At what mileage has anyone worn the stock tyres out?
longevity of stock tyres?
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Haven't toasted mine completely yet, but have about 3000 miles on them and the rear doesn't look like it will last much longer. If I had to guess I would imagine that I will get about another 1500 miles before it's done for good.
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Front is looking pretty solid. Rear is getting down there, but certainly not gone yet.
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I think I will replace with same!
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At least with the weight of the Scrambler the tires seem to last longer then most other bikes I've owned in the past. I would be more then happy to get 5 or 6K miles out of a set. Best tire life I've ever seen though is on a set of Marathons on a 2007 Kawasaki 900 Custom I owned.
Sold the bike to my neighbor with 12K miles on the bike after changing the tires earlier at about 9K and he currently has 23K miles on the bike and the tires are still serviceable.
Sold the bike to my neighbor with 12K miles on the bike after changing the tires earlier at about 9K and he currently has 23K miles on the bike and the tires are still serviceable.
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I don't think there s any way you would get this much life out of the stock tires - probably more like 4500 max.
Hoping I will get 5500
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I would think that with the relatively low weight of the Scrambler they will be some fairly high mileage options out there, my understanding is that the stock tires are over all pretty soft compared to other multi compound choices out there.
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Despite the fact that my picture a few posts above indeed shows I won't even be seeing 5k miles on the rear OEM Pirelli MT 60 RS tire, I will replace the rear with the same thing. When the front wears out, I'll do the same tire again. I won't be changing to something else. don't have a lot of interest in a high mileage touring tire. I'm happy with the grip both on road and the little off road I do.
But in addition to that, and as silly as it may seem, one of the first things that caught my eye the first time I saw the Scrambler were the tires. They looked the business and fit the bike. They put all sorts of ideas and dreams in my head about owning one. It was very much a part of the bike, and to me was a big part of it's go anywhere, do anything, but just have fun attitude.
But in addition to that, and as silly as it may seem, one of the first things that caught my eye the first time I saw the Scrambler were the tires. They looked the business and fit the bike. They put all sorts of ideas and dreams in my head about owning one. It was very much a part of the bike, and to me was a big part of it's go anywhere, do anything, but just have fun attitude.
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Get yourself to Scotland. The scotch never square off their tyresI've done nearly 3500 miles, and have 3mm tread in the centre (5mm outside). Squaring off nicely - I'm hoping to get at least 4000, need to slow down on straight runs and do more corners and roundabouts
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I do ride quite a lot in Wales so I'm obviously not leaning over far enough!Get yourself to Scotland. The scotch never square off their tyres
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4650 miles. New tire is on order. I will say, I have suffered no loss of traction. It still even performs well on dirt.
While I do seek out curvy roads for fun on the weekends, a lot of my riding is commuting. I love commuting on the Scrambler, even if it's all slab work. My commute is 70 miles round trip, which is 99% freeway with the only curves being on/off ramps. Hence the very worn down center section.
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While I do seek out curvy roads for fun on the weekends, a lot of my riding is commuting. I love commuting on the Scrambler, even if it's all slab work. My commute is 70 miles round trip, which is 99% freeway with the only curves being on/off ramps. Hence the very worn down center section.
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I heard (?) that manufactures such as Ducati often do a deal with tyre brands to kit the new fleet out and the likes of Pirelli (etc) produce a batch for new bikes with about half the normal tread. Not sure if this is true but I got less than 7000km from my first set – I've added another 7000km since new ones were fitted and the tyres (still MT60s) look fine at the moment. As you can see, I don't clock up the miles enough so I'm happy enough to stick with the Mts for now.
I doubt that is correct. The thread depth is identical on the OEM and replacement tyres which means the only way to reduce life would be to drastically change the rubber compound. I can see that being a potential legal minefield in places like the USA. My understanding of the MT-60 is that the carcass and compound are essentially the same as the Diablo Rosso so the tyres are optimized for grip rather than longevity, Certainly anecdotal evidence indicates that most riders don't get very long life from them We got 8000km (5000 miles) from them on out Scrambler with my wife is is both light weight and a gentle rider doing most of the distance. I typically get 14-17,000 km from a rear 90/10 tyre on my Tiger.
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I changed my first set of MT-60 at 20 000 km and the second set is at 22 000 km and starting to show cracks on the side walls. The tread still looks good for at least another 4 000 km but I'll change them soon. Thai roads are not so abrasive I guess.
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