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Alex · June 21st, 2010, 07:51 AM

It has changed, they've released the GT-501's to the open market in the correct sizes. FWIW, some people are getting 7K miles or more out of the sport demons, and I ended up roasting the 501's in < 4K miles as well, so don't take my own wear as a great prediction of the median wear across all bikes/riders.

There really isn't a gas mileage aspect to motorcycle tires, especially on our bike. The minor differences in rolling resistance, even with reasonable grip differences, doesn't have nearly as much an effect compared to how the bike is being ridden on mileage. We can move the mileage from the 30's to the 60's depending on our throttle hand no matter what tire is mounted. For any particular tire, to make sure it's getting the best mpg, make sure to keep the tire pressures reasonable, and there's nothing else to worry about.

Decent tire mileage thread: ---> Clicky

June 21st, 2010, 07:51 AM	#4
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	It has changed, they've released the GT-501's to the open market in the correct sizes. FWIW, some people are getting 7K miles or more out of the sport demons, and I ended up roasting the 501's in < 4K miles as well, so don't take my own wear as a great prediction of the median wear across all bikes/riders. There really isn't a gas mileage aspect to motorcycle tires, especially on our bike. The minor differences in rolling resistance, even with reasonable grip differences, doesn't have nearly as much an effect compared to how the bike is being ridden on mileage. We can move the mileage from the 30's to the 60's depending on our throttle hand no matter what tire is mounted. For any particular tire, to make sure it's getting the best mpg, make sure to keep the tire pressures reasonable, and there's nothing else to worry about. Decent tire mileage thread: ---> Clicky __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)