I am noticing with interest that everybody get much less km from rear tyres than front. I am experiencing just the opposite. Running Metzeler Tourance on my bike (Benelli TRK502X) which have done 15k km. Front tyre is now due for replacement, while the rear is probably good for another 5k km. I just do long trips with panniers and top box loaded all the time. Is this just due to thicker tread at the back? Or maybe I am a bit too heavy on the front brakes?

Both, or rather - the depth of the tread of the front tyre was reduced by Metzeler to get the same mileage as on the rear :thumbdown: But the way you use your brakes does influence the wear as well ;o)

In past times you got loads more miles on the front tyre. On my old Beemer I used to do about 10 kkms in front and 6 - 7 kkms on the rear with the Tourance. So when the change in the tread became apparent I changes the tyre brand.... No more Tourance.