for the weight, they're not that heavy at 200kgs dry. Probably 235 wet. There's a lot of weight over the front end though. Which is why they're a prick to wheelie off the throttle.

[sinfull]

Amazing what one little (short as) burn out does to a tyre:crybaby:
The conti road i had on the back has done Sweet FA and i just put a conti sport on the front a 1000 k or so ago to match it ,so will go sport on the back now to match that and see how that lasts (no more burnouts though) going to be doing more track ks than road now so meh who can tell ! Stickier the better i say !
Loving the metzler racetecs k1 and k2 i got on the 955 now!! They inspire confedence they do lol !

[scroter]

I don't think so. I have extremely hard front suspension, with quite high tyre pressures. I find if I run too low (mid 30's) I tend to create a really triangulated wear on the tyre. Running a bit higher (40) gives me a more rounded profile.

My daily commute is from Upper Hutt, over Haywards, Grays Rd (or Paremata Rd) through to Tawa, so a lot of corners.

I'm just hard on the bike I think.

As for the weight, they're not that heavy at 200kgs dry. Probably 235 wet. There's a lot of weight over the front end though. Which is why they're a prick to wheelie off the throttle.

Wow That is quite high pressures. You obviously like it that way, I will keep an eye on my front tyre wear and how it go's because ive got to admit that although i dont wear out front tyres quicker than the back tyre, i cant get that many k's out of them.