Rydah Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Unfortunately down here in the flatlands of Texas, there's not much use for more than the middle two inches of our rear tires, so that's what wears out fastest for sure. I do mainly two up riding with my girl, and so looking for longevity from a tire, rather than corning performance. Can anyone recommend a long lasting rear tire, from actual experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member martyl Posted July 11, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted July 11, 2017 Michelin road pilot 4. Wears like iron and IMHO the best wet weather tire out there. I got close to 15,000 miles on my first set and I could have gone longer. Handles great. I'm in Florida where most roads by me are flat. I've heard the motorcycle cops use them. A Motorcyclist's Church is the open road.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I have a set of Michelin PR4Gt's and very happy with the ware factor. I have ridden about 8000km and very little rounding so far. I do find its getting a little bit squirrely when I hit it hard going right or left after a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advman Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 PR4's for me too, just had some fitted pre trip (France, Italy, Austria, Germany then UK) done over 3,000 miles now (in 7 days) and still look like new, that was riding thru' the Alps including the Stelvio Pass 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted July 12, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm about to swap a set of Dunlop roadsmart II's that have 15,000 miles on them. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonbobo Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 PR4 and run higher PSI. I ran around 38-42psi and it lasted for 12k miles or so. I heard the PR4GT are designed for heavier touring bikes, higher load, etc, so those may not equate to longer mileage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Its true the Gt's are for heavy bikes, I think the side wall are much stronger. The only reason I have the GT's is because me local bike shops parts and service cant do anything right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdfsau Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 You might take a look at the brand new Dunlop Roadsmart 3 tires which have been engineered specifically for higher mileage compared to the PR4s. I just put a Roadsmart 3 on the back of my FJ-09 and so far I am really impressed by the handling (especially when compared compared to the the PR4's on my FJR1300, admittedly a much heavier bike) I will give a full report after I get a new Roadsmart 3 installed on the front next week. Dunlop also claims the Roadsmart 3s will continue to handle right up to the very end of the tire life on them. This certainly isn't the case with PRs which can definitely "go off" as end of their tire life approaches. I had one rear PR3 "go off" so badly on my VFR800 that they made the bike virtually un-rideable (and truly scary) despite the fact that the wear marks hadn't been reached. Be very wary about other, usually cheaper, tires that claim extremely high mileage. They are usually as hard as rocks and in an emergency situation where you have to make a quick turn, might definitely present a problem. Read about the Roadsmarts here: http://lovedunlop.com/roadsmart3/en/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeg Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Pirelli Angel GT are also getting very good reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treybrad Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Pirelli Angel GT are also getting very good reviews I don't have any experience with the Angel GT in a 180 width, but the 160 width my last bike used didn't last long. I burned through an Angel GT in about half the mileage as I was getting from PR4. YMMV of course. The Angel GT was a fantastic feeling tire and stuck really well (perfect for the Colorado trip I mounted it for), it just wasn't a king of longevity. trey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Pirelli Angel GT are also getting very good reviews I have one of these on the rear and I really like it in both wet and dry. Dual composite with harder compound in the centre and stickier rubber at the edges for better grip. Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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