View Poll Results: How many km on a set of tyres?

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  • 0-1,999km

    6 5.13%

  • 2,000-3,999km

    15 12.82%

  • 4,000-5,999km

    18 15.38%

  • 6,000-7,999km

    22 18.80%

  • 8,000-9,999km

    21 17.95%

  • 10,000km +

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

  1. 1st February 2007, 11:50 #16
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    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".
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  2. 1st February 2007, 11:58 #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kwaka12R View Post
    ZX12 and got 16000km plus out of Avon Azaros.....
    Stone me, 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.
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  3. 1st February 2007, 12:04 #18
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    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.
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  4. 1st February 2007, 12:18 #19
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    2006 FZ1-N. Running Pilot Roads. 6500 kms out of the rear and about 10,000 kms out of the front.
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  5. 1st February 2007, 12:46 #20
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    ummm about 15 on the front and 10 on the rear, or half it if I been on the track or any clubmans conpetitions...
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  6. 1st February 2007, 12:56 #21
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    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.
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  7. 1st February 2007, 12:59 #22
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    10000kms out of Conti Road Attacks (rear), Hornet 919, long dist and weekend riding, aggressive/conservative.
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  8. 1st February 2007, 13:03 #23
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    FJR1300, Conti Road Attacks, 12,000km (off rear)

    VZ800 Marauder, Michelin Commanders, 30,000km (off rear)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion View Post
    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 This is envy getting the better of me, you understand.
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    Pilot Powers on a 929: 7,000km for a rear, about 10,000km for a front. Normally including one, maybe two track days.
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    Holy shit! are you guys running concrete tyres or sumthin???? 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....
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    Quote Originally Posted by DEATH_INC. View Post
    Holy shit! are you guys running concrete tyres or sumthin???? 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....
    We're just smooth operators with the throttle
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    Quote Originally Posted by DEATH_INC. View Post
    Holy shit! are you guys running concrete tyres or sumthin???? 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....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toast View Post
    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...
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    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
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