How many miles on a rear tire? By blu (Read 620 times)

[blu]

How many mile do you expect to get out of a rear tire?  

[cyborg]

Now you did it!!!!!! You started the dreaded TIRE THREAD!!!!!!!!!!,,,,, just kidding,,I got 1100 miles out of a Pirelli on my et4 150cc Vespa ,,,and 3600 out of a Dunlop on my 150cc genuine Stella and it still looked decent with 1000 or so to go before its shot,,,but I changed it and made it the spare,,,it's all conditions/ how you ride ,,,road weight,,ect,,but I think 3-4000 is about the average

[blu]

Thanks, next I'll start an oil thread! But the reason I ask is my rear tire was almost new when I got it 300 miles ago. Now it's cupping real bad on the sides and I don't figure 1000 miles out of this tire. I'll check pressure tomorrow, but it doesn't look good.

[cyborg]

Get that thing in the air check pressure and alignment,,,how many miles on the scoot?,,,,

[blu]

About 2500 on the odometer, 2100+ when I bought it. the seller didn't check the box affirming actual mileage, not sure if it was a slip or if he did that intentionally, so I went exempt. To look at it, I can believe that is actual mileage, it's really clean.

[cyborg]

What tire is on it?

[blu]

Some Chinese crap, something Shin.

EDIT:  Cheng Shin, 120/90/10, puny thing.

[jct842]

I have heard rumors about the 10" rear on the helix is not good for lot of miles. kz1000 made comments on that for one. Don't think there is a lot of extra room under there to put a bigger tire on but don't quote me on that.

[blu]

What a b!tch. Trying to get to that little tiny valve behind the muffler, what a b!tch. I don't know what the pressure was, a lot of air escaped just trying to get a reading. So I put some air in and got a reading of 38lbs. I just let a little out and called it good. I don't hear the scalloping on the road so I guess it was low! It's pretty hard, but that's fine, I'll get more miles out of it. These things are definitely NOT FUN to work on, not even air.