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Posted by CDNRatMan
 - August 14, 2013, 19:39:40 PM

 I was fascinated by your results and your words of wisdom......

in my stage whisper:
(GreenBarn you sure like to be mean to the older people)

Posted by Troll
 - August 14, 2013, 19:19:12 PM

I just thought that you guys might be interested in a long term result. I guess I was wrong...  :'(

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - August 14, 2013, 18:39:20 PM

oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Posted by greenbarn
 - August 14, 2013, 18:25:59 PM

This thread is very tiring...    ;D

So, to boil it down, Troll, this sounds like you're extremely happy with the Mich's?  Or is this overstating it?

BTW, that's some great attire on your bike...   (groan)..... :o

I should now re-tire.

Posted by Troll
 - August 14, 2013, 13:26:32 PM

It's been a year and about 10,500 miles since I put on the Michelin Commander IIs. The tread depth is 6.5/32 of an inch. At this rate, when the tire is worn to 2/32, I should have about 16,000  more miles. Averaging 4200 miles on 1/32. The front tire has 1/32 off it, for 4/32 tread depth. Best part, besides the mileage/traction/handling...the tread is not getting choppy on the front or the rear!
We are having a ride in bike show on the 25th, so I took the bike apart to get it clean, and it's an excuse to ride the "W" more. Figured I'd take a picture of the tire while it's apart.

Posted by pcarrell
 - June 24, 2013, 08:06:15 AM

For WWW tires, Avons are super sticky.  They aren't cheap though, and because they are a softer compound (thats what makes them sticky), they tend to wear out a little sooner.  Metzler 880's are great, just avoid old brazilian made backstock from a couple of years ago.  They had "issues".  Those issues seem to be corrected now.  (It'll say on the side of the tire where and when it's made.)  I have one on the back now and it's plenty sticky and holds up pretty well.  The only others I've tried are Continental Milestones.  They look great and last FOREVER!  (I have 25,000 miles on my front tire and there's still enough tread to maybe make it through the summer.  The rear got almost 15,000 miles before it was due for replacement.)  It's a harder compound, so it's not as sticky, but the bang for the buck is hard to beat.  They also have a bit more sidewall material in them, so load capacity is a little better (if you ever ride 2up or gear up for trips).

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 22, 2013, 14:50:06 PM
Quote from: John Hopkins on June 22, 2013, 13:49:32 PM

Did I say that..what I meant was it is difficult to buy WW tires in Britain so some people paint the walls of their black tires white ..

But not many people buy a bike to only ride in dry weather because we have a lot of rain so keeping ww tires clean is a full time job so there is not a very big market for them.

John.

I got it this time.....  :o  must have read it too fast the first time.   That makes more sense now.

Posted by John Hopkins
 - June 22, 2013, 13:49:32 PM

Did I say that..what I meant was it is difficult to buy WW tires in Britain so some people paint the walls of their black tires white ..

But not many people buy a bike to only ride in dry weather because we have a lot of rain so keeping ww tires clean is a full time job so there is not a very big market for them.

John.

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 22, 2013, 08:21:36 AM
Quote from: John Hopkins on June 22, 2013, 08:09:23 AM

You only have a limited number of white wall tires in the correct size to choose from so it might be a matter of sacrificing quality for looks..not many riders in Britain use white wall tires and even some of those that do have painted black walls white..

John.

That's interesting, John.  just out of curiosity, why would they pay more for WWW just to go to all the work to paint them black?  Something to occupy their time when it rains?
Posted by John Hopkins
 - June 22, 2013, 08:09:23 AM

The old fashioned answer is that there are two types of tire..Soft rubber which stick to the road like glue but don't last long, and hard rubber which lasts forever but doesn't hold the road..good tires have to be a compromise between the two..

You only have a limited number of white wall tires in the correct size to choose from so it might be a matter of sacrificing quality for looks..not many riders in Britain use white wall tires and even some of those that do have painted black walls white..

I have heard Michelin are good.

John.
Posted by roadrash
 - June 04, 2013, 18:54:18 PM

i get 6k-8k on my rear me880 and now the 888 is suppost to be alot better

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - May 24, 2013, 23:51:55 PM

  I have the same tires as D1 and today I put abit over 600 kms on them and fantastic, really happy with them and of course they look cool.

Posted by Drift1
 - May 24, 2013, 12:28:43 PM

Dougdrifter,that's the easiest question ever posted on the forum ::)I can even answer this one ;).....the one's that never get used :o....to easy,brother..lol...On a seriuos note there's different opinions on this like many other questions of course here on the forum.There's quit a few of us who just upgraded over the off season from the stock black Dunlop to the metzler 880 www's at least that's what was on my Drifter before the switch.So far I put 800 miles on them and don't have any negative reviews at all.

Posted by dougdrifter
 - May 24, 2013, 01:00:36 AM

Any guess as to what wide whitewall tire lasts the longest?

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