Tire Wear

[jbfla]

Here's the rear tire after 6,000 miles of mostly on pavement riding (90%):

Looks like it's time to order a new one:



Front tire has a bit more life in it ... 3 mm of tread all around.

jb

[jbfla]

It's about 4 months later...




I was going to see if I could make it to 10,000 miles on the rear tire........what do your think?

[rtking]

I think you got your money's worth from the stock tire! 8,800 miles is pretty darned good for a motorcycle tire.

I wouldn't put your life at risk and keep riding on that tire any further since it's so well worn, especially as we get into wet riding season. (IMO, even if you don't ride in the rain, you never know when you might encounter some damp pavement, especially in a corner.) I would mount your new tire and enjoy riding without the worry!

[Jay In Milpitas]

That stocker has lots of life left, you just need to optimize the bike to take advantage of the good tread.

Remove the right pannier and strap on about 80-90 pounds of lifting weights in it's place. The resulting change is center of gravity will allow you to ride in a straight line with a considerable list to port. After that's worn the left side even with the center, repeat with the other side. 8,000 x 3 will give you serious bragging rights.






Trust me. I'm some random guy on the internet with a motorcycle picture in my avatar.

[jbfla]

Originally Posted by Jay In Milpitas

That stocker has lots of life left, you just need to optimize the bike to take advantage of the good tread.

Remove the right pannier and strap on about 80-90 pounds of lifting weights in it's place. The resulting change is center of gravity will allow you to ride in a straight line with a considerable list to port. After that's worn the left side even with the center, repeat with the other side. 8,000 x 3 will give you serious bragging rights....

That's a great idea, Jay! Second only to the balloon on the crankcase vent.

I can't wait to hear what you have to say about my tire lube.....

Followed RT's advice and mounted the new tire:



Jb

[BlackBike]

[rtking]

Personal Lubri....uh, yeah, sure! It'll work great!

[pete]

Originally Posted by jbfla

Here's the rear tire after 6,000 miles of mostly on pavement riding (90%):

Looks like it's time to order a new one:



Front tire has a bit more life in it ... 3 mm of tread all around.

jb

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WOW.. look at the size of those chicken strips...
yer should be assamed of yerself...
Yer do know yer can lean a bike while cornering ?


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[jbfla]

Originally Posted by pete

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WOW.. look at the size of those chicken strips...
yer should be assamed of yerself...
Yer do know yer can lean a bike while cornering ?
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Pete, you should come to Florida, the land of flat and straight.

It is not unusual to see tires worn down to the cords in the center, with the edges like new.

The only time to lean the bike is when making a turn at a stop sign.

jb

[Jay In Milpitas]

He's right, Pete.

The only place in Florida where there are corners or curves that require leaning are at Daytona Speedway. And the fastest curves there are thoughtfully constructed so even above 140 miles an hour very little lean is needed.

[Jay In Milpitas]

Originally Posted by jbfla

That's a great idea, Jay! Second only to the balloon on the crankcase vent.

I can't wait to hear what you have to say about my tire lube.....

Followed RT's advice and mounted the new tire:

Jb

I have nothing to say about your choice of lube. What gets used is between you and your consenting parts.

I prefer the *enhanced sensation* types.

[pete]

Originally Posted by Jay In Milpitas

He's right, Pete.

The only place in Florida where there are corners or curves that require leaning are at Daytona Speedway. And the fastest curves there are thoughtfully constructed so even above 140 miles an hour very little lean is needed.

sounds boreing....
The Austrains have a joke about NZ roads...
That our road builders get payed by the corner...
We have one of the higher corner per killometer
ratios in the world...
makes for great bike roads....





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[2LZ]

My sister lives in FL. Not only is there not any turns, but the highest mountain in the state is the parking bump.

[DoomWeasel]

Originally Posted by jbfla

Here's the rear tire after 6,000 miles of mostly on pavement riding (90%):

Looks like it's time to order a new one:



Front tire has a bit more life in it ... 3 mm of tread all around.

jb

JB,
My tire has 6950 miles on it and looks very similar. I have just a bit more tread left at the warning patch. All good old straight FL miles.
I've heard Florida described as the anti-Dragon. 11 curves in 318 miles.

[BlackBike]

Fla is about 7/8" above sea level .

Built on collapsing coral reefs and limestone. Sinkholes occuring due to receding water tables.

There is a good nova episode on PBS about it.