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It's amazing the variation we get from tires from person to person. I get 8000 or so miles out of a Shinko 805 and 10 to 11 out of a front 804. This is on a VSTROM 650 typically loaded down with 80+lbs of gear and my fat ***. One thing to note on these tires at least the 805 is that they start off wearing pretty fast then slow down as they wear further down the blocks.
That variation has a LOT to do with how much performance drop off someone is willing to accept before deciding it is time for a new tire. On my GS, once the middle of the tire really starts going down, it has a very noticeable affect on how well the tire works on hard packed surfaces covered with loose gravel/rocks. The same is true for the front. I will generally replace a TKC or the 805 as soon as the tread hits the wear bar. I won't push it further than that. I know a LOT of rider will push it until the blocks are flush with the trough section of the tread.