| Author | Message | ||
     Bigb1975 |
I read the posts below about tire life. I have a slightly different question. I'm currently using my Buell only as a commuter. 70 miles on the freeway per day. She never sees the curves  With that background, is there a tire recommendation that would be better suiting for my driving? I'd like to get a little more longevity out of the tires and can sacrifice handling. | ||
| Ourdee |
How many mile do you want out of a rear tire? | ||
| Badrap |
Look for a cruiser or touring tire that has harder rubber than a sport or sport touring tire. I don't know what models would be best. | ||
| Tpoppa |
The original Mich Pilot Roads are long lasting, but don't have a whole lot of grip in the corners. | ||
| Glitch |
The Metzler ME880 Marathon and the Avon Storm 2 Ultra are very high mileage tires. Especially for highway and non-sport riding. | ||
| Ratbuell |
I run Michelin Pilot Road2 tires on my S2. Little over 2k miles on 'em now, they still look new. Dual Compound is what you're looking for. Hard rubber down the center for mileage on the slab; softer rubber on the shoulders for when you're banked over in a turn. | ||
| Bigb1975 |
Thanks everyone. To answer Ourdee's question, I'm not looking to get a specific number of miles, as that is going to vary person to person depending on the riding style and surfaces. Quick follow-up. This will be my first tire purchase for the Buell. Do I take it to the dealer and ask them to put on a specific tire or order tires online? Seems like online ordering would make more sense . . . but then where do you go to have them mounted? | ||
| Greg_e |
Find a good Buell friendly independent shop, my dealer wanted almost twice the price per wheel to do a tire change. Thankfully I have a good independent service shop that used to be one of the only good machine shops around that can do them and not tweak the front wheel during the change. | ||
| Badrap |
I find that most of the time I can get a MUCH better deal ordering a tire online and having an independent shop do the change. | ||
| Pwnzor |
I finished up a set of Bridgstone BT016's recently. Approx 8000 miles, and I actually wore out the sides, but still had tread right down the middle. They are dual compound in front, and triple compound in the back. | ||
| Ourdee |
The independent shop I use will not mount internet tires, but, he gets tires at a reasonable price. I take the wheel to him and 25 per for mounting. Balancing is 6 or 7 bucks. His sport bike guy is Buell friendly. I think I'll stop in and visit this week. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Find a local shop you trust, and usually they'll mount and balance for free if you bring the wheels in, and purchase the tires from them. I find my local guy has fair prices that even out when you include shipping and other costs. Also I know the tires are likely to be "fresher" than some too-good-to-be-true internet price on tires that may have been sitting around for a few years. |
