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Offline Dofin

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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #30 on: August 11, 2018, 05:22:20 PM »
How in h### do you guys get the mileage from those tires???  I am lucky to get 5.5K from any and All of the tires mentioned, Perelli, avon, battleax, Michelin.  I cant find a ME880 that fits my V7  130/80-17?  Had one on my Honda PC800 and it through chunks at 12K.  I suffer and buy $60 tires for the V7 that last me about 4-5K some times a little more if I dont load up my V7 for camping.  I can change a rear tire in about 1 hour.

PLEASE recommend a 130/80-17 tire that cost in the neighborhood of $130 that gives me a reliable 8K + miles and I will buy it but after 32K miles on my '15 V7 and 8 rear tires I just gave up and got good at changing tires.

Oh, I use a oversize Commander II or firestone car tire in my PC to get over 18K miles, best yet.

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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #31 on: August 11, 2018, 06:01:58 PM »
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #32 on: August 12, 2018, 12:11:18 AM »
Dofin

First , if you'll go to the 90 series tire then your speedometer will be "Right" instead of "optimistic"

Second , next time give them Avon AM26 Road Riders a shot at your longevity problem .   I got no use for them "Short-Life" tires either …  :wink:


What is that your puting a commander II on ?     That's the longest lasting "Bike" tire I've ever found .  :grin:
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #33 on: August 12, 2018, 07:01:34 AM »
I will try the 90s didnt know if the size would fit?  I ran the commanderII on my PC800, the reason for the lower mileage than most is because I tow a trailer and load it up for camping as well.

I did try AM26s got 5.5K miles but will think about trying them again in the 90 series?   thanks
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #33 on: August 12, 2018, 07:01:34 AM »

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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #34 on: August 12, 2018, 11:24:58 AM »
Does the 90 size change ride height or anything else?

Going to put on a new Avon Roadrider soon. Stock is done at 7k.

Ride safe and often,

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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #35 on: August 12, 2018, 10:42:24 PM »
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Wow !     If you got 7,000 miles out of the Sports Demon --- you should get 15,000 or more from the AM26's !    I didn't even get 5,000 miles out of the Demon.

The 90 series tire is exactly 1" taller , and 3.8% greater dia. and that's also the same % the speedometer is in error by.    Works out really good !  :laugh:

https://tiresize.com/comparison/

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I've never pulled a trailer , but it seems to me if the rear tire is having to do all the foward motion wear then , its only fair that the front tire do all the motion stoping .    So , my rear tires last longer and my front tires still last twice as long as the rear ones do ...
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #36 on: August 12, 2018, 11:24:34 PM »
Thanks for the replh MMRanch!!

I have used Avon Roadriders on both my V11's and have been happy with the grip and the mileage. Of course I am no "ricky racer" but do enjoy a spirited pace.

The Avon's have always served me well.

Ride safe and often....

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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #37 on: August 13, 2018, 11:05:35 PM »
I'm running Michelin Commander II's on my EV & I'm very pleased with them. Not showing any wear yet after 4500 miles. And although no one has said anything about flats (and I hope that I'm not jinxing myself), I run Ride-on in them. I don't know if it works, I only know that I've not had a flat, and it supposedly balances the tires too. Good luck on whatever you decide to install.
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #38 on: August 14, 2018, 12:09:31 AM »
Dofin

Did I understand right ... you pulling a trailer with you V-7 ?     I can see no problem with the power and gearing , but how would you hook-it-up ???  :undecided:

Hook it on the swingarm ? or come down from the frame ? 
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #39 on: September 11, 2018, 10:17:18 PM »
I ended up with Shinko tour master 231's. Time will tell. Thanks for all of the advice.
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #40 on: September 11, 2018, 10:23:15 PM »
My 2003 Stone is in need of new tires and tubes, ugh. It has Dunlap D404s on it now. What does the collective recommend for maximum tire life. I live in western WA and ride pretty mellow. Thanx for any advice, peace.

Have you tried these??
They should just bolt straight onto a "Stone" :evil:



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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #41 on: September 12, 2018, 06:39:16 AM »
Just to be clear, a 90 series 130mm wide tire will be 26mm (or 1 inch) larger in diameter than an 80 series tire, but the ride height is changed only half an inch. This will help out your speedo's accuracy and quicken your steering, but it will also create a higher overall gear ratio. This may not be a desirable result if you are pulling a trailer.
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #42 on: September 12, 2018, 03:52:01 PM »
I've got 21K mi on rear 880's, 34K on front. V rated 880's a bit less, 17k mi on rear.

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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #43 on: September 13, 2018, 01:23:59 AM »
Actually, when I think about it a lot of our roads are tar sealed with a greywacke chip, which is great for grip but is pretty tough on tires. :cry:
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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #44 on: September 13, 2018, 01:53:46 PM »
I had decent wear on my Jackal with and ME88 and later ME880 (think about 10-12k on the rear, more on the front).

I currently have an ME888 on my Sportster and expect at least that (in the past I've gotten AS LITTLE as 8k on the Sporty rear with an ME880).

I have a Pilot Activ on the back of my V7 and am hoping for 10k.

Both the Pilot Activ and the ME888 feel a little less sure-footed in rain, I  can get a little slippage on them when I didn't using a Sport Demon (V7) or ME88 or ME880 (Jackal and Sporty). It's probably worth the trade off for me on the V7, since the demon was ridiculous in wear, and I'll likely stick with it on the Sporty...

Ironically maybe for the first time in my life I'm happy with a Dunlop (the new OEM ones on the RK, and though it's too early to tell wear I'm optimistic it's going to be long).

That thoroughly confuse you?
I've ran a many of those Dunlop's on my past 4 Harley's. It's hard to beat them
On those bikes.

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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #45 on: September 13, 2018, 10:01:28 PM »
they do have a very stiff carcass.


So has that dead cat out on the road that's been there for two weeks..!

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Re: I want long lasting Tires for my 2003 Stone, please.
« Reply #46 on: September 14, 2018, 06:18:36 AM »
I've ran a many of those Dunlop's on my past 4 Harley's. It's hard to beat them
On those bikes.

We'll see, the jury is still out.

But I'll say that for decades I quickly wore out and threw away the DUNG-Flops that came stock on Harleys. There was a definite improvement on every Harley I've ever owned that I changed to Metzelers at the first tire change.

That said, I might not be motivated to try on this latest one... we'll see.
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