TIRE WEAR

[nsmith]

2007 Breva 1100 Continental Conti/Motion 180/55 ZR 17 riding in the Ozarks. I'm an old fat guy, I don't drag foot pegs or do burnouts but this tire lasted less than 4000 miles. Now the tire did preform awesome and never felt like I had reached it's limit but at less than 4000 miles to the cord I'm wondering what you might say would be a good longer lasting tire?

[redhawk47]

Did you check your tire pressure regularly?  Weekly?
Were you running the MG recommended pressure?
Were you riding a lot of chip-sealed roads?  They are hard on tires.
What kind of mileage have you gotten on other tires?

Dan

[nsmith]

yes,yes,yes and I'm not sure.

[Gliderjohn]

I dunno, I seem to get between three and four thousand on the rears on both my T-3 and my Norge. For the first time I am trying Shinkos so will see if they last longer.
GliderJohn

[Brand X]

Pretty cheap to replace both tires.. Try a dual compound tire if you want longer life, and good performance. At least the Breva is super simple to get the rear wheel off the bike.. I think the Dunlop Q-3 + tires are super on the Breva, but twice the cost of the Conti you have.

https://www.amazon.com/CONTINENTAL-MOTION-70zr17-Front-55zr17/dp/B007N6RPSY/ref=pd_sbs_2?pd_rd_w=dbXUN&pf_rd_p=2419a049-62bf-452e-b0d0-ca5b7e35a7b4&pf_rd_r=BF7SYF4W7080BDEREHF0&pd_rd_r=709fec45-1860-4f77-9c01-8906d421a715&pd_rd_wg=rTjbW&pd_rd_i=B007N6RPSY&psc=1

[MGrego]

I have been using Pirelli "GT" tires on both my Norge and V11 LeMans, both bikes take the same size.  I get about 6K on the rear tire, but I ride on Texas "chip and seal" type roads quite often.

[ohiorider]

Though I no longer own the 1200 Sport, I have my maintenance records:  Similar to your B1100.

First couple of sets were Metzeler 880
Several sets of Michelin Pilot Road 3 & 4

Mileage between changes:

8180
9188
11800
9000
10000
8000
6000

I weigh in at approx 165#.  Lots more front braking vs rear, other than for light trail braking.
Ran approx 37psi rear/35psi front.