Tire noise when leaning?

[SpidyJ]

I hear/feel a noise from the front wheel only when leaning.

It's not loud or is it a grinding noise...just like a "rrrrrr".  When I'm straight up....no noise.

Still there with brakes applied.

Is this normal?  I'm running fairly new Metzlers front and rear....maybe a thousand miles on them.

[RDKLL]

As the center of the tire wear, the differential between the tread in the center and the tread on the edges becomes greater, it will get noisy.  Mine would start to almost howl.

[Firefighter]

I would check wheel bearings, and make sure nothing could be rubbing.

[t-man403]

Mine were doing the same a couple weeks back.
Check your tire pressure. Mine are fine now!

[Beardo]

Mine do the same thing but I have E3's that are cupped a bit and have 15,000kms on them.  I have new wheel bearings front and rear.

[Moonshot_1]

It is my experience, particularly with a new or newer front tire, that the tread pattern makes that "rrrrr" sound when the bike is in a turn and that part of the tread pattern is in contact with the road. Even feel the light vibrating sensation as well. Bearings are fine and dandy and the bike is near perfect in all other respects. For me, this has been a common thing on all the bikes I have had.

Running an Avon tire on the front. Brand new as of 2 weeks ago. 40# psi and felt and heard the same thing today on the turns on the highway.

No worries.

[Bighead]

Check the pressure and ride it

[SpidyJ]

33 PSI Front as specified on the frame sticker.

34 psi Rear

[hubcapsc]

33 PSI Front as specified on the frame sticker.

34 psi Rear

Give 40 front and 42 rear a shot... it won't blow up 

-Mike

[Patrick]

Yep, common, especially with low air pressure. Like mentioned, 40 frt, 42-44 rear.  But, they will still make noise.

[Bighead]

33 PSI Front as specified on the frame sticker.

34 psi Rear

Give 40 front and 42 rear a shot... it won't blow up 

-Mike

+1 and it will roll so much easier.

[t-man403]

33 PSI Front as specified on the frame sticker.

34 psi Rear

I'm at 40 and 45

[Jess from VA]

Those pressures are way too low.

Many Metzler (R) fronts, never a sound, never cupped, never under 40-41 front.  33 is a sure way to get only half the potential mileage out of that tire.  If it's already cupped, it's to late too save the tire, but I'd add pressure anyway.

[SpidyJ]

Increased to 40 psi  front and 43 psi rear.

So I guess the pressures on the GVWR sticker are for the original stock tires?

Dunlops?

The front feels smooth with no cupping.

The rear feels a little lumpy but the noise is coming from the front..........or so it seems.

Out for a ride to dinner with wife. Maybe it will be quieter now......although I try to behave myself with her on the back. 

[Willow]

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So I guess the pressures on the GVWR sticker are for the original stock tires?

Dunlops?
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The pressures on the sticker aare for folks who only occasionally ride and tend to ride the Valkyrie as if it were an infrequent rider's Goldwing.

Using those pressures will significantly reduce the life of your tire and will cause it to handle somewhat clumsily bit will give you a vey comfortable ride.

Almost any tire on a Valkyrie should be approaching 45 on the rear and at least 42 on the front.