Chip
Turbocharged
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2014
- Messages
- 745
- Location
- Vicksburg Michigan
- Ride
- 08 Rocket Touring, 15 Rocket Touring
I have heard others with good "luck" with the O.E.M. tires. It doesn't make mechanical sense. Two bikes, same tires and radically different mileage. That's the twenty four thousI got 11000+ On my Metez and had many miles to go but replaced for better handling combo
[QUOTE="..........Are others finding this improvement on tires?
NO! I guess it depends where you ride and just how you ride. I'm near Maggie Valley, so the terrain and road surface is part of it. I get about 4-4.5k miles from a tire. Dunlops on the front and Exedra Max on the rear. If your corner hard or enjoy the torque these bikes eat tires for breakfast. I've just learned to accept it.
My next front tire will be Michelin Road 5 Rear Motorcycle Tire 150/70ZR-17 (69W) (reversed orientation) as recommended by @1olbull. I'm probably mounting it this weekend. The tread on this tire is incredibly deep, so hoping to get another thousand or so- we'll see.[/QUOTE]
The first thing I noticed with the new generation tire was the hard center and progressive softness on the sides for better gripping. I would think that would be even more apparent to the riders who live in the twisting roads. I can hear the pitch change the more I lean the Rocket.