I installed a Hankook car tire for the iron butt rally. I did a test ride on it of about 350 miles, then an in-state saddle sore just over 1000 miles. Then it's off to ABQ for the Iron Butt Rally (850 miles each way to ABQ). Ran about 9200 miles in the rally. So that's a total of about 12K miles. The tire is at the wear bars. I used to get 12k out of a Michelin PR4GT! So much for THIS car tire getting any better mileage. I have now installed a Michelin Premier All Season tire. Took it out for a shake down ride of about 125 miles today.
The Michelin has much stiffer sidewalls, doesn't give the quishy feeling in turns and when when twisting the throttle. I believe the mpg reads higher now by about 2 mpg. Also the tread width is just over 6 inches so it fits very nicely in the swingarm. The only downside I've noticed is that with the stiffer sidewall it's hard to mount. Even the first side went on hard. I'll give a wear update later on, but it has to be lots better than the Hankook!
Bob
The Michelin has much stiffer sidewalls, doesn't give the quishy feeling in turns and when when twisting the throttle. I believe the mpg reads higher now by about 2 mpg. Also the tread width is just over 6 inches so it fits very nicely in the swingarm. The only downside I've noticed is that with the stiffer sidewall it's hard to mount. Even the first side went on hard. I'll give a wear update later on, but it has to be lots better than the Hankook!
Bob