I need a new front tire already

[justscootin]

120/70 R15 56H

What you are reading is
120mm wide
70% (of the width is the height)
Radial
15 inch
M/C Motorcycle
56 load rating (224 kg)
H speed rating (130 mph)

 

[trekguy]

Ok, thanks. Somehow I knew you would know!

 

[bill steele]

I know they advertised the bike with z tires I'm sure that was a happy accident on there part .

 

[Skutorr]

I'd go ahead and replace them with the Pirelli Diablos. Turn-in with almost no effort, stick like grim death, wear EVENLY (special radius curve on the front tire) and are OEM on the C600Sport.

Oh, and I'm riding on them now and they are AMAZING compared to my old Battlax Bridgestones. They even ride softer/more compliant in a straight line, soaking up about HALF of the sharp bumps that came though the old tires. SWEET!

 

[justscootin]

When I replace my tires i was thinking of these tires with the duel compound. Any ideas or comments. The concern I have is the tread pattern

Michelin Pilot Power Pure SC Rear Tire - Mobile Motorcycle Superstore

Michelin Pilot Power Pure SC Front Tire - Mobile Motorcycle Superstore

http://www.canadasmotorcycle.ca/michelin-city-grip-front-tire.html

The first 2 tires are considered to be sport tires and the third is in the touring category

 

[bill steele]

So I got a set of new Pirelli's today I must say new tires sure feel good as any new tires would But I do like the Pirelli tires over the Metzler tires I have used them on other bikes that I have owned and always have had good results, they do wear fast but I think I will get more miles out of them than I got with the Mets (4300 miles) While there they did and update on the computer I asked the service person what it was for But he didn't know, But the bike seems to have a bit more take off than before and a lot more smoother engine.

 

[ItsPhilD]

I was CHECKING inflation with the info button, (around 29 to 32) but never added any air. I did find out those Feel Free tires are Z-speed rated. Why? I think I will replace it with H-speed rating, which should also soften the ride. I never ride 2 up, and weigh 167.

My Feel Free's are H rated and show minimal wear at 4100 miles.

 

[JaimeC]

Mine are just over 3K miles and still look fine, too.

 

[trekguy]

At 6100 miles, I replaced my front tire with a Michelin Sport SC tire. $179 installed. The Feel Free rear tire still looks good at 7000 miles.

 

[JaimeC]

Over 4K miles and both tires still look fine. I'm wondering if the OP just got a defective front tire? It DOES happen from time to time (but fortunately for us not often).

 

[bill steele]

I got home yesterday from a trip to the White Mtns. in NH I had put new tires on the bike about 15 days ago the tires performed perfect (Pirelli) traveling up Interstate 91 at mostly 75 to 80 mph for over 100 miles and and in the Mtns. for about 600 miles on the way home yesterday it rained and still was able to do 65 to 70 mph with no problems for the ride down on 91 for 100 miles, put on a little over 800 miles and the tires have about 1700 miles on them total with no wear that you can see.

 

[Skutorr]

Diablos are amazing tires. My brother has put over 6,000 miles of riding, 1/3 freeway at 75-80 mph and 2/3 spirited mountain twisties, and still has 20% tread left.

AVOID the Michelin Power Pure. Other forum reviews show MUCH MORE wear than advertised...

 

[bill steele]

I have Michelin City Grips on another bike that I have I must say they are much better than the Michelins that where on the bike, there can be quite different wear on tires from the same company some tires you could get 10000 miles on them and and there other named tires you may only get 6000 miles and there construction can be almost identical radial Vs radial or bias ply Vs bias ply. It can be really hit and miss you just have to experiment to see what works best or be lucky enough to have a forum for your bike and find out what others have learned.

 

[TN_Sooner]

Well, not to reopen an old thread, but this seems to be the right place to add my experience.

I am at about 4200 miles - bought the bike with 420 and have added the rest since March. Both my tires are showing wear bars and I'm about to embark on a 2000 mile trip, so I'm going to replace them. To say I'm surprised would be an understatement - I had been casually paying attention, but this thread conforms that most of you are seeing longer life than I did on this first set. Makes me wonder if the prior owner (or the dealer I bought it from) swapped older tires out and moved the newer ones somewhere else before selling to me - hard to imagine this being true, but there you go.

I'm going with whatever my dealer can get in and put on the bike - leaving in about 10 days for my trip, so at their mercy.

Oh well, I knew scooters were not a cheap endeavor!

 

[Snowdog]

what are you running for tire pressures?

 

[gt.mn]

I have just over 4k on my gt and the rear tire is square. still has tread but square
makes lots of cool noise when you lay it over
I ride 2 up most of its life and max load. I drive the bike like a sports bike though and suppose I grind off the rear front will last a while
I live in mn and it should start snowing soon so ill get some new ones this winter
I keep high 30s in front and low 40s in rear for psi
metzlers ride hard handle great. more then likely I wore the tires out more then the tires are the problem
see no real reason to change from the ffs but ill keep looking for a deal
I work for bridgestone so if I can get a deal maybe well look that way to
now if I could just get a tensioner in the bike we would be all good

 

[TN_Sooner]

what are you running for tire pressures?

40 rear and 35-36 front. I'm on the heavy end of "average"

 

[Scorpion56]

Almost 5K miles, and the tires look like new. I was surprised to see you calling out 29 to 32 when the cold spec is 35front/36rear.

I also check the tires with a gauge, cold, at least once a week. I'd guess that I'm taking out the tire pump for a couple of quick pumps a couple of times a month. As Jaime said, "trust but verify" (also applies to the oil - I don't depend on just the instrument gauge, but use the dip stick, once a week, right after a ride.). I also use the trip 1 gauge as a back-up to the fuel gauge. Trip 1 gets reset at every fueling stop. I know that I get pretty a consistent 55 MPG so when Trip 1 hits 150 miles since the last fill-up, I'm looking for a gas station (yes, with plenty of safety factor built into that calculation).

 

[davidh]

Here's my experience:

Front:
OEM Metzler -- 7,000 miles
OEM Metzler -- 6,500 miles
Michelin PowerPure -- 6,500 miles

Rear:
OEM Metzler -- 7,000 miles
OEM Metzler -- 7,000 miles
Michelin PowerPure -- still 4/32" left at 6,500 miles (might make it to 8,000 miles)

I keep tire pressures at the cold spec, if not slightly (2-3 PSI) higher.

I guess I'll get a Pirelli Diablo for the front and see how that works out. This thing eats front tires as opposed to my Piaggio BV250 which always goes through rears faster.

 

[JaimeC]

I got 6,000 out of the Metzeler front, and 11,000 out of the rear.