well, this will be my 4th front tire since new.
at 2493 i got Bridgestone BT-021 both front and rear.
at 6200 i put pilot road front.
now at 10,170 mi in 8 months, i have for it a new pilot road 2. thats about 3900 on the 3rd front tire.
which is above average for all 3.
i still have good tread on the third rear tire a pilot road, for some reason, the fronts wear out first, always on the sides in a 'V'.
heres hoping the next time i need a front, the back will still be hanging in there, and i will get pirelli diablo rosso as a pair.
now everyone tells me, they get 8-10k out of their tires, and how i must ride wrong, or have my tires underinflated, or my wheels are out of alignment, or there are big silver discs landing in the feilds over the hill from my house, but i think i am just hard on tires.
some have called lake hughes road, the "cheezegrader" because of its bumpy texture, tight uphill turns and its many zigs and zags. some use it to set up suspension, because its got uneven texture, bumps, chatter, grooves, gee-outs, and irregular surface grip. to me its just a road. its not a freeway.
every now and then coming home, i run across some other bike rider, and they fall into 2 types.
one seems to have stopped in the middle of the road, or traveling 5-10 mph (harlee conch and fringe crowd), and the other is often either going my speed with me, or the other way, true sportbikes really leave me in the dust. its a humbling experience to shoot up the short straights at 110 or more trying to keep 85-90 in the turns, only to be left thinking my bike has popped out of gear, when it hasn't.
did i mention i really like my suzuki GSF 1250. of course i wish it had less weight, and more hp.
side note is i bought rear brake pads too, as they are looking thin.
nothing like new rubber and fresh pads to make one want to ride again.
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, but should last longer.
so I switched it out. My AV59 Viper Sport up front has almost 13k now and still has good tread but is scalloping (which is normal and unavoidable) and beginning to vibrate a little. I still like the Viper / Storm combo so I ordered another one today. The Viper is W(168mph) speed rated and has more dry stickum than the Z(149mph) rated Storm and is good in the wet too. Nevermind all that . . . . . . . . . it was CHEAPER!
about 4k on the rear give or take a few smiles. Big torque to play you must pay
