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Message started by Starlifter on 08/16/10 at 18:45:54

Title: Tire Wear
Post by Starlifter on 08/16/10 at 18:45:54

I have an OEM rear tire with 5500 miles on it. It is worn down quite a bit, and the right side of the tire is much more worn down than left. Is this an alignment problem? Everything looks okay?

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by kevinphan on 08/16/10 at 19:40:14

You might favor right turns more :P

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by Serowbot on 08/16/10 at 22:16:39

+1 with Kevin...

It would have to be a heck of an alignment problem...

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by verslagen1 on 08/16/10 at 23:31:22

well i just got a flat and burnt up a tire, the center and one side are blistered. I know I have a problem with my back that I might not sit straight. I'll have to look again to see which side.

And i've seen others with similar issues.

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by Bubba on 08/17/10 at 11:40:24

In the U.S. (where folks ride on the right side of the road) left turns have a longer radius so your front tire would wear more on the left side...I'm pretty sure folks in Michegan ride on the right side of the road though...so not sure why your's would be different

Kinda interesting article...but not much ;)

http://www.rattlebars.com/valkfaq/tirewear/

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by Starlifter on 08/17/10 at 11:52:31

Thanks B, interesting article yes, but the cause of my peculiar wear pattern is still a mystery to me...

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by Max_Morley on 08/17/10 at 11:55:25

Different shock preload setting possibly slightly tweaking the swing arm?? Max

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by Bubba on 08/17/10 at 11:56:49

Also, check the rotation marks on the tire...hopefully someone didn't change the rotation to get more miles out of it....that would be bad...

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by Charon on 08/17/10 at 15:55:20

Any chance you could post a picture? Usually in countries where one drives on the right, the left side of the tire wears a little more because of the crown in the road. But it usually isn't noticeable without a careful look.

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by buttgoat1 on 08/17/10 at 18:25:55

with the crown of the road sloping slightly to the right, the tire should theoretically wear down the left first.
That being said, I have to agree with Verslagen about sitting straight.
Do you favor either side?

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by bill67 on 08/17/10 at 18:37:22

I never saw a tire wear like yours did,Maybe the swing arm is bent a little.I don't know how you could check it,If it was bent a lot it would have worn a lot quicker than 5500 miles,I would ask a motorcycle dealer any dealer.

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by Routy on 08/18/10 at 06:22:18

Wow, that is kinda weird,....made me go out and check mine at 5300 mi,......if I had to say which side is wore more, I couldn't ! But it is wore,....I mite get to 6,000 on it.

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by babyhog on 08/18/10 at 06:33:14

I just replaced my stock one at 6125. It was worn, but not dangerously, just more worn than I liked. Mine seemed cupped a little, but I think that has to do with air pressure. Left/right wear didn't seem much different.

Could the right sidewall be slightly damaged, making it smush a little more, causing worse wear on that side? Hit a pot-hole crooked, or rock or something? Did you buy it new? If not, how many of the 5500 miles are yours? I assume you hadn't noticed the extra wear on the right before recently.

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by kevinphan on 08/18/10 at 06:45:38

I didn't replace my stock one until 12,000 miles haha, only replaced it because I popped a tube and had a new tire waiting to be put on. Still had life in it.

Title: Re: Tire Wear
Post by Starlifter on 08/18/10 at 09:36:06

I bought the bike new. This is the second rear tire I am on, and I didn't notice any uneven wear on the first tire. This tire went flat with a nail the season before last and the dealer patched it. Shocks look okay, never been dropped or in a crash. I do have some back problems and may be favoring one side or the other.

The dealer showed me a tire that was completely worn down on the "left" side from a Honda Shadow...the thing was down to the white threads on the left side, and slightly worn down on the right side. The dealer was at a loss to explain it. Sooo, defect in tire? who knows...