Vfr800 pre vetch v Fazer 1000

[PieEater]

Yes, PieEater, I take your point. I'm just kind of baffled how some can get so few miles out of the same tyre as me. I find it very interesting.


Most of my commuting is on the motorways where you're rolling on and off the throttle and not accelerating hard, but as an ex-despatch rider, I'm one of the fastest through traffic so it's not like I'm a dayglo Derek afraid of the throttle. I love nothing more than searching for the limit of grip coming out of corners but I rarely thrash in a straight line, so maybe I wear the shoulders of the tyre rather than the centre.


I also once got 9500 miles out of a set of Avon Storms on my ZZR1400, a big heavy bike with a big heavy bloke on it.


I also wear out the front at around the same time as the rear. Mind, I do take them down the last millimetre as well, so I guess all of these thing add up.

I recon a lot of the difference is down to the fact that I use my bike solely for pleasure which consists primarily of hooning around minor twisty A roads at a 'progressive' pace. When I had my ZX12-R I was averaging 2000 miles from a rear Avon Storm at ~£200 a pop which was part of the reason I sold it. I recon if I was using the bike to commute I would probably get at least 50% more life out of the tyres, but fortunately I can walk to work.