Tyre Mileage

[Italian Trev]

Now I'm twiddling my thumbs and waiting for my K8 bike to arrive I've been thinking about how long my first set of tyres will last.

On my BMW GS I can squeeze around 12,000miles out of a set of Metzeler Tourances - something tells me a Busa tyre wear might be a bit more severe

The bike will coem with Bridgestone BT 14s

So - how many miles can I realistically expect to obtain before the tyre is scrap - my riding style will probably be pretty relaxed - hopefully

 

[8Daytona8]

Hard as He!! on tire rider! Got 5K on stock 014's 08 moded 198 RWH dyno, Down 2 teeth on driven spkt and will still roll on wheelie @ 60mph.

 

[Charlesbusa]

All depends on how you ride it.

150miles to 10,000miles

 

[Busaman5000]

Well, I don't know about my Busa yet. But the qualifiers I had on my VFR only lasted a bit over 3000 miles on the rear tire.

 

[Got-Busa?]

Depends on your riding. I've seen less than 2,000 riding hard all the way to 6,000+ taking it easy with a few spirited runs...

 

[Loomis]

Think most people get between 4000k to 5000k out of the rear tire. and 6000k to 8000k on the front.

 

[john74]

new busa tyres(BT15) will last no more than 6000km with calm riding....
older busa tyres lasted me 10000km (Bt56)

 

[TXBusa05LE]

Average 10K miles

 

[Rayabusa0818]

I average 3 to 4 k on the rear...usually get about twice that on the front.

My roads look like this...

 

[Nanwags]

Ok, so I'm not on a Busa, but I am on a GSXR1K and I just got 8k on my rear tire (same type of tire Wag uses on his Busa)

I'm lighter, less torque on the bike, and I'm not as experienced a rider as Wag, but I do a good job of catching him (eventually). He usually gets about 4k.

--Nanwags

 

[hans]

I'm at 2900 miles and don't have much tread left. I live in Houston, so it's a lot of slabbing before you get to the twisties. I won't get more than one more ride (300 miles) before I will replace it. That was about normal for my '02. Most I ever got was about 4500 out of an Avon sport touring tire.

 

[homdai]

I bearly have put 1200 miles on my Zephyr and I already got the rear tire flat...got pinched by a nail!

Daaaaarn!!!!

 

[Rayabusa0818]

Ok, so I'm not on a Busa, but I am on a GSXR1K and I just got 8k on my rear tire (same type of tire Wag uses on his Busa)

I'm lighter, less torque on the bike, and I'm not as experienced a rider as Wag, but I do a good job of catching him (eventually).  He usually gets about 4k.

--Nanwags  

I got 4500 on the rear Bridgestone Battlax that came on my GSXR 750.

SLAPPA99

 

[Italian Trev]

After riding that MONSTER wave of torque today on my first EVER ride on a Hayabusa I'm not sure if I'll do so well on tyre mileage but I don't really care - THIS BABY ROCKS!

 

[EarlyBird]

From my experience with my buddies 02 busa it seemed to be every 4k to 5.5k miles on average with some goof'n around on them. So I would expect some of the same thing from the new one. One my 02 1k I get 5k to 6.5k and the front lasts twice as long.

 

[dadofthree]

It's rider specific, I'm looking at 3 - 4K rear and 12K front

 

[Over_Easy]

Never got more than 4,000 her in flat land FL...center always goes first...too far between any twisties.

 

[Big Red]

I get between 4,000 and 4500 milea out of a rear tire

 

[MetalDisorder]

I have 3000 on mine and tire looks good. Only small amount of wear so far.
Time for another oil change :-) aaaaahhhhhh plastics again :-)

 

[Wag]

Nan is much smoother on the throttle than we are, Ray. Her tires show it! Or not, as the case may be!

I got 170 on a sticky tire my first track day.

Usually, around 4,000 like she said.

--Wag--