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

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....

[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.

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 ?