Darrell Penning rides a 2016 BMW R 1200 RS. He rides a lot and has tracked the mileage of the tires he?s used from the day the bike was new till now, nearly 120,000 miles later.

After two sets of Metzeler Roadtecs and three sets of Michelin Pilot Road 4s, Penning spooned on a set of Dunlop Sportmax Roadsmart IIIs when his odometer was at 36,946 miles. He ran seven sets of Roadsmart IIIs over the course of 70,054 miles, averaging 7,784 miles per set.

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With his odometer at 107,000 miles, Penning installed his first set of Roadsmart IV tires. He put 10,245 miles on that one set of tires, and the front still had some life left in it when he mounted a new set of Roadsmart IVs.

Here?s what Penning had to say about his experience:
?As many riders are, I was locked into my favorites. Things like motorcycle brand and style, accessories provider, apparel name and style, or favorite tire brand was planted solidly in my choices.

?In my first 46 years of riding over 700,000 miles on my favorite motorcycle brand wearing my favorite apparel I also had settled in on my favorite tire brand. I based my choice on price, availability, feedback from other riders and my experience with the tires. But I had closed my mind to a couple of brands as I had convinced myself they were only best for American-built bikes and the rubber compound was too hard.

?At a BMW motorcycle rally in 2017, I spent a bit of time with a Dunlop r...