How long do the tires last?
Any tires that you guys recommend?

 

Dunlop D606 rear has more than 6000 km on it and about 500 km left I recon'.
Great tyre IMHO.
Front tyres area more personal choice. I've had Dunlop D908, Michelin AC10 and the stock Dunlop D603 (lasts more than 10000 km) and all perform well. I've got anew front in the garage to fit up with a new Dunlop D606 rear, it's a Pirelli Scorpion XCMS. Comes highly recommended by local desert racers.
Bridgestone Gritty ED663 is worth a look too.

 

in my history

rears
stock - 2200
606 - 3000
trackmaster - 2000
t63 - 2200

fronts
stock - 3000
606 - 5000
908f - 6000
battle rallye - looks like it will be about 5000


personal choice, probably 606 rear with 908f if you do a lot of miles, trackmaster rear and 777f front if you do only dirt basicly.

 

Back

1st tire was the stock Dunlop 603 It lasted about 2500 miles
2nd tire was a Dunlop 606 lasted over 3000 miles
3rd tire was a Kenda K270 and I got about 4000 miles
4th tire is my current Dunlop 606 at over 3000 miles and is still at 50%

Front tire

1st tire was the stock Dunlop 603 and it ran over 6000 miles
2nd tire is currently the Kenda K270 and is still at 70% at over 7,000 miles.

Tires are for every front you go through 2 on the back...or somewhere close to that.

 

I just put on my 3rd set of tires. Since the Kenda K270 handle nicely enough on the road and still performed okay on the dirt, I put on another set.

Stock Dunlop 603
less than 1,800miles

2nd set of Kenda K270
more than 6,000 miles and could have gone even further.

 

NO WAY! I didnt know the tires ran out this quickly.

My stock rear has 2500 miles on it and its half worn. I thought that it was wearing prematurely, but i guess that is how long they are supposed to last.

 

Depends on what kind of riding you do and in what terrain. In general, the more aggressive you are, the more frequent you'll be replacing. And some terrain chews them up more than others, so "your mileage may vary" is apt. So pick your tires based on your terrain is good advice. A tire that works well for someone else might be downright scary for you in your terrain.

Also, again, depending you the type of riding you do and so forth, you generally don't want to wear a tire all the way down if you have any hope of decent traction. Once the sharp edges of the knobbies begin to round off, traction begins to suffer, even if there is still plenty of knobby otherwise left. It's up to you how much degradation you are willing to put up with. The sharp edges are what provide the traction. It just goes progressively downhill once they start to round off.

To help maintain those edges, check out the "knobby knife": http://www.knobbyknife.com/

This can help extend the useful traction of a tire well beyond where many would call it "done." I've thought about getting one of these, but haven't yet, though I've heard good things about it.

 

herd a old steak knife works just as good.

 

Give the guy credit for inginuity, but it looks like a glorified chisel. I'm guessing the heated head makes slicing through the rubber easier, but a properly sharpenned chisel should be as effective if you're a tightarse like me

Nice to know there's a tool out there though. Thanks for pointing it out!

 

For me
Rear 5000miles on a MT90 and that was pushing it. I would have changed it at 4K or so but had some shipping issues
Front has 5500miles on a MT90 and has plenty of tread left.
I use my bike about 90% road an average of 1000miles a month.

Cheers Jim