08-02-2018, 11:17 AM
Well as fate would have it I knew I was ready to go for a new front but out of nowhere I then picked up a nail in the rear PR4 on Tuesday morning going in to work and decided what the hell while I'm at the tyre shop just get the front put on now.
Almost an exact 30,000km on the original PR4 front it well and truly squared off but I opted to keep the rear PR4 on (after patching it of course) as it has another 6000km to go in my view with 12,000km on now and having done 18,000km on the OEM one.
$145 US later I was on my way and I must say that the bike is razor sharp again. Bit of weirdness I suspect either because the rear is a little squared off or simply because the front was so square that the change to a brand new fresh tyre is making the front seem a little more nimble than the bag which seems to drag along just a little.
Either way haven't put much on it just yet so will need to report back but I think 30,000km on a front tyre is pretty good going.
Almost an exact 30,000km on the original PR4 front it well and truly squared off but I opted to keep the rear PR4 on (after patching it of course) as it has another 6000km to go in my view with 12,000km on now and having done 18,000km on the OEM one.
$145 US later I was on my way and I must say that the bike is razor sharp again. Bit of weirdness I suspect either because the rear is a little squared off or simply because the front was so square that the change to a brand new fresh tyre is making the front seem a little more nimble than the bag which seems to drag along just a little.
Either way haven't put much on it just yet so will need to report back but I think 30,000km on a front tyre is pretty good going.