Posted by Road Glidin' Don on March 7, 2010, 10:07 am
Drinks on me, folks. I was talking with some people, all of whom have
Softail Customs with the 200mm rear tire, and they're swearing to me
that they only get 5,000 to 7,000 miles out of those fat 200mm tires
that bike has before they have to replace them. That was alarming
news, since my wife recently switched from her Sportster to a Softail
with that same tire.
The first person who claimed the 5-7k tire life, I replied that's
gotta be bullshit. But, then two others chimed in and said they have
the same experience...
Is this short tire mileage really the case, based on others'
experience here?
I find this surprising since our other bikes have/had 130s, 140s and
160s and, regardless of those widths, we easily get 12k miles out of
them. With the amount of riding we do, getting half that mileage is
going to be a pricey and inconvenient proposition I hadn't expected -
especially once the higher price of the tire is factored in as well.
Posted by Road Glidin' Don on March 7, 2010, 10:46 pm
> Drinks on me, folks. I was talking with some people, all of whom have
> Softail Customs with the 200mm rear tire, and they're swearing to me
> that they only get 5,000 to 7,000 miles out of those fat 200mm tires
> that bike has before they have to replace them. That was alarming
> news, since my wife recently switched from her Sportster to a Softail
> with that same tire.
> The first person who claimed the 5-7k tire life, I replied that's
> gotta be bullshit. But, then two others chimed in and said they have
> the same experience...
> Is this short tire mileage really the case, based on others'
> experience here?
> I find this surprising since our other bikes have/had 130s, 140s and
> 160s and, regardless of those widths, we easily get 12k miles out of
> them. With the amount of riding we do, getting half that mileage is
> going to be a pricey and inconvenient proposition I hadn't expected -
> especially once the higher price of the tire is factored in as well.
Shirley, these beers have gone flat, sittin' there. Can I get a fresh
round?
Posted by Harold Gailey on March 8, 2010, 12:17 am
> Drinks on me, folks. I was talking with some people, all of whom have
> Softail Customs with the 200mm rear tire, and they're swearing to me
> that they only get 5,000 to 7,000 miles out of those fat 200mm tires
> that bike has before they have to replace them. That was alarming
> news, since my wife recently switched from her Sportster to a Softail
> with that same tire.
> The first person who claimed the 5-7k tire life, I replied that's
> gotta be bullshit. But, then two others chimed in and said they have
> the same experience...
> Is this short tire mileage really the case, based on others'
> experience here?
> I find this surprising since our other bikes have/had 130s, 140s and
> 160s and, regardless of those widths, we easily get 12k miles out of
> them. With the amount of riding we do, getting half that mileage is
> going to be a pricey and inconvenient proposition I hadn't expected -
> especially once the higher price of the tire is factored in as well.
Shirley, these beers have gone flat, sittin' there. Can I get a fresh
round?
I'm thinking the 200's wear out faster cause their owners like to smoke them
more than they did the 130's, 140's, 160's, etc.
BTW nice pictures on the website. Wedding photos look straight outta the
70's maybe 80's in Canada. :-)
--
74 CB 450 - Stolen; 74 Z1 900 - Traded; 76 FX 1200 - Stolen; 78 FX(E)
86 CI - Daily rider nice weather; 02 FXDX 88 CI - Daily rider other weather
Posted by Road Glidin' Don on March 8, 2010, 9:40 am
> I'm thinking the 200's wear out faster cause their owners like to smoke them
> more than they did the 130's, 140's, 160's, etc.
That's what I'm hoping is the case, Harold, but the riders who
reported the short tire life aren't the type to ride spirited, so that
got me wondering if a softer, stickier rubber compound is being used
in the fat tires.
> BTW nice pictures on the website. Wedding photos look straight outta the
> 70's maybe 80's in Canada. :-)
Heh, heh. You nailed it. It was 1975. And I'm still getting razzed
about the plaid suit!
Posted by Philip Nasadowski on March 8, 2010, 10:02 pm
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> That's what I'm hoping is the case, Harold, but the riders who
> reported the short tire life aren't the type to ride spirited, so that
> got me wondering if a softer, stickier rubber compound is being used
> in the fat tires.
Come on, what's the fun of a big tire and lots of HP if you can't do a
good smokeshow? :)
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> Softail Customs with the 200mm rear tire, and they're swearing to me
> that they only get 5,000 to 7,000 miles out of those fat 200mm tires
> that bike has before they have to replace them. That was alarming
> news, since my wife recently switched from her Sportster to a Softail
> with that same tire.
> The first person who claimed the 5-7k tire life, I replied that's
> gotta be bullshit. But, then two others chimed in and said they have
> the same experience...
> Is this short tire mileage really the case, based on others'
> experience here?
> I find this surprising since our other bikes have/had 130s, 140s and
> 160s and, regardless of those widths, we easily get 12k miles out of
> them. With the amount of riding we do, getting half that mileage is
> going to be a pricey and inconvenient proposition I hadn't expected -
> especially once the higher price of the tire is factored in as well.