midnightrider1300 Posted May 29, 2012 Share #1 Posted May 29, 2012 Pirelli - MT66 Route Cruiser rear tire.... I hope I didn't make a mistake.... a friend on another board highly recommended the tire...if I can get 2/3 of the wear I did out of the Elite 3 I will be happy it was $52.00 cheaper so this means I can buy the tire, have it mounted for what I would have given 4 the E3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted May 30, 2012 Share #2 Posted May 30, 2012 I ran them on my Kawai 900. I got 14K + out of it. I dont know how it will do on a heavier bike but drop a note back. I am researching the Shinko Tourmaster 230 myself. I had one of these on the front last time I changed them on the 900 but I traded the bike with only like 3K on them. But it looked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted May 30, 2012 Share #3 Posted May 30, 2012 Be ready to buy another one shortly. I have seen LOTS of them installed, and they didn't last long at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightrider1300 Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted May 30, 2012 Be ready to buy another one shortly. I have seen LOTS of them installed, and they didn't last long at all. well I hope u are wrong... BUT i wont be surprised if you are right...if i can get over 6k miles on it i'll be ok with it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSTDdog Posted May 30, 2012 Share #5 Posted May 30, 2012 If its rated 74H like the OE rear tire, religiously check and keep the cold tire pressure at 41PSI , or the max pressure allowable as indicated on the sidewall of the tire if its higher than that. Also Keep at least 25psi inthe rear shock and more 40-45psi if loaded or two up. V7Goose has a tire thread that includes a write up and the miles he got out of several brands of tires including the Route 66. RSTDdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted May 30, 2012 Share #6 Posted May 30, 2012 I've used them for my Boulevard and I thought they were a great cruiser tire. I'm not sure if they'll make for a very good touring tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB-1 Posted May 31, 2012 Share #7 Posted May 31, 2012 Pirelli - MT66 Route Cruiser rear tire.... I hope I didn't make a mistake.... a friend on another board highly recommended the tire...if I can get 2/3 of the wear I did out of the Elite 3 I will be happy it was $52.00 cheaper so this means I can buy the tire, have it mounted for what I would have given 4 the E3... We had one on the rear of our RSV for a short while. I don't recall the exact mileage, but it was less than 6K. The tire handled very well, just didn't last. Almost all the mileage on that tire was two-up and fully loaded with a fair bit of gravel riding too. Hope you get the mileage you're looking for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightrider1300 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted May 31, 2012 We had one on the rear of our RSV for a short while. I don't recall the exact mileage, but it was less than 6K. The tire handled very well, just didn't last. Almost all the mileage on that tire was two-up and fully loaded with a fair bit of gravel riding too. Hope you get the mileage you're looking for! IF i can get 6k out of it I will be ok...that would be about 2/3 of the miles I got out of the E3 and about 1/3 less than the E3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperhawk Posted May 31, 2012 Share #9 Posted May 31, 2012 IF i can get 6k out of it I will be ok...that would be about 2/3 of the miles I got out of the E3 and about 1/3 less than the E3... If your not getting 14000 to 16000 on a rear E3, something is wrong. I ride aggressively and 2up most of the time. Still trying to make sense of your statement in quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB-1 Posted May 31, 2012 Share #10 Posted May 31, 2012 If your not getting 14000 to 16000 on a rear E3, something is wrong. I ride aggressively and 2up most of the time. Still trying to make sense of your statement in quotes. I have yet to get 14,000 out of any rear tire on our RSV. The original Michelin Commander came close but didn't break 14K. We get about 12K out of the E3's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightrider1300 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted May 31, 2012 If your not getting 14000 to 16000 on a rear E3, something is wrong. I ride aggressively and 2up most of the time. Still trying to make sense of your statement in quotes. well i've got about 10k on my E3 BUT it was on the bike when i got it... the bike had 11k miles on it, I have no IDEA how long the E3 was on the bike or actual miles... I'm just saying if i can get 6k out of the tire i ordered then I will be ok ... E3 mounted & balanced would cost me $213 MT66 mounted & balanced would cost me $151, so I'm saying that the difference in the cost vs mileage it would be close...I think that is what i'm saying lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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