04efi
Junior Member
From any of the listed, please select which tire gave you the most tread life and let me know the tire and number of miles.
i have had 4 sets of michelin pilot roads and they lasted 16k, 18k, 23k and 25k ... so to me they are all long lasting, the higher mileage numbers were achieved on mostly constant speed highway runs
You need to broaden your tire selection, there are a lot that are missing. I myself upgraded from the 020's to the 021's and couldn't be any happier. It also depends on many factors, type of riding i.e. street, track, twisties, highways, etc. Two up also affects mileage and handling.
020's lasted 8K-9K only due to under inflated tires (yeah, I know it's my fault). Only logged 3K on the 021's and still looks brand new without the brand new skiddish feel.
I would like to try out dual purpose tires next time. I don't think I will be buying any of the tires mentioned in the selection (just my $0.02).
Thanks guys ill look into and at more tires. I do understand about riding conditions and style effects all of it just want some general info.
my friends all tell me the 16 is good only as a dry tire you hit any rain and it doesn't like it at all ...I guess I'm riding a little more on the sides of my tire cuz my front is starting to get a pointy profile. I haven't been keeping track of mileage but the Bridgestone BT-021's have been great for me but because I do a lot of twisty stuff I'm going for a set of BT-016's next. Also friends I ride with get good results from the 016's as far as stickiness...
Dunlop Roadsmarts - 12,000 kms on the XJR1300 with about 3000 more to go!