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Re: [ST] Tire question and Brief Ride Report
- Subject: Re: [ST] Tire question and Brief Ride Report
- From: "David R. Brant" <drbrant@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:39:11 -0500
Thanks, Bill I am leaning towards BT020's at this time. In the past on
my VFR I would get around 5,000 off of D205's. Currently the VFR has a
D220 on it with about 3,000 miles. It is starting to show some wear so
it may not make 5,000. Eventually I will most likely switch to Dunlops
or Metzlers on the Sprint. I agree the roads in the Smokies do seam
very abrasive. I ride in that area several times a year. The balance
of my riding is in Western NC north to Western PA with a few trips into
the midwest.
Thanks,
Rick
Bil Swartz wrote:
>
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, David R. Brant wrote:
>
> > What kind of milage have others gotten from thier stock tires.
>
> Rick, that's unreal wearing that tire out that quick, but then when I
> took a trip down to Dillard and The Gap, I noticed how incredibly abrasive
> the roads are down there, feathering the tires of even this
> non-knee-dragging rider. Still though, that seems to be accellerated
> wear.
>
> I bought my '99 used, it had BT-020's on it already but don't know how
> many miles they had been on - guessing 8-10k. I installed a new set of
> 020's at 15k, and they now have 9.6k on 'em and I'm still guessing there's
> another 1000 or so left in 'em unless I get south again!
>
> I used to have D205's on the Trophy3 and got about 10k/ea out of 2 sets of
> those. We've put 020's on The Boss's viffer, and I'm looking to buy a new
> pair of 020's for the ST now (good prices anyone?). I've been very happy
> with the 020's needless to say.
>
> FWIW, HIH, YMMV (will vary in your case!)
>
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