Tenere tyre life
 

Use this template to compare what mileage / performance you get out of your tyres, this should be helpful to new buyers when deciding what new tyres to get. Just cut and paste it in a post in this thread once the tyres are on and then come back to it when your tyre's are knackered to write down the mileage and other comments:

TYRE MAKE / MODEL:
DATE FITTED:
DATE REPLACED:
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully):
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge):
BOUGHT FROM:
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD):
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED:
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN:
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED:
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE:

In the unfortunate event of a non repairable puncture, please make a note of it in the final comments

TYRE MAKE / MODEL: Metzler Tourance (the original)
DATE FITTED:May
DATE REPLACED: oktober the 14th
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully): 6 months
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge): 124 euro for a new rear tyre (again Tourance)
BOUGHT FROM: www.lammensmotors.be
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD): mixed
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED: 0 km
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN: 12700 for the rear tyre
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED: I had no idea, I do around 6000 km's with my other bike.
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE: For commuting every day and a week-end off-road (if its not mudy) they're OK. I'm sure there are better tyres. But I was positive about it in the alps (sommeleir, Ligurian, ....) on dry rocks and stone tracks.

TYRE MAKE / MODEL: Michelin Shirac (the original 2009)
DATE FITTED: 10 Jan 2009
DATE REPLACED: 4 Apr 2009
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully): 4 month
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge): Rear only
BOUGHT FROM: Yamaha
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD): Commuting
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED: 0 km
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN: 8650km (5400 mls) rear tyre
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED: ???
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE: Very good grip wet and dry , fast wear.

TYRE MAKE / MODEL:METZLER TOURANCE
DATE FITTED:April 09
DATE REPLACED:
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully):
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge):
BOUGHT FROM:BOUGHT WITH THE BIKE
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD):ROAD
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED:0
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN:
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED:
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE:

TYRE MAKE / MODEL: Dunlop Trailmax D607 (http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.co.uk/ty.../trailmaxD607/)
DATE FITTED: 25/4/09
DATE REPLACED: 19/7/09
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully): 12 wks
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge): Both
BOUGHT FROM: SR Yamaha (Reading)
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD): Commuting / fast B-roads + urban
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED: 9300
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN: 16900
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED: 7500
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE:
Initial impression: Less road buzz than the OEM Tourance, slow speed control on cornering feels better than OEM, but that could simply be due to the poor shape the Tourances were in by the time I replaced them.
Final thoughts: Generally the handling was good, however, the rear did square off quite quickly, tread depth was very low on replacement. Front tyre tread was still good on replacement, but heavy cracking between treadblocks suggested that the tyre was prematurely aging.

TYRE MAKE / MODEL: michelin sirac
DATE FITTED:08/04/2009
DATE REPLACED:
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully):
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge):
BOUGHT FROM:cmc
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD):all
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED:0
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN:
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED:
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE: well up to now ive done a 1000 miles , 500 motorway 400 town 100 off road the seem good all round with very little wear up to now

TYRE MAKE / MODEL: Metzeler Tourance (original fitted)
DATE FITTED: 15th October 2008
DATE REPLACED: march 2009
TOTAL DURATION: 6 months
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge): --
BOUGHT FROM: --
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD): commuting at motorway and B-road, 5% off-road
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED: 0
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN:10.000km
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED:10.000km
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE: not bad, take a few miles to warm them up but then they offer more then sufficient grip, also in the wet, sensitive when crossing ridges on tarmac, off-road only suitable for firm dirttrack, gravel road or similar surfaces. Useless in wet off-road conditions.

TYRE MAKE / MODEL: Metzeler Enduro 3
DATE FITTED: march 2009
DATE REPLACED: june 2009
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully): 4 months
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge): €200,- w. fitting
BOUGHT FROM: www.mamola.nl
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD): commuting on motorway and B-road, <5% off-road
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED:10.000 km
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN: rear 15.000 km, front (predicted) 20.000km (replaced both by TKC's at 18.000 when I had a flat rear)
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED: rear 5000km, front (predicted) 10.000km
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE: more stable (no sensitivity for ridges on tarmac) then the Tourances, very good cornering grip, very good grip on dry tarmac, good grip on wet tarmac, sufficient traction on dry firm or loose sandy roads and gravel roads, not much in wet off-road condtions / mud. Road buzz from >70kph.

TYRE MAKE / MODEL: METZLER TOURANCE
DATE FITTED: N/A
BOUGHT FROM: BOUGHT WITH THE BIKE
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD): ROAD (Town, Country A & B roads)
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED:0
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN: Rear - 3200 miles to legal limit (to be changed ASAP)
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE: Pretty happy with the tyres preformance in both the we & dry. Will stick with them unless I find somewhere near Aberdeenshire that I can take the bike offroad regularly.

TYRE MAKE / MODEL: Mitchelin Sirac
DATE FITTED: Nov 08
DATE REPLACED: May 09
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully):6
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge): Fitted from New
BOUGHT FROM: N/A
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD): Motorway MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED: 0
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN: 11565
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED: 11565
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE: Tyres still had 2-3 mm tread left in the centre but the front was getting sevearly scalloped/feathered which is why they were both changed (changed to BT45 so opted to replace both). Generally offered good grip but could sometimes slip on wet roads when cold. Dual Sport tread gives a little bit too much 'grip' on cat-eyes and road imperfections leading to a more instability on poor sufaces than a normal road tyre.