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Originally Posted by roflwaffle
On the subject of tires, I can see a dealership cutting corners and going with el cheapo tires, but plenty of tires in the U.S. come with 80k to 100k mile treadlife warranties and will last for that long
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Sorry. This is not the case at all. You are getting hooked in by the treadwear adds. The tire companies are banking on the fact that you will loose the receipt or forget. 35,000 miles is tops on all kinds of cars. OEM tires and replacements. SUV's get 25,000. I see thousands of cars come through my shop per year for 28 years.
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Anyway it takes 28 gallons of oil to make 4 tires that will be used to burn 875 gallons of gas in a car to go 35,000 miles. 56 gallons (or less since they are half the size) to make 8 tires ( I won't use even 3 in the front but whatever) to burn 440 gallons of gas to cover 35,000 miles on the bike. The bike still wins by a factor of 2. Bringing tires into this discussion is a complete non issue.