Poll... Rear Tire Mileage

[jerry a]

had to replace the rear tire at 6000 because there was a weird cut down the center of the tire plenty of tread left and front tire at 6600 because it was cuping bad fin metzlers !!

 

[CanberraR3]

Just got a wisker under 15,000km out of original Metzler. It suddenly went from some tread to no tread in a single afternoon. Quick call around and no-one has Avon in stock - coming at the end of the week. This is what I wantewd. The front had already been changed to an Avon as a result of a puncture so I wanted an Avon rear. Then I get told that the only Avons in the country were sitting in a container somewhere and that everything else had been recalled. That was a shipment of 5, yes 5, Avon Cobras for the whole of Australia stuck on some dock soewhere. With little choice I went with the only available Metz in Canberra - and at a good price, which included fitting, and they were able to do it straight away. Poor bastard took 2 hours just getting the old one off.

Must say that I'm happy with the Metz. As the tire it came with I couyld see no reason to complain about it. I don't ride too hard and find that I'm 'giving it to her' a little less when I take off these days. I'm aware of what she can do and generally happy just knowing it's there - but not always. Handling is fine, even in the wet, and if I can get 15,000km out of my rear tires and replace them quickly and at reasonable cost then I'm happy.

I haven't ridden the bike with a Metz on the front but find the Cobra front and Metz rear handle just fine and the bike feels very stable and sure footed in the rain.

 

[crazyman]

I managed 9k out of the rear. It's mostly smooth out to the last inch or so of outside tread.

I have to say, I'm getting tired of having to get new tires every six months or so....

 

[Ugarte]

I only got 8 or 9 k miles on metzelers, but my first Avon rear tire has 10k now and its got plenty of life left in it. Except for rain riding, I like the Avon much better. The Metz was great in the rain, I have to be very careful with the Avon.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

I only got 8 or 9 k miles on metzelers, but my first Avon rear tire has 10k now and its got plenty of life left in it. Except for rain riding, I like the Avon much better. The Metz was great in the rain, I have to be very careful with the Avon.

Harder cxompound......

These Captains ***** about tire wear Ugarte.... Tell 'em how the tire wear is on a wimpy KLR.....

Hint, I get around 3500-4000 miles on a rear and 10-12 on a front.,,,,,

 

[Ugarte]

Harder cxompound......

These Captains ***** about tire wear Ugarte.... Tell 'em how the tire wear is on a wimpy KLR.....

Hint, I get around 3500-4000 miles on a rear and 10-12 on a front.,,,,,

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I switched to Avon Gripsters on the KLR, get three times the mileage, and they are a much better street tire. Plus, they are tubed tubeless and much stiffer, so even when completely out of air they will stay on the rim. I have ridden on them when the air pressure was near zero. Makes me feel much better about riding a tube tired bike.

 

[Triskell66]

I normally have to replaced the Rear Tire (240 Metzeler) at ca. 5500 miles (9000 km).

Natural habitat of the bike: mixture of German autobahn and country roads.

Greetings from good old germany
triskell66

 

[RocketToad]

i replaced front and rear at 5000 miles. i went back with the avons i have 10 thosand on it now and tires still look very good.

 

[saboteur]

Are the Avons the AV72 rear and AV71 front? Doesn't look like I'll see 8000 on my rear, the front is better but not by much.

 

[albertaduke]

Are the Avons the AV72 rear and AV71 front? Doesn't look like I'll see 8000 on my rear, the front is better but not by much.

my rear avon has 10 000kms and need to be changed badly some of the large grooves have completely disappeared the tread mark is also totally gone , when installed it was UNDERINFLATED and I never noticed till 4000kms later in france when tod by triumph service manager and the wear was ugly the result was the bike wobbled on long fast sweepers and backslid a bit on old ashphalt. the uneven wear could be seen but Idid not know till I was told..

make sure you get 2.8 on the euro inflation scale for proper inflation on the rear avon cobra . I will post picture of the tire when the bike lands in Calgary and also when I buy a new camera I dropped the old one on the sidewalk in frankfurt really stupid!