GG54172 Posted October 5, 2011 #1 Posted October 5, 2011 Front tire: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/Ggerg1186/DSC02673.jpg Rear tire: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/Ggerg1186/DSC02674.jpg Both tires were replaced 7000 miles ago. I suppose it's time to replace them. Anyone wants the front tire the center still has plenty of tread left.
V7Goose Posted October 5, 2011 #2 Posted October 5, 2011 The wear PATTERN on your front tire is completely normal for all countries that drive on the right. The AMOUNT of wear, however, is quite abnormal for 7,000 miles (on both tires). In that brand, the front should last a MINIMUM of three times that (and really four times), and thre rear should last twice that. Goose
GG54172 Posted October 5, 2011 Author #3 Posted October 5, 2011 The AMOUNT of wear, however, is quite abnormal for 7,000 miles (on both tires). In that brand, the front should last a MINIMUM of three times that (and really four times), and thre rear should last twice that. Goose Have you seen my daily commute?
Lil Venturous Posted October 5, 2011 #4 Posted October 5, 2011 I got more miles out of some sportbike tires then that. Seems awful low mileage. Of course that last Pilot Power on the FZ1 did not last 1200 miles.
BuddyRich Posted October 5, 2011 #5 Posted October 5, 2011 Yea, Some roads are like riding on sandpaper. Others are slicker than snot.
V7Goose Posted October 5, 2011 #6 Posted October 5, 2011 Have you seen my daily commute?Unless your roads are newly paved with freshly broken glass in the macadam, your commute means nothing. Tire wear is more related to speeds, the condition of the bike, and the rider's specific interaction with clutch, transmission, throttle and brakes. Goose
flb_78 Posted October 5, 2011 #7 Posted October 5, 2011 So smooth asphalt roads, chipsealed roads and brushed concrete roads will wear a tire at the exact same rate?
flb_78 Posted October 5, 2011 #8 Posted October 5, 2011 Just flip the front wheel around and wear out the other side of the tire now!!
GG54172 Posted October 5, 2011 Author #9 Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) All I do is ride back and forth to work. No traffic, no stop signs, two lane road, 18 miles each way. Not tail of the dragon, but 75 curves in 18 miles. 600 ft of elevation change. Great River road. 60-65mph most the way. 5th gear the whole time and I do not use the brakes to slow before or in the corners. I only touch the floorboards about once a month at the speeds. One particular curve near Durango is good for it. RKWILL22 and BG Hawks have ridden my daily commute. Maybe they will comment. Edited October 5, 2011 by GG54172
Yammer Dan Posted October 5, 2011 #10 Posted October 5, 2011 So smooth asphalt roads, chipsealed roads and brushed concrete roads will wear a tire at the exact same rate? :rotfl::rotfl: I didn't say a word!! If I get over 5k out of any tire I'm doing Great!!
GG54172 Posted October 5, 2011 Author #11 Posted October 5, 2011 :rotfl::rotfl: I didn't say a word!! If I get over 5k out of any tire I'm doing Great!! Yeah, the D404 or whatever were on the bike still had the tits when I bought it and they lasted about 4000 miles. Going to try the Avons next. Elite III's were kinda scary wet.
Cowboy Posted October 5, 2011 #12 Posted October 5, 2011 I got tired of trying the E3 and Avon Venom for long tread wear as all on this site swear by. Everyone says its the bike! Seems that is not the case! It is the rider and the roads he rides. I had two local shop check the bike out for worn out bearings sticking rotors misalignment from front to rear, balance, swing arm bearings & torque. Both shops found nothing along with my own inspection. I have been at wits end can't get more than 7,000 as of late. Last set lasted only 4800 miles. Now for what both shops told me: STOP RIDING LIKE THE BIKE IS A CROTCH ROCKET! Living in the mountains I drag the pegs in most curves and I constantly have the throttle rev. I use the bikes motor slow me down and use a lot of brake. Seems this combination is not good for tires. Seems the longer I ride the more aggressive I am. Hope you the best on finding a tire that works for you. I have decided to be happy with 7,000 miles out of a tire. Just my two cents! It is the rider not the bike.
54chevybelair Posted October 5, 2011 #13 Posted October 5, 2011 i was always told that because we turn left faster than we turn right, the left side of the tire will always wear faster. right turns are usualy much tighter radius's. left turns are larger radius's and we carry more speed therefore wearing the tire more on the left.
JerryK Posted October 5, 2011 #14 Posted October 5, 2011 It looks to me like low air pressure wear to me. I run Avon Venoms and 40+ front and rear and get great miles. I had 2000 Venture with 86K on it when totaled in 2005 and have 93,000 on Midnight Venture now......I learned on a trip to Tn. and Deals Gap that my tires lost that center flat spot from running the interstate. So every couple months I find a big open parking lot somewhere with nice blacktop and run a 30 mph figure 8 for about five minutes and grind that edge away.
GG54172 Posted October 5, 2011 Author #15 Posted October 5, 2011 It looks to me like low air pressure wear to me. I run Avon Venoms and 40+ front and rear and get great miles. 43 psi for both here...
BuddyRich Posted October 5, 2011 #16 Posted October 5, 2011 You will wear the left side a little more due to the crown in the road so water runs off. But I don't think its that much. Outta the 160k or more miles I have put on bikes over the last 10 years I have never worn one like that. And different surfaces will wear a tire more than others. grooved concrete will eat tires twice as fast as smooth asphalt.
MiCarl Posted October 5, 2011 #17 Posted October 5, 2011 i was always told that because we turn left faster than we turn right, the left side of the tire will always wear faster. right turns are usualy much tighter radius's. left turns are larger radius's and we carry more speed therefore wearing the tire more on the left. No, it's the crown in the road. You're always turning a bit left to overcome the tendency to drift downhill.
DragonRider Posted October 5, 2011 #18 Posted October 5, 2011 Sorta glad I didnt go on any of your rides at Vogel, the way you ride vs the way I ride, I would have been left behind really early in the ride.............nothing against the way you ride, I like a spirited ride too, but usually by myself when I do it......dont like to ride over my head to keep up.......and the roads around N. Ga. really beg to be riden with spirit..........and the way I ride I get excellent mileage out of my tires, about 14-15,000 on the rear and over 20 on the front. . I got tired of trying the E3 and Avon Venom for long tread wear as all on this site swear by. Everyone says its the bike! Seems that is not the case! It is the rider and the roads he rides. I had two local shop check the bike out for worn out bearings sticking rotors misalignment from front to rear, balance, swing arm bearings & torque. Both shops found nothing along with my own inspection. I have been at wits end can't get more than 7,000 as of late. Last set lasted only 4800 miles. Now for what both shops told me: STOP RIDING LIKE THE BIKE IS A CROTCH ROCKET! Living in the mountains I drag the pegs in most curves and I constantly have the throttle rev. I use the bikes motor slow me down and use a lot of brake. Seems this combination is not good for tires. Seems the longer I ride the more aggressive I am. Hope you the best on finding a tire that works for you. I have decided to be happy with 7,000 miles out of a tire. Just my two cents! It is the rider not the bike.
Yammer Dan Posted October 5, 2011 #19 Posted October 5, 2011 I told the Warden I ride like a Old Man...4 to 5k is all bike tires last. You guys need to keep quite about getting all those miles out of them.
eusa1 Posted October 5, 2011 #20 Posted October 5, 2011 Unless your roads are newly paved with freshly broken glass in the macadam, your commute means nothing. Tire wear is more related to speeds, the condition of the bike, and the rider's specific interaction with clutch, transmission, throttle and brakes. Goose commute means nothing? distance of travel= tire temp... tire temp will certainly have something to do with the speed the tire will wear... I'm not buyin whatcher sellin:stickpoke:
hunter 1500 Posted October 5, 2011 #21 Posted October 5, 2011 :rotfl::rotfl: I didn't say a word!! If I get over 5k out of any tire I'm doing Great!! Yes it all depends on where you live and the type of riding you do. I know you have a lot of twisty roads in WV as I do here in VT and NY and I ride hard. If you ride like an old lady on straight roads like TX or any other state with straight roads they are going to last longer. If I get 8 k out of a rear I'm happy and about 12 to 16k out of a front. E3
MikeWa Posted October 5, 2011 #22 Posted October 5, 2011 That's the good part of divided highways. They let you ride on the other side of the crown. Mike
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