| Author | Message | ||
     Pnw_uly |
. . . miles on this set of PR3's.  Definitely squared-off, and I hate the idea of leaving that much tread on the outer sides, but my Uly is my commuter, so lots of straight line interstate riding. I did have my off-road wheel set on for a few hundred miles this summer, so the true mileage is probably just over 19K. Here's the front, also squared off, but certainly more meat in the center.  Wanted to make it to 20,000 miles on this set, but the rainy season has begun up here in the Northwest and the traction loss isn't worth it. Waiting in the wings:  Another set of PR3's on new Uly rims, with the 2010 rear. YMMV and ride safe. | ||
| Griffmeister |
Jeez, if you have tires already mounted on another set of rims you could run the new ones in the wet season and finish those off when it's dry. BTW, what kind of rotor is that on the rear wheel? | ||
| Fltwistygirl |
Is it ever not the rainy season up that way? That type of mileage is fantastic! We have ten thousand ish on the X's pr 2s and were thrilled with that after being disappointed with the five thousand or so per set on the syncs and angels. We will definitely consider the pr 3s next time. | ||
| Etennuly |
OK. You have some explaining to do. 1. Are you lighter than Froggy?(62lbs wet)  2. Does your throttle work at all? 3. Are all of your starts down hill on wet pavement? 4. Are you getting 83 MPG along with your fantastic tire wear? 5. Are these some special hard compound you had made up? | ||
| Pnw_uly |
George - It's an EBC brake rotor from Al and Joanne at American Sport Bike - - here's the link: http://www.americansportbike.com/shoponline/ccp0-p rodshow/9062.html The plan for the black OEM XT rims is to have them powder coated red this winter for mounting on the CR next spring, so probably won't wait for the dry season here (as sometimes it doesn't take effect until July). . . BeLinda - I usually get "better than average" mileage on my tires, but the Pirelli's have been the most short-lived of the ones I've sampled (on both the Uly and the CR; less than 8K). I've squeezed 13K out of the Dunlop D616, but that was to the cords, and the front tire cupping on that set was significant. . . And yes, it always rains here - every freakin' day, so don't ever come out, and all the roads are flat w/o curves, the scenery is awful, and all the people are ass-holes (well, at least the last comment is "mostly" true...) Vern - 1. Weighing in at 175 lbs, plus 8-10 more with gear. 2. Throttle is great - - don't ride with it pinned, but not easy on it either. . . 3. These tires do have a lot of wet miles, and the majority of the commute is concrete instead of asphalt - - I'm no tire engineer, but if the theory holds true that asphalt provides better traction than concrete, than the concrete "probably" scrubs off less rubber per mile than asphalt . . . (May not be close to the truth, but sounds plausible...) 4. Fuel consumption is just average - - 43-47 mpg, with the two major contributing factors being the commute traffic slow-downs and the fact I've got XB9 gearing... I know, why XB9 gearing on an interstate commuter bike ? ? Still got plans to get it off-pavement a lot more, just not able to fit it in yet. . . 5. I wish, but happy with product as designed. Although not stated in the original post, obviously happy with the performance of these tires. Ride Safe, Paul | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
It would be very interesting to know how much tire wear is increased by every increased pound of body weight. | ||
| Teeps |
He must be riding down hill all the time. Probably gets 80 MPG, too. Congrats to the exceptional tire wear; but you are definitely an exception, not the rule. About 9600 miles was best tire wear, I've seen, on a set of shinko 009s. | ||
| Pnw_uly |
“It would be very interesting to know how much tire wear is increased by every increased pound of body weight.” Regardless the answer - - enough to keep going to the gym. . . Worth mentioning that I commute with the top case on, usually less than 10 pounds of gear inside of it. Only significant trip (solo, but with side cases mounted) on these tires was about 3400 miles last autumn; linky here: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/694143.html?1348670338 Always kept the tire pressure between 32 and 35 lbs. Yep, abnormal extended tread life, not the norm; happily so. Looks like we may have some clear weather for the next few days - - maybe I can hold off the swap for another week or so. . . To steal a quote from a fellow Badweather Biker: "I'm not necessarily poor, just cheap. . . " | ||
| Arry |
I think you have some good theories about concrete vs asphalt and wet vs dry, less traction = less wear (?). Maybe cooler temperatures than other regions? Maybe the xb9 gearing? It's an interesting contrast to someone, in another thread, who mentioned a tire that only lasted 1300 miles. | ||
| Ourdee |
AH, Change the tires already. Nothing like new rubber. Like having a new bike. If I was a rich man, I'd have new tires every couple of weeks. Jeez, if you have tires already mounted on another set of rims I kept a set of built up wheels as spares after I lost a set of wheel bearings. Now you can; http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/21/ 725978.html?1383948756 | ||
| Griffmeister |
Thanks for the link, Paul. I used aftermarket pads on the rears when the originals wore out. Now my rotor is showing some serious wear. Put OEM on the front and the rotor is still like new. Grip or no grip I think I'm going to stick with OEM next time. Looks like we may have a method to extend tire life. Carry a water tank in the tail bag and mount a spray bar above the rear tire.  Traction be damned, I want 19K out of a rear tire. Of course you may have a point there concerning straight concrete road surfaces. | ||
| Motorbike |
Here is the Pirelli Angel ST from my 08 XT at 6188 miles. I must be doing something wrong.....  I sure wish there were more curvy roads in this area. I replaced this tire with an Angel GT this time and after riding from SE MN to Sturgis and back, it is already squared off a bit. (Message edited by motorbike on November 08, 2013) | ||
| Pnw_uly |
"I kept a set of built up wheels as spares after I lost a set of wheel bearings." You are preaching to the choir - - I've got two sets of "big boy" Uly rims, one for off-pavement with Pirelli MT60R's (TKC 80s waiting to mount next season) and this new set with the 2010 rear; both have the EBR 6mm front brake rotor.  The CR has it's stock wheelset, and the OEM XT rims will get powder coated red for use on the CR - - will probably put street tires on the red rims, and put track tires on the OEM CR black rims... Will probably mount the new tires this weekend, it does make the bike feel like new. . . Ride Safe | ||
| Pnw_uly |
New wheelsets mounted - - test ride had a different break-over spot on the turns after initiating lean - - go figure. . . New rims look waaaaayyyy too clean for the bike.   Ready for tomorrow's rain forecast. . .  Ride Safe | ||
| Buellhusker |
I see that they recently came out with the Michlen Road Pilot 4. Check out the rider reviews on ADV Rider in the equipment section. |
