Denver_FJR
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Bah! It's a fact of commuting but I hate replacing a tire with so much tread left on sides.
Thanks good info! Actually my front is a PR3 with 2k miles so it should be ok. I'm trailering down there with the other guys so luckily I don't have to put 1400 miles of slabbing on.I have 2500 miles on my PR2 and it is 50% wore down. Going to Arkansas for 4 days of twisites so at least I'll be using the sides more... a little nervous still.
Matt, as you know, I made that trip 2 weeks ago. My tires (PR2)were new last fall, and looked pretty good when I left, with no more than 1,000 miles on them, probably closer to 500 to 600. We put on 2,350 miles in 5 days, and my front is destroyed. Rear has a few more rides in it, but not many. I'll be ordering a new pair this week.
By the way, you WILL have fun.
I learned how much tread is left on my tire when the center wear bar is nearly gone - 3/32 of an inch. I did not intend to learn anything else.I just changed my PR2 this weekend. It looked worse than yours and only had 6,400 miles on it.I changed my rear Pilot Road 2 today, decided to learn something and share what I learned. The rear tire had nearly 11,000 miles. 2,000 miles before I changed it, it had 1/16 inch of tread left above the wear bar.
My local dealer just priced-matched Amazon.com for me on a new PR3 rear tire and gave it to me for $169.00 and installed it for $32.00 (I just rode the bike in & didn't take the wheel off myself).Good to know. Makes it easy not to spend the premium associated with the PR3s.
Not too sure that's paying a "premium".
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So what can you learn from this boys & girls? Nothing! Tire wear is completely individual and all over the board. And one tire a guys says is "dangerous" another guy loves and will buy another set in a heartbeat.
Just another information overload session here on fjrforum.com that leaves one scratching your head...thanks for tuning in though!
Oh I know Fontana, it's just so crazy how the same tire can have vastly different tread wear per each rider. I liked how my PR2's handled but I'm trying out the PR3 now. Of all the street bikes I've owned I've never gotten more than 7,500 miles on a rear tire on any of them. Usually it's right around 6k that I seem to get. If I could get 10k out of the PR3's I'd be ecstatic. I rode 150 miles yesterday to break in the new rear tire and it handled identically in the twisties as the PR2 to me...I could not tell a difference!...other than it was a new tire and had a better arc to it.I learned how much tread is left on my tire when the center wear bar is nearly gone - 3/32 of an inch. I did not intend to learn anything else.
Very true points, but you'll notice that others who ride similarly and similar road conditions get the same mileage. If you like to click through the gears and have fun in the twisties beyond a gingerly 'keep it in 5th' style cruise, there's no way you'll get anywhere near 10k out of a PR2. Remember a lot of liter bike guys get about 3,000 on average out of their tires, and that's not even riding overly aggressively. So to get 5-6k out of a PR2 on a much heavier bike is not too bad. But yes, still depressing when you hear the guys talking of getting 10-17k out of them.Oh I know Fontana, it's just so crazy how the same tire can have vastly different tread wear per each rider. I liked how my PR2's handled but I'm trying out the PR3 now. Of all the street bikes I've owned I've never gotten more than 7,500 miles on a rear tire on any of them. Usually it's right around 6k that I seem to get. If I could get 10k out of the PR3's I'd be ecstatic. I rode 150 miles yesterday to break in the new rear tire and it handled identically in the twisties as the PR2 to me...I could not tell a difference!...other than it was a new tire and had a better arc to it.I learned how much tread is left on my tire when the center wear bar is nearly gone - 3/32 of an inch. I did not intend to learn anything else.
I know right!But yes, still depressing when you hear the guys talking of getting 10-17k out of them.
+1...Ain't that the friggin truth!!!!Shoot, this ain't nothing. Next time you get your oil changed, have an analysis done and post it up. That'll bring you some traffic!
Keep it together Brother...it's gonna be ok! Don't you know all threads about wear of any kind always dissolve into something like this. ....plus it's slow at work today for me and I've got nothing better to do than make comments on motorcycle forums.Nuts! Debating the pointless recurring tire wear for different folks wasn't the reason I started this thread. I just want to share how much tire was left when the center wear bar was nearly gone. How quick your tire gets there is how quick it gets there.
My recent trip report never got this much traffic. :dribble:
You didn't make an opinion on tire wear or correct brand of oil to use in your report did you?Nuts! Debating the pointless recurring tire wear for different folks wasn't the reason I started this thread. I just want to share how much tire was left when the center wear bar was nearly gone. How quick your tire gets there is how quick it gets there.
My recent trip report never got this much traffic. :dribble:
I have 2500 miles on my PR2 and it is 50% wore down. Going to Arkansas for 4 days of twisites so at least I'll be using the sides more... a little nervous still.
Good call. Now you shouldn't lose any precious riding time and big bucks if the dealer does it...or... evening socializing time if I did it, to have a tire installed.I'm glad I ordered a new set of PR3s. Rear will be going on when they come in before trip. Front is still at 80%+ so I'll keep that one on. I wear out my rears in 5-6k here in MN/WI so I figure I'll get maybe half that in AR...
It's all about you! We gotcha broNuts! Debating the pointless recurring tire wear for different folks wasn't the reason I started this thread. I just want to share how much tire was left when the center wear bar was nearly gone. How quick your tire gets there is how quick it gets there.
Nice post and thanks for sharing!Since Fontanaman cut his tire when it hit the wear bars, figured I'd share mine that started showing cords. Like most, I usually wear the center down first, but this time the right side showed cords way before I anticipated it would. Again, the usual disclaimers apply and I'm not going to run any where near this far on subsequent sets, but this PR2 "B" spec tire only had 5598 miles on it, with about 70% of that, two up. The caliper measurement conversion of 167/1000s works out to about 5/32 of rubber before the wind escapes, but obviously judging by the wear bars is still the best way to go. I was amazed as to how much rubber remained, however using this info to run more than the minimal number of miles to get it replaced was not my intent, but just to share the results of my dremmel fest. Enjoy!
Cord measurement
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