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View Poll Results: How many MILES from your tire/tyre (rear) ?
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0 - 2,000 miles
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3 |
2.78% |
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2,001 - 4,000 miles
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15 |
13.89% |
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4,001 - 6,000 miles
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41 |
37.96% |
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6,001 - 8,000 miles
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24 |
22.22% |
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8,001 - 10,000 miles
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17 |
15.74% |
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10,001+ miles !
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8 |
7.41% |
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03-11-2008
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Senior Member
250 Grand Prix
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: clermont florida
Posts: 135
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My turn.
Bridgestones ( came w/ bike)
13,500 miles out of front, yeah it was completely toast. funny thing bike started to shake its head during the last 1000.
completely wore out 2 rears, also BT020
now on pilot roads
i'm in fl so mostly flat w/ some fun curves. the usual trip around ocala/ clermont /floral city and lesser places in between.
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Formula Extreme
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Posts: 664
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whoops I thought it said kilometers . I voted 10,000+ 
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250 Grand Prix Favorite Bike: 2002 Trophy1200
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: burlesontx
Posts: 133
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Originally Posted by DaveM
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Doublenikkel,
are you aware that the stated manual pressures of 36 and 42 psi are for MAX load only?
cheers,
DaveM
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Yes,I am aware of the pressures in the manuals!! You see,I`m a bit of a chub and I usually carry some items for the ride with me in a tail pac.Or the top box,depeding on which bike I`m riding at the time. I know you fast guys use lower pressures,I used 28F and 32R for some Michelin Pilot Sports a few years ago.But they did not last long at all. My Trophy is a tire eating beast,so I run them high on it. Plus I like the longevity with them hard. So what pressures do you run Dave?
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Super Sidecars Favorite Bike: '07 Sprint ST - black
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Goonellabah, NSW & Scarborough, Qld
Posts: 42
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'07 Sprint
original back tyre - 8500 klms = 5300 mls
5 x 1000+ klm days, balance x 250 klm trips
but I used to get 12000+ klm from the rear tyre of a GSX1400 
interesting comparison
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black '07 Triumph Sprint ST
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250 Grand Prix Favorite Bike: 2005 sprint
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: dookie vic australia
Posts: 121 Other Motorcycle: gs 550 Extra Motorcycle: cz 250 1932
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At 36 and 42 psi i dont believe you are running too much pressure
The manufacturer states this as max pressure, but it is also the reccomended pressure.
Tyres of the radial variety are desighned to work within a certain heat range, to achieve this the tyre should always be maintained at the manufacturers reccomended pressure, which is also used as max pressure.
Running at lower pressures will not increase grip but will increase wear.
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Formula Extreme
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland, OR USA
Posts: 605
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7k-ish. 2CT Powers are on order. I am planning the 020's untimely demise.
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Formula Extreme
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Davenport, IA
Posts: 832
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There is no untimely demise for 020's. Any time is the right time to kill them.
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SuperBike Favorite Bike: My beautiful black 07 Sprint ST ABS!
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: San Francisco CA USA
Posts: 1,536 Other Motorcycle: 84 Kawasaki Spectre (red & black) - selling to brother Extra Motorcycle: KTM Penton 125 (dirt) now parts, RIP.
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Swapped out the BT020s at about 2800 miles although I know they could easily have gone another 2800 but I just couldn't stand them. 
Now I'm on the Metz M3s and really like them. I ride mostly sports type riding (fairly aggressive) w/ some commuting. I have 2 track days on the current set but really only one counted because the second time we got rained out early in the day. I've got about 1000 miles on this set and they still seem in good nick but I suspect that I'll swap them out at about 1500 as track season gets underway. I ride 34/36 for road and 32/32 track. 
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Super Sidecars Favorite Bike: 2004 Sprint ST
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 66
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My Sprint came with Pirelli Diablo Strada on the front and back, they had about 2500km on them at the time.
I've since added another 6000km and I estimate the rear is down to about 60%
Mark
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Super Sidecars Favorite Bike: '05 Sprint ST
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 53 Other Motorcycle: '72 Kaw H2, '83 GPz550 Extra Motorcycle: 05 MINI Cooper S
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'05 Sprint ST
11,300mi on BT020 rear (check the pic , it's toast)
half highway, half mountain twisties  |
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