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12 March 2008, 05:02 PM

terzo204

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Bridgestone Potenza RE070's

How many miles do you get out of the front tyres?

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12 March 2008, 05:11 PM

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10K from the majority I'd say with average use.

Depends on if you track it or not.

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12 March 2008, 06:09 PM

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Assuming no track use I thought that would be about right

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12 March 2008, 06:16 PM

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13k no track use

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12 March 2008, 06:19 PM

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Expensive game this Scoob business

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12 March 2008, 07:18 PM

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Quote:

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10K from the majority I'd say with average use.

Depends on if you track it or not.

G

Wow Im shocked, I thought they are well soft compound?

Im lucky to see 7.5K out of my fronts regardless of make....

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12 March 2008, 07:23 PM

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15500 miles and still going strong. They were rotated at 9000 miles. As long as the tracking is right and you don't track or drive like a nutter all of the time then they can last.

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12 March 2008, 08:14 PM

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Quote:

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Wow Im shocked, I thought they are well soft compound?

Im lucky to see 7.5K out of my fronts regardless of make....

The RE070's are reasonably robust and if driven correctly will last, as Mikkel says especially if the tracking is A1.

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12 March 2008, 08:39 PM

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12000 miles ...

... and counting

I do rotate them every service (6mnths) though.

TX.

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12 March 2008, 08:47 PM

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mine had at least 15k on them, the rears have some left .... in the words of the short magician ... NOT A LOT... fronts were on canvas but a hadn't noticed as is was only on the inside edge.

See how long the eagle f1s I've had fitted last. Grip so far seems as good and I'm hoping they wont take as long to warm up.

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13 March 2008, 01:54 PM

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19.5k in a year with both shoulders starting to get low on the fronts

Mainly motorway driving and have had tracking done which removed a lot of tramlining and sudden rear end shifting.
I,m obvioulsy not a nutter

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13 March 2008, 01:55 PM

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Looks like that geo setup at Powerstation will pay dividends

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13 March 2008, 01:56 PM

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I got 2500 miles out of mine.

Hated them so bought some PFF7 Alloys and PS2 tyres.

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13 March 2008, 02:03 PM

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Quote:

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I got 2500 miles out of mine.

Hated them so bought some PFF7 Alloys and PS2 tyres.

How and Why did you not like them?

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13 March 2008, 02:47 PM

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Quote:

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How and Why did you not like them?

Sidewalls too hard, and wet weather grip was sh*t.

Going sideways on half throttle coming off a roundabout in the wet is not my idea of fun. Now on decent tyres, it's full throttle and perfect grip.

I have no doubt that on a sunny day when the Bridgestones are warm they'll out grip the PS2's. Sadly I live in England not Dubia.

Each to their own of course, but I just couldn't live with them.

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