Is It The Tire or the Pressure

[53driver]

You are again correct Shooter, so where does that put us on the motorcycle tire, how about change it when it wears out right! I know you guys love those car tires but I just can't get my head around the fact that a car tire was never meant to roll up on its edges. Where a motorcycle tire excels at that very thing. I will try the more air thing for a while and if it doesn't work then I will switch and try a different tire, probably an Elite 4 Dunlop.

As someone stated here awhile back: "You can put Craftsman work boots on a 'heavy' ballerina and yeah, they'll last longer, but the girl just isn't going to dance the same way."
No, I've never tried DS.
Someday, maybe the Harley.
Cheers,
Steve

[pilotguy299]

As someone stated here awhile back: "You can put Craftsman work boots on a 'heavy' ballerina and yeah, they'll last longer, but the girl just isn't going to dance the same way."
No, I've never tried DS.
Someday, maybe the Harley.
Cheers,
Steve

The F6B is pretty nimble on the CT I have. At times I ride a lot more aggressively than I should, and the handling seems the same, and "maybe" requiring a little more on the handlebars to start in to a turn. But once there, it feels the same. The bike will stand up a lot quicker and with more authority, which i see as a large plus.

YMMV

[shooter]

As someone stated here awhile back: "You can put Craftsman work boots on a 'heavy' ballerina and yeah, they'll last longer, but the girl just isn't going to dance the same way."
No, I've never tried DS.
Someday, maybe the Harley.
Cheers,
Steve

That may be a true statement. I also know that you can put Usain Bolt in a combat boot and he can still outrun everybody else. I can tell you this. I can only say this for the Michelin Alpin. I could put that on your bike and I don't think that you could tell unless you looked. If you had absolutely no inkling then you wouldn't look.

[opas ride]

No issues with my rear tire and I run 40/41 lbs in it always..Have run 39/40 in front since day one and got really tired of the "bouncy" harsh ride from the front forks/tires...Lowered the pressure to 37 in the front and man what a difference!!!....Anyway, no more high pressures for me, going to run close to what the owners manual says....36 front, 41 rear....Ride safe

[wjduke]

I've been following this thread and I'm baffled. I have 7,300 miles on my tires and they look darn near new yet with no signs of what you have seadog. I don't ride hard, but I'm not a grandma either. We have some twisties here, but nothing like the south, and I do quite a bit of highway. I didn't take a pic, but I checked air and the quality of them this morning and they're wearing perfectly, in my opinion. My air pressure is never below 38.5 and never above 41. I check the psi every two or three weeks, so I'm not even doing what I'm supposed to do. I'm clueless as to your problem. Maybe the compound just isn't right in the batch you got part of.

[seadog]

I've been following this thread and I'm baffled. I have 7,300 miles on my tires and they look darn near new yet with no signs of what you have seadog. I don't ride hard, but I'm not a grandma either. We have some twisties here, but nothing like the south, and I do quite a bit of highway. I didn't take a pic, but I checked air and the quality of them this morning and they're wearing perfectly, in my opinion. My air pressure is never below 38.5 and never above 41. I check the psi every two or three weeks, so I'm not even doing what I'm supposed to do. I'm clueless as to your problem. Maybe the compound just isn't right in the batch you got part of.

The original tire wore the same way that this tire is wearing. I have seen pics of others tires and the wear pattern is the same as mine. They just seem to flatten out the center, why they do that is my problem and I am varying the air pressure to see if I can overcome this outcome. By the way my original tire was done at 6990 miles so I am beating it more than you. Check out the pics of the tire on Elroys long trip prep help thread, that is exactly the same thing my tires have be wearing like.

[ReserveBum]

FWIW Dog... I run the Metzelers and same thing happened to me. After a long trip split between interstate and backroads at about 6-7k, I found the tire was flattening in the center. I thought it was a manufacturing issue. I am on top of the pressures and always run 41 F / 43 R. After talking to a few friends about it and adding more miles, the flattening reduced and now I have 13k on those tires with no issues. Front is on the wear bar so it will be replaced soon. Rear looks like it will go another 4-5k