interesting front tire wear?

silverstrike · Jan 22, 2019

So i havnt been hitting the twisties very often lately but have been commuting 12 miles each way to work pretty regularly. There is one high speed longer left hand flyover on the way to work and a fast highway right sweeper on the way home. I also have a roundabout that i sometimes do a few laps and try to drag a peg:ROFLMAO: I dont think i have ever had a tire wear more on the sides than the center. Getting a Road5 today...

This was about 9000 miles.

Mellow · Jan 22, 2019

Not that unusual... maybe the tire pressure is low.. or high.. doesn't matter, looks like you got good miles out of it.. replace and repeat.

Brillot2000 · Jan 22, 2019

What you are observing is normal wear from the crowned roads and city streets here in California. Also, lane-splitting in traffic on California's highways contributes to this type of wear. I think that road reflectors and the cement expansion joints compound the overall effect as well.

ARKNT · Jan 22, 2019

Also many tires are multi compound with a harder compound in the center & softer rubber on the sides.

Brad

mikesim · Jan 22, 2019

What kind of tire is/was that? I would be disappointed with only 9K miles.

Mike

Thumpn · Jan 23, 2019

Are you a "trail braker"? I get tire wear like that on my bike, as I brake hard into the corners.....and keep braking as the bike is leaned over.

https://www.sportrider.com/riding-skills-series-trail-braking

silverstrike · Jan 23, 2019

Its a pilot road 4. Here is my last pr3 with 6500 miles...

I dont think i am much of a "trail braker"?? That was kinda my point, i have not been doing much "sport" riding... lots of hard braking... so the center of the tire lasted longer? When i am riding hard, i generally brake hard while vertical and then turn in. I dont usually associate tire wear with braking, but it makes sense that it would.:unsure:

silverstrike · Jan 23, 2019

I would be interested in seeing a pic of some of y'all hyper-milers tires after 15k+ miles.

Woodaddict · Jan 23, 2019

here is my tire miles chart. you must be riding on sharp roadways. I do wear them down past wear bars with these miles, cause I ride a lot. just passed 201,101 miles on my first NT Oct 2018, now onto my 2nd NT

ARKNT · Jan 23, 2019

The PR4 is a dual compound tire with softer rubber on the sides. I had a tire wear similar to yours and it surprised me a little bit. I think it was a Roadsmart2.
Tire mileage is quite variable depending on location, roads, riding style, etc. I don't do too well with mine but almost all my riding is short trips where I don't go more than a few miles without braking, accelerating, or turning. I believe the wear would be much better out on the open road.

Brad

silverstrike · Jan 27, 2019

Wow Woodaddict, you are a hi mile legend! Do your tires get flat spotted or do they stay roundish? Good to know the NT will go farther than i will:LOL:

Woodaddict · Jan 27, 2019

yes, they have about a 1.5" or so wide flat middle. just looks funny as some tires will wear from the hard center edge to outside in a reverse like cup!! I do lean it over!
the worst for flat spotting was OEM tires, the nubs wore in a reverse like pattern and would make more noise in corners. it would trap some air which made more noise. the tires will rarely stay in in roundish shape, cause of different compounds for all the "better" cost tires.

and I do usually ride longer distance to get better wear. my work commute is 49 miles one way

Phil Tarman · Jan 27, 2019

Woodaddict said:
and I do usually ride longer distance to get better wear. my work commute is 49 miles one way

When Woodaddict left WV after the Rally last May, his rear tire was basically gone. He knows, probably within a tenth of a mile, how far he can push tire wear. Maybe....

silverstrike · Jan 28, 2019

How about brakes? I just went metal to metal on the front with 28k miles.

Phil Tarman · Jan 28, 2019

My OEM front pads lasted 71,000 miles. I put EBC sintered pads on and replaced them after about 40,000 miles.

ARKNT · Jan 28, 2019

I replaced the front pads at 31,000 and the rear pads about 1,000 miles later. That is my mostly short trip commuter mileage. Your mileage may very. Since brakes are on your mind you might look at the rear pads to see what is left if you haven't already.

Brad

Woodaddict · Jan 28, 2019

Phil Tarman said:
When Woodaddict left WV after the Rally last May, his rear tire was basically gone. He knows, probably within a tenth of a mile, how far he can push tire wear. Maybe....

not just rear.........front was worn too. when I got home I replaced both front and rear, well maybe after a couple more days to work. I had them ready in garage