Re: [ST] Mileage

[drbrant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

My milage is much less than yours.  My mileage on Michelin Pilot roads has been between 3,500 -4,000 or a rear and 7,000-8,000 on the fronts.  I run 36 psi front and 42 rear.  My tires usually wear out evenly side to side.  I tend to change well into the wear bars.  I do almost no communting on the ST.  Most of the riding is sport touring on back roads in NC, VA and WV.  I probably ride 60% of the time solo and 40% two up.  I admit I ride fast but not necessarily all that agressively.  My front brakes are about 75% worn in 20,000 miles.  I get great gas milage with an average around 50 mpg with stock gearing.

I currently am running Metezler R6's.  I had a flat rear tire this past weekend plugged it and had the plug fail.  So I have a new one coming.  This tire has about 2,000 miles on it but looked very good.  It was also 100% solo riding.

Rick
Pfafftown, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Lawler <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Aug 5, 2005 9:52 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] Mileage

In a previous email, sprint_st@xxxxxxx stated:
> I've been running Z4's and Z6's and have not been able to crack 5K miles.
> Time for new shoes and I'd like something to last a bit longer.  Long
> trips eat that rear center area quite fast.

Hmmm. Curiouser and curiouser.

I just went through a set of MeZ4's. The front lasted about 15,500 
miles. I'll admit that it was down beyond the wear bars on the left side 
(there is a fun left hand sweeper that I hit on the way home from work) 
and badly cupped. The first rear lasted about 10,000. After a 1,700 mile 
trip down to Georgia and back it was hideously squared off. It was at 
the wear bars and the flat spot made turns annoying. The second rear I 
replaced after 5,500 miles. It took on a nail after  1,200 miles. I 
plugged it and went another 4,300 before I figured that since the plug 
was slowly leaking I might as well replace it while I'm swapping out the 
front. I probably could have gotten another 3,000 miles out of it

The new shoes are MeZ6's and as of this writing have 0 miles on them. 
One would imagine that the rear will last a little bit longer than the 
4's because of the solid center.

Most of my mileage is done commuting to New York City. A few blasts up 
to 90+, the occasional trip into the triple digits and a few fun curves 
thrown in. Out of curiosity, what sort of riding do you do that you're 
getting that low mileage?


-- 
Steve Lawler
Verona, NJ, USA

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

"Le mariage c'est résoudre ensemble des problèmes qu'on aurait jamais eu 
tout seul!" (Marriage is solving together problems you would never have 
alone!)
             -- Unknown
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