SAAVA
Junior Member
In a couple posts I said I would post up what my final mileage was on the rear Michelin PR2 I had. Here are the stats:
The tire was purchased on 8/16/12 with 33,764 miles on the odo. Replaced this past Friday, 2/14/14, with 66,073 miles on the odo = 32,309.
I also did the chain and sprockets at the same time. They lasted 39,609 miles.
Ok, so why do I think the rear tire lasted this long. They call me smooth! Or at least the track instructors did at my one track day. Smooth on the accelerator, smooth on the brakes, turns and transitions. While that played a role, I think the biggest reason was probably the rear shock. In the past I've preferred riding with a stiff rear setup, but with over 60k on the bike, the rear shock has been really soft at the 7 setting and I think it has absorbed most of the road irregularities. I also put on a newer shock at the same time as the tire change.
I replaced the PR2 with a PR3. My first comments is that tire is noisy. Otherwise, the side to side transition isn't as abrupt.
Sorry no pictures, as I still don't have a camera, but it just looked like a worn out tire. Cords weren't showing yet though.
Anyone have higher miles on a rear tire?
The tire was purchased on 8/16/12 with 33,764 miles on the odo. Replaced this past Friday, 2/14/14, with 66,073 miles on the odo = 32,309.
I also did the chain and sprockets at the same time. They lasted 39,609 miles.
Ok, so why do I think the rear tire lasted this long. They call me smooth! Or at least the track instructors did at my one track day. Smooth on the accelerator, smooth on the brakes, turns and transitions. While that played a role, I think the biggest reason was probably the rear shock. In the past I've preferred riding with a stiff rear setup, but with over 60k on the bike, the rear shock has been really soft at the 7 setting and I think it has absorbed most of the road irregularities. I also put on a newer shock at the same time as the tire change.
I replaced the PR2 with a PR3. My first comments is that tire is noisy. Otherwise, the side to side transition isn't as abrupt.
Sorry no pictures, as I still don't have a camera, but it just looked like a worn out tire. Cords weren't showing yet though.
Anyone have higher miles on a rear tire?