tire wear

[Jethroish]

Put on a set of E3s last year. They are at 16,000 miles now and the rear tire, anyhow, looks like I should get another 4,000 miles on it.

I keep them aired at 38 - 40 psi. I do like to get on the throttle a little which I would think would wear the rear tire a little faster.

 

But...the front tire is worn more than the rear. I did not go to the smaller size front.

 

I've never had a front tire wear faster than rear.

Any ideas why (aside from maybe bad tire compound)???

[BOO]

I have never seen a front tire wear more than a rear.

Did it wear down the center?

Sounds like you are doing good with the rear.

BOO

[FreezyRider]

Wow, at 16,000 miles I wouldn't even be concerned....that's pretty awesome life for a tire.

[rod]

Pushing it in the corners will wear the front down. Don't ask me how I know

My fronts wear on the sides and look V shaped when worn. Rod

[Jethroish]

Pushing it in the corners will wear the front down. Don't ask me how I know

My fronts wear on the sides and look V shaped when worn. Rod

 

 

Well, the front is worn more on the sides than down the middle, but I have no peg scrapes.

 

I just need to get to June on these tires.

[rod]

You don't have to scrape pegs to push in the corners. On our training bikes at the range the fronts wear faster than the rear. Never get over 20-25 MPH. The wear on the back is from braking, lots of cornering wears the fronts down. Rod

[N3FOL]

Yep. Mine does look similar to what you guys had described. More tread on the middle and more worn on the sides. I have almost 13K on my original front tire, so I am thinking by the end of this year I may go ahead and replace the front. If I can get close to 15K on my front tire, I am happy:Bunny:.

 

Ride Safe.

[Jethroish]

Yep. Mine does look similar to what you guys had described. More tread on the middle and more worn on the sides. I have almost 13K on my original front tire, so I am thinking by the end of this year I may go ahead and replace the front. If I can get close to 15K on my front tire, I am happy:Bunny:.

 

Ride Safe.

 

 

Got 13,800 on the original D404s. could have gone a bit more. Now I am at 16000 on the E3s

[billod]

i have been running a met me880 rear on front rever. i now have 30,000 and still have 6 mm. of tread left when i ran a reg. front i was getting 8000 i ride hard in the mountains of va. my ride is a 2006 r/star td with 70,000 miles with out a problem

Edited April 28, 2010 by billod

[KiteSquid]

It sounds like you guys are really "riding" your motorcycles!!!!

 

GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!

 

I too would like to put Mr and Mrs Avon's children through college with my tire purchases, but I have to many "commuter miles" and not enough "smile miles" on my bike.......

[T.J.]

Just info on tires.

 

I just put a New Rear Tire on my bike this past Monday. My Avon had 17,500 miles on it with many more to go but it found a big screw. My front is the smaller Avon with 19,800 miles and still looking good. I have not had any problems with cracking. I like Avons. The second set of Dunlap's I bought, I only got 7000 on the rear and said no more. The center was bald.

 

When I had the rear tire off I did all the maintenance on the rear end and wheel. Grease the splines and all.