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YamahaFan
05-17-2010, 01:46 PM
Got about 17k miles. The rear tire still runs OK but the inspection guy said it would not pass, in fact it does not hold air for too long (a week). I suspected the valve but oh well. If you remember a while back I had a nail and plugged it with Plug'NGo - that was almost 9k miles ago - another suspect for the air loss. The front tire, however, did not wear evenly. Some of the treads wore deeper than others next to them (it was like you take sand paper and sand just those treads). Not sure what the hell happened, so I guess I'm replacing both.

I don't do stunts except for some speedings (once in a while when the road is empty - yes still against the law if you wonder) and leaning in twisties, and this is my third season on the tires. I did not expect these tires to last that long but they did.

In conclusion, I give it a 9 out of 10.

DuckyTopTN
05-12-2012, 07:54 PM
Wow! Impressed. My Monster came with these tires stock and I had them gone in about 3,000 miles. I air up before every ride so under/over inflation was not the issue. Very sticky tire on very torquey and excellent handling bike did not equal long life.

I'd give 'em a 10/10 for wonderful sticking in the corners.
1/10 for life/wear