UURG new rear tire

[Dragon Snake]

rear tire wear

I just changed my rear last weekend. Been getting 12,000 to 13,000 on stock tire. All wore in the center. When they get to the wear bars they go fast. I ride 60-65 most of the time. I ride 2011 rt-s.:doorag:

 

[Chupaca]

Lucky..!!

I guess. Have 18,000 miles on my Kenda and still have not reached the wear limit. Center groove is gone but still have a bit left to get to the wear bars. Don't do a lot of freeways but when I do it is 80-85 mph and average 60 on the back roads twisties and hills. Mostly double up but do have an RS...:thumbup:

 

[project.618]

rear tire

I got 15,000 on my original rear tire , center wore out first , I tried putting 20 lbs. of air instead of 28 lbs. of air , it still wore in the center. Going to change the tire next week. Going to put on a KUMHO this time.

 

[Highwayman2013]

We got 8700 on the Kenda, still had some tread but wouldn't make it through inspection. Put on a Michelin Primacy 215-60-15. The wife says she notices no difference from the Kenda , I think it rides a little better. My two wheeler wore out the back tire in 4600 miles.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Depending on conditions, 8500 miles on the stock Kenda tire is not too bad. I got 9500 miles on my original rear tire and 7500 on the second one although it wasn't completely worn out when I changed it. Changed to a Kumho and got over 14,000 on the first one, working on a second. Remember that the original Kenda is technically a motorcycle tire with softer compound and a more flexible sidewall than a car tire. Lots of GoldWing and BMW riders would be happy to get 8500 miles on a rear tire. I know I would have on my BMW.

Cotton

Interesting you say that. I got upwards of 18,000 miles on the rear and 16,000 on the front on my 2005 Goldwing. All were Dunlop Elites. I was expecting the Spyder to do better since there's no tire leaning.

 

[gwritesel]

Depending on conditions, 8500 miles on the stock Kenda tire is not too bad. I got 9500 miles on my original rear tire and 7500 on the second one although it wasn't completely worn out when I changed it. Changed to a Kumho and got over 14,000 on the first one, working on a second. Remember that the original Kenda is technically a motorcycle tire with softer compound and a more flexible sidewall than a car tire. Lots of GoldWing and BMW riders would be happy to get 8500 miles on a rear tire. I know I would have on my BMW.

Cotton

Left Ohio last year with 7500 on the rear and headed to Fairbanks,Ak,made it there and back down to Prince George BC and had the tire changed there,I think I had about 15000 on it.Original factory rear tire.

 

[bikeguy]

Interesting you say that. I got upwards of 18,000 miles on the rear and 16,000 on the front on my 2005 Goldwing. All were Dunlop Elites. I was expecting the Spyder to do better since there's no tire leaning.

I think you are the first GoldWing rider I ever heard say that they got more miles on a rear than on a front tire but conditions make a tremendous amount of difference in tire wear and I'm not at all surprised that you would get more mileage riding in Idaho than in Texas due, in part, to a lower average temperature. High temperatures can really make a difference in tire mileage. Road surfaces also can make a tremendous difference. When I was a teen-ager I think Texas had some of the best roads in the country. You could literally feel the difference when you rode into Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, and especially into Oklahoma. You still can but now, instead of the roads getting worse they get better when you leave Texas. On secondary roads, which I ride all the time, the highway department now uses a paving process called chip and seal rather than the hot mix asphalt they used to use. The chip and seal surface is much more abrasive than hot mix along with being noisier. It's especially abrasive in the center of each lane where it gets less wear from automobile tires. Our rear tires are in the center of the lane, so they literally have a more abrasive surface to ride on than the fronts.

I think most of the GoldWing riders I know get about half as much mileage on a rear tire as a front and that's about what I got on my BMW although I usually changed both at the same time barring having some other problem. A rear tire on my R1100RT was good for about 7,000 to 8,000 miles - maybe. I changed one at just over 5,000 and it was worn into the cords.

Cotton

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Interesting you say that. I got upwards of 18,000 miles on the rear and 16,000 on the front on my 2005 Goldwing. All were Dunlop Elites. I was expecting the Spyder to do better since there's no tire leaning.

I think you are the first GoldWing rider I ever heard say that they got more miles on a rear than on a front tire but conditions make a tremendous amount of difference in tire wear and I'm not at all surprised that you would get more mileage riding in Idaho than in Texas due, in part, to a lower average temperature.......

I think most of the GoldWing riders I know get about half as much mileage on a rear tire as a front and that's about what I got on my BMW although I usually changed both at the same time barring having some other problem. A rear tire on my R1100RT was good for about 7,000 to 8,000 miles - maybe. I changed one at just over 5,000 and it was worn into the cords.

Your response prompted me to double check my GW database. Here's the pertinent segment from it.

Date	Odometer

[TD="width: 414, bgcolor: #ffffff"] Note [/TD]

[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 07/28/2009 [/TD]
[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 15942 [/TD]
[TD="width: 414, bgcolor: #ffffff"] Front tire replaced, Dunlop E3 130/70R18 [/TD]

[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 04/22/2010 [/TD]
[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 18328 [/TD]
[TD="width: 414, bgcolor: #ffffff"] new rear tire [/TD]

[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 04/03/2012 [/TD]
[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 29824 [/TD]
[TD="width: 414, bgcolor: #ffffff"] Replace brake and clutch fluids, new front tire Dunlop Elite [/TD]

[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 09/12/2012 [/TD]
[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 35358 [/TD]
[TD="width: 414, bgcolor: #ffffff"] new rear tire, Dunlop E3 [/TD]

[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 09/21/2013 [/TD]
[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 45941 [/TD]
[TD="width: 414, bgcolor: #ffffff"] New front tire, Dunlop Elite 3 130/70R18 [/TD]

[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 11/30/2013 [/TD]
[TD="width: 81, bgcolor: #ffffff"] 51818 [/TD]
[TD="width: 414, bgcolor: #ffffff"] new rear tire, oil & filter, final drive oil chg, [/TD]

At most of the changes the tire was at or below the center tread wear bars. I sold the bike at less than 52,000 mileage. I figure the front tire still had upwards of 10k left on it when I sold the bike.

 

[bikeguy]

That's good mileage, looks like those Dunlops really worked well for you. If my math was right, that was over 16,000 on all the rears and 29,999 on one of the fronts. I've never run a Dunlop but you can bet that I'll be looking at them when I change tires on my F650 BMW. I've had good luck with Michelins but never got that much mileage. Too bad Dunlop doesn't make a tire that fits a Spyder. (They don't do they?)

Cotton

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

That's good mileage, looks like those Dunlops really worked well for you. If my math was right, that was over 16,000 on all the rears and 29,999 on one of the fronts. I've never run a Dunlop but you can bet that I'll be looking at them when I change tires on my F650 BMW. I've had good luck with Michelins but never got that much mileage. Too bad Dunlop doesn't make a tire that fits a Spyder. (They don't do they?)

Cotton

Oops, better double check your math, or your typing! It's more like 18,000, 17,000, and 16,500 on the rears and 16,000, 14,000, & 16,000 on the fronts. Actually, the last rear still had quite a few miles left on it but since I was getting the bike ready to sell I figured I better change the tire to enhance its saleability.

 

[bikeguy]

Oops, better double check your math, or your typing! It's more like 18,000, 17,000, and 16,500 on the rears and 16,000, 14,000, & 16,000 on the fronts. Actually, the last rear still had quite a few miles left on it but since I was getting the bike ready to sell I figured I better change the tire to enhance its saleability.

You're right, of course, I missed the new front tire at 29,824. Still good mileage and still seems strange that you get better mileage on rears than fronts but facts are facts.

Cotton

 

[cptjam]

Dunlops

Hard tire. Long wear, poor tr action. Wrecked bikes get long life. Buy the stickiest tire you can. Live to bitch about having to replace soft, sticky tires! Living is good! Longer is better! A few bucks vs. safety? I vote safe. Have you ever regretted buying the best? HECK NO!

 

[Dubld]

Just ordered a Kumho Ecsta 225/50R15 to replace my rear tire. I figure I have maybe about 3,000 miles left on the original. At the rate I'm going, I may have that in 2 months or less.