Hey Don,
I remember you were running the stock size Elite III on back, getting both put on at an amazing price. If you get 8-9.5k on the back as you suggested how does that compare to the stock 402's you had on before and was your riding habits pretty much the same or did you run more/longer bagged up trips with the later tires?
Roy....
Unfortunately Roy I can't make a comparison with the 402s over several tires. The original one last 12k and change. At that point it was very ready to come off. Subsequent two tires, however, were replaced prior to wearing due to road hazards.
I looked more closely at the E III last night. After finally giving the bike a good cleaning. Future tire wear is difficult thing to eyeball. But I might have underestimated it a bit. I was curious so checked it's usage to date for sure. It's got 6500 and a few miles on it. Given what I see on the ground right I'm comfortable it will go 10k and still be at that point where it's safe to ride but be ready for replacement.
If that's so it won't have lasted quite as long as the original 402. But it will have been in the ballpark of the other tire. It's handling is enough of an improvement (especially the wet road handling), however, that I'd consider the change to be more than worthwhile relative to the nearly identical cost factor.