How important is how long a tire lasts?

How important is "how many miles it lasts" when selecting a tire?

  • Very important. I select the longest lasting tire and squeeze every last mile down to the wear bars

    Votes: 3 6.1%
  • Important. I select a tire that wear is still more important than performance.

    Votes: 10 20.4%
  • Somewhat important. I select a tire that's performs ok but still gets decent mileage.

    Votes: 25 51.0%
  • Not important. My choice is the best performing tire as possible. Mileage is not a consideration.

    Votes: 10 20.4%
  • None of the above matters. I buy the cheapest tires I can find.

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Total voters
    49

Mak10

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Pick the right tire for the application it is to be used for.

A $300 tire is not inherently better than a $80 tire. It all depends on application. Usually you get what you pay for. But the marketing dept has used that to make extra profit.

Back when I was a shop monkey at the Honda shop I learned a few things. Out in the showroom they had the expensive “Honda oils”. Back in the shop they had 55 gallon drums of “not Honda” branded oil. Did they charge less? Hell no.

I’ve seen brand new trucks get different wheels and “mud” tires first thing after they get unloaded. Lift kits and big tires do absolutely nothing to help a 1 ton diesel truck with either it’s pulling capacity or hauling capacity.

Chris your poll is skewed towards your particular opinion and experience as to how “you” ride.

I currently have a motorcycle in my garage with a car tire on it. It works extremely well on that bike. That bikes purpose was strictly a commuter to get from point a to b. Place of employment and back home. It works excellent. Dark side tires have been used for a long while now on many different motorcycles and I have yet to hear of one failure. Just opinions of closed minded people who have never run one.

Changing a tire on the road is one of the last things I ever want to do, unless I have to. Yeah I can do it. But why? I have a nice, warm, dry shop at home. Where I can change a tire and balance it too.

And what if I go on a impulse ride and don’t know where I’ll end up? Some of my best rides are these. I don’t always want to sleep in a hotel.

Your availability of tires in LA is going to be much different in Shoshone Idaho. Most dealers here just carry UTV parts and accessories. They can’t sell adventure bikes or gear or parts.

Your poll is flawed, the Super Tenere is so versatile. Public opinion makes no difference as to what tire I run. If it did I would have big mud terrains on my truck. To drive to the mall and look cool.
 

Boris

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Tyre life isn’t that important to me, but is considered.

I only ride on tarmac and like to push on where conditions allow, especially when on tour and in the hills and mountains. Tyres usually last 5-7k miles for me, and that suits me fine.

Base Tourance tyres are the nearest to an off road tyre I would use (which I know isn’t really an off road tyre) and TBH, I’ve never had a problem with them.
 

Checkswrecks

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Editing shears are out and the dark side voting option with unneeded comment is gone.

We all have a pretty good understanding about how oil and tire threads go. Thank you all for keeping it civil.
 
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ballisticexchris

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Editing shears are out and the dark side voting option with unneeded comment is gone.

We all have a pretty good understanding about how oil and tire threads go. Thank you all for keeping it civil.
My bad. I failed to recognize that a lot of members here in the Super Tenere community actually like to run a car tire on a motorcycle. I have zero personal experience having a car tire mounted on a motorcycle. Not my cup of tea to even try. But if it works for someone else, who am I to judge.

We all have different experiences. An example would be base jumping. I feel that it's a stupid unnecessary risk. Yet thousands of people do it every day and land safely. Same can be said with tire choice. What feels comfortable for one rider does not feel comfortable for another. Everyone who rides has their own risk assessment when swinging a leg over a bike.
 

bimota

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I wanted to try michelin road pilot 5's this time after 3 sets of anakee 111's but tyre guy wanted £250 plus for the pair, did not need them asap so just kept looking on ebay.
you always get somebody bought a tyre but bike gone, got a new rear for £75 and about 2 weeks later a front £ 61 both road pilots 5 and new
£136 a pair love ebay lol

rob
 

Don T

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I didn't vote as the option "Long lasting is only a part of the equation. I select tires that suit my riding pattern" is missing.

I spend most of my time on tarmac with the occasional excursion on dirt and gravel roads, so I choose tires that perform well on tarmac and still allow me to ride gravel and dirt as long as I take it easy.
As a side bonus these kind of tires generally last a long time.
 

avn801

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Sure, I'll Bite.

Oh so many tire choices, so many oil choices, etc. I'm going to step out of the box for a second and state this; If you really stop and think about it, you realize it doesn't matter what tire you pick on the S10. Get some Michelin PR4 or anakee adventures and give them to pro factory riders. I bet they will spank any of us even if we had TKC 80's in ANY conditions, both on or off road. Mileage matters to the wallet, a bike only does what you tell it so tire safety is all you. There are knobbies, blocks, or slicks. The 3 tires to choose from but many variations of the stated 3 by each manufacturer (who all want your money). Pick a pattern and ride within it!

Cheers.
 
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