Crazy Tire Wear

[dduelin]

I installed this 180/55ZR17 Michelin Road 5 on my BMW RT about one year ago. Today it has gone 15,111 miles and still has 2/32" of the original 8/32" tread depth. This bike goes through front Road 5 tires faster than the rears but due to trips and such I've had to replace 3 fronts before they got to the wear bars so I don't really know how long a front will go. I replaced fronts between 10,000 and 11,500 miles but they could have gone maybe 1,500 to 2,000 more. I bought this tire with a $60 rebate on a set and with free mounting at Cycle Gear. Non GT on 600ish lb 100 rear wheel hp bike. I'm not exactly a sedate rider.

 

[Mellow]

That's crazy... what tire pressure do you run? I never seem to get more than about 8500 on my bikes.

 

[dduelin]

That's crazy... what tire pressure do you run? I never seem to get more than about 8500 on my bikes.

40 to 42. My good friend with a wethead can't seem to get more than 7500 out of R5 GTs. Maybe I got a unicorn tire.

 

[Willsmotorcycle]

That is crazy, I just ordered a depth gauge. I do see how the 6 is getting better miles than the 5 on the rear, I put on the GT, will report back with depth numbers. I have 9100 on the rear 6GT.

 

[TotaledTL]

How did you get free mounting at CG?

 

[the Ferret]

Wow, I got 8,579 out of the Rear R5 on my 58 hp 495 lb NC 750 and that's the best out of 4 different brands of tires I've used on it. I'm down to 4/32 at 4,000 miles on the current Shinko Raven I'm trying. and I'm certainly no road racer. I'm a Speed limit +- 5 kinda guy.

I used to get 11-12K out of the Pilot Road 3/4's on my ST 1300

 

[dduelin]

How did you get free mounting at CG?

It was part of the CG spring tire sale they have each year.... at least the last two years. I think the offer ran about second or third week of Febuary in 2023. In 2022 Michelin ran the $60 rebate currently with the CG sale but this year no bueno.

Tire Installation Service - Cycle Gear

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No, I don't work for Cycle Gear or endorse the business but the last two years the deal was better than my prior suppliers Rocky Mountain ATV, Iron Pony, or Motosport Tire.

 

[TotaledTL]

It was part of the CG spring tire sale they have each year.... at least the last two years. I think the offer ran about second or third week of Febuary in 2023. In 2022 Michelin ran the $60 rebate currently with the CG sale but this year no bueno.

Tire Installation Service - Cycle Gear

Tire Installation Service

www.cyclegear.com

No, I don't work for Cycle Gear or endorse the business but the last two years the deal was better than my prior suppliers Rocky Mountain ATV, Iron Pony, or Motosport Tire.

Didn't know they did that. And I just bought tires... oh well.

 

[Willsmotorcycle]

That is crazy, I just ordered a depth gauge. I do see how the 6 is getting better miles than the 5 on the rear, I put on the GT, will report back with depth numbers. I have 9100 on the rear 6GT.

I am mistaken, I thought I had installed a 6GT, turns out it was my last 5GT and I have 2 6GTs on the shelf. After 9100 miles the 5GT is showing 7/32s on the gauge, so it looks like it only used 1/32 in 9100 miles, I'm impressed. The new 6GT will go on at the end of the month regardless of miles left on the existing. I will then ride 11k or so and update this.