My Pillot Powers coming to an end

VEGASRIDER · Jun 14, 2009

Just noticed today that I have a nail in the center of my rear tire. I'm not going to pull it out, since it's my only ride. Just going to have to nurse it until I can get a new set replaced ASAP!

Too bad, I was hoping to get over 16,000 miles out of it. I still might, I currently have 15,700 miles on them, and I haven't even reached the wear indicators yet.

I'm planning to replace my chain and both sprockets too. Does anyone know if they sell them as a kit? Hopefully Cycle Gear will, save me 30%.

fz6nick · Jun 14, 2009

VEGASRIDER said:
Just noticed today that I have a nail in the center of my rear tire. I'm not going to pull it out, since it's my only ride. Just going to have to nurse it until I can get a new set replaced ASAP!

Too bad, I was hoping to get over 16,000 miles out of it. I still might, I currently have 15,700 miles on them, and I haven't even reached the wear indicators yet.

I'm planning to replace my chain and both sprockets too. Does anyone know if they sell them as a kit? Hopefully Cycle Gear will, save me 30%.

15k outa the rear also???? My dad got 8k outa his on a 07 triumph tiger 1050.

My recomendation is compacc.com great prices there on a new set

Botch · Jun 14, 2009

That's an incredible number of miles, VR! I got 10K on my original Bridgestones, have about 6K on my Pilot Powers but the rear is getting pretty squared over, will probably be replacing it soon.

Dang nails!

Chaosratt · Jun 14, 2009

16,000 miles? Hot damn, and I though 11,000 out of my front tire was pushing it...

You should be alright as long as you dont do anything stressful(to the tire) and check the pressure about ever 90 seconds untill you get new rubber!

VEGASRIDER · Jun 14, 2009

Yeah, I got over 13,000 miles out of my stock Dunlop and could have gotten more out of it, but they began to square off.

I currently have less tread on my tire than when I got rid of the stock tires, but they are still well rounded. No squaring.

Just to clarify things, I have the 2Ct's on the rear, regular PP on the front.

Damnitsjeff · Jun 14, 2009

Dang man I got 13k out of the road 2ct on the rear and 7k out of powers 2ct on the front. Are you putting that thing on the center stand and putting it in 3rd gear and letting her run? Joking but wow those are some numbers.........

BusyWeb · Jun 14, 2009

Hello, there.
I wonder how did you get those mileage on the tires?
I can't imagine with my riding, seriously.
Share us your secret... ha ha ha

Wolfman · Jun 14, 2009

Damnitsjeff said:
Dang man I got 13k out of the road 2ct on the rear and 7k out of powers 2ct on the front. Are you putting that thing on the center stand and putting it in 3rd gear and letting her run? Joking but wow those are some numbers.........

BusyWeb said:
Hello, there.
I wonder how did you get those mileage on the tires?
I can't imagine with my riding, seriously.
Share us your secret... ha ha ha

i only could manage 4500km's out of a pilot power 2ct on the rear....how do people get these type of k's out of a tyre? best i have done, is about 9000km's out of a pilot road 2ct at the rear, and about the same from the front, with a pilot road 2ct.

OZXJR · Jun 14, 2009

I got 34,600 k's out of my bridgestone 020,could have got a little more but she was pretty square and not much left in the middle.

DefyInertia · Jun 14, 2009

I still don't see how this is possible.

Maybe the heat in Vegas has something to do with it? Lots of heat cycles early on making the tires hard? In any event, a pair of PP w/ 16,000 MILES on them can't offer much grip. Of course, I'd have said you could never get to 16 in the first place....

necrotimus · Jun 15, 2009

Here is my theory on tire usage based on nothing but my own observations. 200 miles in one continuous trip is a LOT more wearing on the tires than 2 x 20 mile coummutes for two weeks. The tires wear the most when they are warm/hot. Many commuters are just not getting the wear on their tires because they never get that hot.

My observations are based on the 2000 miles I put on my tires in 6 days to and from and during the gap meet versus the previous 7,000 I had put on in the previous 8 months. Just commuting my 35 miles a day I could probably get 20,000 miles out of my tires.

Botch · Jun 15, 2009

I wonder how did you get those mileage on the tires?

Share us your secret... ha ha ha

Have you ever driven in Vegas? Light turns green, pedestrians still crossing the street, light turns yellow, guy in front of you gets thru, to sit in the standstill traffic on the next block...

VEGASRIDER · Jun 15, 2009

necrotimus said:
Here is my theory on tire usage based on nothing but my own observations. 200 miles in one continuous trip is a LOT more wearing on the tires than 2 x 20 mile coummutes for two weeks. The tires wear the most when they are warm/hot. Many commuters are just not getting the wear on their tires because they never get that hot.

My observations are based on the 2000 miles I put on my tires in 6 days to and from and during the gap meet versus the previous 7,000 I had put on in the previous 8 months. Just commuting my 35 miles a day I could probably get 20,000 miles out of my tires.

Then how do you explain when my tires run on the hot asphault during the summer months. Temp gets up to 115 degrees outside.

I weigh around 160 lbs, keep my rear tire pressure around 40 psi.

BusyWeb · Jun 15, 2009

And you got some thread left on your tire?????
Just amaizing...
Let us make sure that it's MILEAGE not KILOMETER!!!!

VEGASRIDER · Jun 15, 2009

BusyWeb said:
And you got some thread left on your tire?????
Just amaizing...
Let us make sure that it's MILEAGE not KILOMETER!!!!

I live in Vegas man, it's miles.

Anyways, I got 13,345 miles on my stock Dunlops before they started to square off. I almost have 29,000 miles on my bike now, but these tires arent really squaring off like the Dunlops did.

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