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« on: May 30, 2014, 10:24:48 AM » |
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I have bias Dunlops both front and back. They both have 10,000 miles and my front D404 needs replaced. The major wear is on left side of tire (sitting on bike).
The D407 on rear is still good; still pretty good tread left.
My previous bike was a Yamaha Road Star (about same size bike) and my experience with tires on that bike running Metzler radials was that my front tire lasted twice as many miles as the rear. (8-9,000 mi. rear)
I keep 40 lbs front and 42 lbs in rear.
The wear pattern on my Valkyrie tires seems rather strange to me.
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WDAN
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« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2014, 11:16:14 AM » |
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I have bias Dunlops both front and back. They both have 10,000 miles and my front D404 needs replaced. The major wear is on left side of tire (sitting on bike).
The D407 on rear is still good; still pretty good tread left.
My previous bike was a Yamaha Road Star (about same size bike) and my experience with tires on that bike running Metzler radials was that my front tire lasted twice as many miles as the rear. (8-9,000 mi. rear)
I keep 40 lbs front and 42 lbs in rear.
The wear pattern on my Valkyrie tires seems rather strange to me.
It's unusual for me to get much more than 10k out of a motorcycle tire on the Valk, although I've done better than that with fronts by running them 40 to 42 psi. (Metzler and Avon, radial, not bias.) I've also never had as significant wear differential between left and right sides of the tread as I saw on yours, but many do experience this and it is often ascribed to the left side of the tire riding the rise of the crown of the road and so wears faster. I don't know if this is the cause or not, but the phenomena is not uncommon. |
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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2014, 11:18:39 AM » |
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Every motorcycle I've ever owned wore the front tire out on the left side first due to the camber of the roads. That being said, I used to change one front tire for every two rear tires until I went DS, now they both wear at about the same rate.
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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2014, 12:43:52 PM » |
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Hey WDAN , like houdini said because of the crown design on our Texas roads which is for water drainage ..... The kick stand side is the side that wears more quickly usually .... I myself I try NOT TO RIDE only on inside of the lane all the time , I try to vary my sides when riding about every 25 - 30 miles , in my mind I'm trying to keep the tire to wear even as possible on the front tire .... Thanks the Geezer  |
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« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2014, 09:50:56 AM » |
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Every motorcycle I've ever owned wore the front tire out on the left side first due to the camber of the roads. That being said, I used to change one front tire for every two rear tires until I went DS, now they both wear at about the same rate.
That was my experience with my Road Star, one front tire for every two rears but no uneven wear. I had the rear end lowered 1-1/2" (cooler look) I wonder if that took enough weight off front end to make a difference? |
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« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2014, 10:01:24 AM » |
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I have read that the tire wear you have noticed is because we drive on the right side of the rode. Theory being that the tire travels farther around left hand turns than it does around right hand turns. Not sure if I belief it but it is supposedly true.
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« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2014, 10:15:42 AM » |
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Your experience is very common regarding wear.
Every bike I ever owned got more miles on tires than valks. Until CT rears. Fronts are 8K or a little more, with one rear bias on front at 11.5K. Extra couple K not worth the compromise to me.
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« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2014, 03:09:02 PM » |
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The longest wearing tires I have used are the afore mentioned 407F and the American elite 180/65/16. Both Dunlops and both bias. I actually got 20K out of a set once. Keep in mind I am a light weight and ride solo. . New and worn out at 20K and a year later. Hoser  |
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« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2014, 09:29:52 AM » |
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The longest wearing tires I have used are the afore mentioned 407F and the American elite 180/65/16. Both Dunlops and both bias. I actually got 20K out of a set once. Keep in mind I am a light weight and ride solo. . New and worn out at 20K and a year later. Hoser If I ran blackwalls, I would have options, but I run wide whitewalls and I have only one choice for both front and rear, but, I have only averaged 5,000 miles per year so tire replacement is not a major expense. I also run solo and weigh 170 lbs. |
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« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2014, 03:54:15 AM » |
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I generally get about 15K out of my Avon rear tires, and 25 - 30K on the fronts.
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2014, 11:59:19 PM » |
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I generally get about 15K out of my Avon rear tires, and 25 - 30K on the fronts.
Are you carrying that bike around in your pocket?  I have never gotten that kinda mileage out of tire especially bike tires...  |
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« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2014, 08:48:19 AM » |
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Dan,
So far my tires (same ones) are doing well, but I only have about 6-7,000 on them.
I have a problem with the crown of the road causing the wear, the crown is so miniscule that I have a hard time believing the wear that our bikes get which is usually an inch or more from the center of the tire is due to the crown. If that was the case it would only be slightly worn more on the left side.
I have an easier time believing that it is because you turn left faster, and longer because we ride in the right lane. Our right hand turns are normally much slower and tighter, and usually with less lean angle...
Jim
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