Long Trip Prep Help

[shooter]

Point taken Ixol , but there are several factors involved. When ambient temps are higher then pavement temps are higher. Yeah curves heat up a tire but so does speed. Fact is that tire will be running a lot hotter temps than in the spring. Anything you run over or pick up will be more likely to damage the tire. And Ixol you may ride in hotter temps but if the road is straight and the speed is conservative those guys hitting the curves hard may have a hotter carcass. Friction is your enemy. I've seen too many tire failures so I'm just more cautious. Another thing is where can you get service out on the road and how much will they gouge you. Just a lot if factors in that decision. Like I said , he wants "Trouble free". No guarantees but you can make your chances better.

[stevenolts]

I don't want to steel this thread but what is the consensuses for mileage on the rear tire / front tire.

I only got 9,000 out of my first rear tire. I am now at 17,000 miles and need to know how to tell if the OEM Bridgestone tires are worn out. Are there wear bars? I think maybe I changed my first rear too early at 9000. The belts were not showing but there was not much tread left. Does anyone have a picture of the good but worn and then the point where the tire needs to be replaced?

I ride hard but I keep good air pressure in the tires with the FOBO TPMS.

I saw someone said they got 18000 on the rear / is that true? How could I be doing so badly?

On my Fatboy I only got 5000 and the belts were showing. I think the 200 rear on the fat boy was terrible for wear.

[shooter]

Steve , your riding style and habits can cut potential tire wear in half. The way you stop , the way you take off , how fast you run , how hard you take the corners , are there a lot of curvy secondary roads on your rides , etc,etc.

[stevenolts]

I live in Missouri like you and I love the twistiest roads best, but I ride a lot of highway also. I ride 45 highway miles on the way to work. On the way home I ride back roads probably 60+ miles. I thought we all bought the F6B because we love to fly around everywhere we go. Fast take offs and the hard braking are what make the F6B fun.
Steve

[Ixol Phaane]

Point taken Ixol , but there are several factors involved. When ambient temps are higher then pavement temps are higher. Yeah curves heat up a tire but so does speed. Fact is that tire will be running a lot hotter temps than in the spring. Anything you run over or pick up will be more likely to damage the tire. And Ixol you may ride in hotter temps but if the road is straight and the speed is conservative those guys hitting the curves hard may have a hotter carcass. Friction is your enemy. I've seen too many tire failures so I'm just more cautious. Another thing is where can you get service out on the road and how much will they gouge you. Just a lot if factors in that decision. Like I said , he wants "Trouble free". No guarantees but you can make your chances better.