Not bad.
5.7k miles (9.1k kms) original Michelin Commander III
- Thread starter emgarciax
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widu13
Active member
Good wear for the miles.
vwjedi
Member
No pictures but I’m only just hitting the wear bars now on the front and still have 2mm on the rear. Original commander 3s with 17.8k kms. New rubber goes on next Saturday.
What did you choose?
vwjedi
Member
Metzeler 888's
Hammo
Member
Look ok to me why are you changing ?
Star-Lord
Active member
I'm at 6,700 miles and I think my front tire still has some life left to it:
Looks good for another safe 7k miles!
Star-Lord
Active member
It seems like I'm reading other post from folks with approximately the same amount of mileage; however, their tires are shredded...? What's different - the roads, tire pressure, manufactured date of the tire, etc...?
My Model B was purchased with Michelin Commander tires..
Looks pretty good!
Hammo
Member
Everyone has a different riding style , acceleration , braking , speed , personally i have always got around 9000 miles on my BMW bikes before a change , hope i get that on my 1800 Classic !!!.
Star-Lord
Active member
I ride fast for the most part, probably 15 - 20 mph over the posted speed limit; in addition - I constantly used the front brake lever vs the foot brake lever, I've become extremely dependent on the distributed braking system on the R18.
I ride with my pointer & middle finger resting on the brake lever; I also use my pointer finger to help regulate my throttle control, especially when riding on rough pavement in order to keep my speed smooth.
Ulrich
Well-known member
Wow ... your tires look great for that mileage, my C3 front did this after @ 8000 miles:
And now my rear @ almost 13 000 miles still has plenty of 'meat' on it, but is starting to do this
(all the way 'round) :
I must have just gotten a really bad batch ... just my luck
.
I changed the front to a Metzler Cruisetec and really like the way
it rides ... it is doing (3000 miles in) a bit of 'cupping' but it runs really good, so I won't change it
I think next time I will try the Metzler triple 8s, seems folks have made good experiences with them.
And now my rear @ almost 13 000 miles still has plenty of 'meat' on it, but is starting to do this
(all the way 'round) :
I must have just gotten a really bad batch ... just my luck
.I changed the front to a Metzler Cruisetec and really like the way
it rides ... it is doing (3000 miles in) a bit of 'cupping' but it runs really good, so I won't change it
I think next time I will try the Metzler triple 8s, seems folks have made good experiences with them.
brcolbourne
Member
I am at 26,000km on my rear Michelin Commander III and just reached the wear bars, only got 6,000 km on the first front but got 20,000 km on the second tire. New set to be installed next week, happy with the performance of the Michelin Commander III.