I see why they can‘t last quite as long as car tyres, but having to replace them after only 5000 miles sounds like a rip off to me. On a car this would mean going through 3 pairs of tyres every year?!
I don't get 5000 miles out of my tires, every 2000 I need a new back tire and if I do a burn out then make a bee line to the tire shop. I change tires more often than the engine oil or tighten the chain. I blame it on high speed, light weight and lots of power. The tire is slipping constantly and that wears the hell out of it.
No remould is ever going anywhere near my Bandit 1200. Ideally your front and rear tyres should be matched according to the tyre manufacturer's recommendations. Your remould could be based on a Dunlop carcase, however, which would have the right profile to go with your front. Personally I would never take the chance, your life can depend on it.
On a car, on a bikemakes no difference. Miles is miles. The biggest difference is in the compounds and resulting grip. Softer, grippier compounds simply wear faster. I ran reasonably hard tires on my light bikes - resulting in about 10 - 12k per rear tire and never wearing out a front. The heavy bike wears factory stock (until now).claimed to have been developed for increased grip based on racing experience. I get about 8k from the Dunlop rear and the front goes at 11-12k. Uneven life span makes changing in sets hard. There's no 2 to 1 ratio, like others seem to have. The result is I don't count, I just get a new whatever is worn. Usually. I've got a brand new set of ME-880s to try out.
