Out of curiosity David, what was the OE tire, and what did you replace it with?
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Got's me a 2025 NT1100!!!!
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OEM tire - Metzeller Roadtec 01. I went with Michelin Power 6, meant to buy a Michelin Pilot Road 6 , but looking at different brands for the first time, then I came back to what I thought was a P R 6 , but when it got delivered, found out I bought a Power 6 by accident. Not a bad choice, but Power 6 will wear faster, offers better grip, so we will see how many miles I can achieve.
My NT1100 came with Dunlop Sport Max 300F, which is a sport tire. Quite a bit less expensive than the Dunlop Road Smart IVs. According to my Tire People it is a cheap tire put on by factory to keep the cost down. Not sure how it will wear as I only have 2200 miles on the bike. Although the center of the tire is just now showing a bit of squaring.
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Haven't had a chain drive since my first street bike, 1978 Suzuki GS550. They all have been final drives, which have been great not to do chain maintenance now since the NT1100. For all you chain guru's, which aftermarket chain and sprocket sets do you recommend? Rather not get an OEM. Have 21,000 miles in 11 months, but will not be traveling that much anymore, as I just retired from work.
I haven't had the need to address chain and sprocket wear yet but in the past I buy JT sprockets and DID X ring chains. Sprocket Center and others sell kits.
Regarding your question about aftermarket chains, I recommend DID or RK X-Ring Chains. i’ve had really good luck with JT sprockets.
I've had really long wear out of RK chains.
Trying to figure out last sentence. You must have commuted.
At 21k, are you seeing lots of chain and sprocket wear? I now have two chain bikes. Using the Chuck/Dupont system, see little wear at 15 k
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This last adjustment, the slack was the most, with the least amount of miles. Like 1,500. And the noise from it is worse. At slower speeds I can hear like a clicking/ crunching noise. I tightened it to max limit tolerance and went for a 8 mile round trip. Didn't like the extra noise, so no more riding until I get new sprocket and chain. The sprockets, I can just see some wear, not alot, but enough to have chain noise
Thanks for the replies guys. I went to JT sprocket to get #'s for NT1100. Then trying at different websites, nobody had both front and rear in stock, except UK site. Then they had a chain, but no master link, only the rivet kind. So I bought a special rivet tool to do it myself, $121. So shipment coming as early as Friday 10th to sometime next week
Thanks for the replies guys. I went to JT sprocket to get #'s for NT1100. Then trying at different websites, nobody had both front and rear in stock, except UK site. Then they had a chain, but no master link, only the rivet kind. So I bought a special rivet tool to do it myself, $121. So shipment coming as early as Friday 10th to sometime next week
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Have some more stats................. changed the chain and sprockets. Have JT brand on now. New front tire Michelin Road 6. Old Metzler OEM front went 20,989 miles, worn to touching wear bars, could have gone more, but had a NC inspection to pass, so had to change. Very impressed with that tires mileage for OEM. Couldn't ride anymore till I changed chain and sprockets, they were making crunching noise. So got all that done by today and passed inspection. 2nd rear tire is getting real close to changing
Good information. How many miles did you get on the OEM rear tire?
Never mind; I saw upthread that you got over 13K on the stock tire, but it a Metzler and I have a Dunlop. I doubt if I get anything close to 13K but we'll see. I'm nearly half way there now.
Never mind; I saw upthread that you got over 13K on the stock tire, but it a Metzler and I have a Dunlop. I doubt if I get anything close to 13K but we'll see. I'm nearly half way there now.
There are so many variables to consider but I did get 9300 miles out of the rear OEM Dunlop and 12,100 out of the front. I replaced the rear with a Dunlop Roadsmart III and the front OEM with another identical one. I have been on Michelin Road 5 or 6s since the Road 5 was introduced (on NC700X and R1200RT) but the Dunlops, at least these, proved a far better value for my riding conditions.
My Road Smart IIIs were made in Japan. My Michelins were made in Spain.
Like dduelin, my Road smart IIIs seem to be out wearing my Michelin road 6 GTs. The Battleaxes on my Vstrom seem to last the longest.
Crunching noises at 21k????
Wear bars are interesting but for reference only. The states have different laws than the feds for how deep the tread has to be for the tire to be legal. When a not nice person trunked a freind of ours who slammed into my wife's car a bit, the police report mentioned the person's tire's not being legal. Maybe not important in a "No fault" state but maybe important even in a no fault state.
Hey! Now that you are retired, will you be making the journey to Spearfish??
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That is on my agenda for 2027. Never been there yet. In 2018 I did an out west trip, came within 1 week of rally and close too, as I did Black Hills and Mt Rushmore. Had a fun 2 week trip that was Colorado, Yellowstone and Bighorns on Can Am Spyder RT
Just finished a 3 week, 3 day retirement trip 2 weeks ago, ALL out of vacation money
Just finished a 3 week, 3 day retirement trip 2 weeks ago, ALL out of vacation money
I was the opposite. I was very careful to record every penny in my first year of retirement so I could be reasonally sure of not running out....even allowing for runaway inflation....
come to find out having to work till I was 55 to get access to buy the state patrol medical plan forced me to over save. 21 years later, I am still good if I live to 97 LOL!
The big difference (and I interview an IRS agent a quarter century ago to find this out) was in the massive decrease in taxes in retirement for many of us (but not all). Many who have a sizeable retirement check they MUST take are struck. My retirement check is under $400 a month. Most of my savings are in tax deferred plans.