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Originally Posted by TexasElectric
I am glad I didn't buy it because I've owned two motorcycles in the past (2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R, and a 2000 Yamaha YZF-R1). Both bikes were awesome and tons of fun! But, as i remember very clearly, tires don't last very long (just a few thousand miles) and they're expensive, chains require constant maintenance (plus the chain tension), not to mention a laundry list of things on the bike that require on going attention/maintenance.
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Supersport bikes eat supersport tires. The 300 class world motorcycles are much easier on the commuter tires that they come with. The rear IRC tire on my CBR250R went 15,000 miles. The second IRC went 16,000. I changed the original front at 31,000 with the second rear also. It wasn't bald but was getting choppy on the edges. And I wanted to try the Michelin Street's that came off my R3 to see if they would improve the fuel economy. They gave me another 10% mpg and put me up to 113 mpgUS all through the hot summer last year. My PCX150 gets 10,000 out of a rear tire and the front is still on at 21,000 miles.