Tire mileage

[TheBrainII]

I have a 07 Lifan GY-5. I got about 2200 miles on the stock CST rear tire and it only got a about 1/4 of the tread left in the center. Granted it's 100% road use so far and it's not a street tire. What kind of mileage do you have on yours (stock CST tire)? Oh, the front still looks like new. I like the DS type tire but hate to replace it with the OEM one if it's just going to melt away again.

[Jim]

I have like 3500km on mine, as far as I remember it looks basically new... but I haven't used it in about a month... It's not a CST though, I forget what brand came on my bike.

[katoranger]

I have about 2500 miles on my stock CST and it is about done. I think 3000 miles will be it. My front shows little wear.

Allen

[katoranger]

I am thinking about these two as replacements. You can get the CST cheap and they work fine, but wear fast.

DURO HF903/904 MEDIAN 60/40 on/off

Or the
MAXXIS C6006 50/50 on/off


Both of these are reasonably priced.

Still probably only see about 4000 miles out of one these too. Unless you go full street that is just how it is.

I have a kenda trakmaster in the shed, but I think it may be alittle too aggressive for the street.

Allen

[ambassador]

Kato,
I'm thinking about the Maxxis tires too, If you make the jump, let me know where you got the best price...

[katoranger]

I like the maxxis. Looks like a good all-around tire. I borrowed those pics from the americanmototire.com site.

The duro is cheaper, but I haven't heard much on those. Maxxis has been around for a while.

I still need to shop around. I haven't worn the CST smooth yet.

Allen

[Savage]

Maxxis looks good. I like my trakmaster though. Not for lots of mileage, but for looks and dirt rippin'!

[katoranger]

I just read some reviews of the Duro and people seem to like them and report 7-10K on them. The maxxis doesn't seem to have as positive reviews. Just learn that it is an off-shoot of CST.

I am leaning toward the duro.

Allen

[red2003]

I have that exact Duro tire for the rear of my Roketa. My stocker was getting low with 1600 miles, but I crashed before I got a chance to wear out the stocker. The Duro is a nice looking tire. The quality looks good and I like the design. Probably wont get it on the bike till Spring. Good days are running out here in Vermont, and I don't get the cast off for 2 more weeks :( .

[katoranger]

The duro is looking like a good choice now. The stock size is about $45 shipped. I can swap the trakmaster on for planned off-road riding.

Allen

[fatboy250]

Dad got an amazing 6000miles+ out of his. I only got 3300 before I put the street tires on. They have gone over 7000miles so far and are still looking good.

Jason

[Savage]

Originally Posted by fatboy250

Dad got an amazing 6000miles+ out of his. I only got 3300 before I put the street tires on. They have gone over 7000miles so far and are still looking good.

Jason

So you've put 10,000 miles on your 200cc? (not 10,000 km)

[fatboy250]

Originally Posted by Savage

So you've put 10,000 miles on your 200cc? (not 10,000 km)

Yes miles. We ride ours regularly. I ride mine to work everyday and Dad goes to the gym on his during the week. Then we'll ride on the weekends. We bought them back in 10/06. Had a few minor setbacks along the way; everything common to these chinabikes, but nothing that couldn't be fixed. Needless to say I've been very pleased and impressed with ours.

Jason

[katoranger]

I tend to use all the power it has to put to the ground, so I usually don't get the most miles out tires.

Allen

[Savage]

That's amazing fatboy!
I doubt mine will ever hit 10k.
You've paid for your bike many times over.