MikeF5000
  • Mikef5000 Home
  • Past Trips
    • The Short Story Collection
    • 2019 Iceland Trip
    • 2018 West Coast Ride
    • 2017 Europe Trip
    • 2014 Moto Madness Ride
    • 2013 Wild West Ride
    • 2012 Southern Ride
    • 2013 Ride and Crash
    • Alaska Trip 2011
    • Great Lakes Loop 2010
    • Germany Trip 2008
  • LishVAN
  • Motorcycling
  • Bicycling
  • Cars

Pirelli Scorpion Trail Tires

As I was one of the first to use the new Pirelli Scorpion Trail tires on my Buell, I felt it was worth documenting them.

Pirelli made this new iteration of their tires specifically for the new Ducati Multistrada. The tires are dual compound sport touring tires, that are rated for some off road. At 95% on-road and 5% off road, they are far from knobbies, but they add durability that is more than welcome when traveling off the beaten path. The front tire is the exact size of the OEM Buell's, but the rear is one size wider, at 190 mm. This caused no interference issues, and no noticeable change in handling. Pirelli will reportedly begin importing a 180 width rear tire in early 2011.

New

Sm_0014
Sm_0015
Rear: 0.2625" New
Sm_0016
Front: 0.1570 New
Sm_0017
IMGSM_0003
IMGSM_0004
IMGSM_0006
IMGSM_0008

After 1250 Miles

Rear: 0.2290"
Scorpion Trail rear tire at 1250 Mi.
Front: 0.1405"
Scorpion Trail Front tire at 1250 Mi

After 4800 Miles

Rear: 0.1470"
Scorpion Trail Tires after 4800 miles
Front: 0.1200"
Scorpion Trail Tires after 4800 miles

After 6100 Miles

Rear: 0.119"
Tires @ 6100 miles
Front: 0.1275" (Some human error)
Tires @ 6100 miles

After 8400 Miles

Rear: 0.0840"
8400_miles_0002
Front: 0.1125"
8400_miles_0003

I reached 11,000 miles on this set before I swapped them out for a brand new set of the same type. I was touching the wear bars on the rear, and close on the front, but if I were sticking to around town riding, they easily had another 1,000 miles left in them. Both front and rear were wearing quite smooth, without significant flat spotting or cupping.

I couldn't be happier with these. They work great on all types of roads, and while not made for anything deep or slick (sand/mud) neither is my bike, so that's alright. Traction has never been an issue, and 11k miles is significantly more than I could have hoped for.

Back To The Ulysses Section

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.