Is It The Tire or the Pressure

[seadog]

I want the tire to stay round more than having a flattened center section. It almost squares up the tire, with ridges on each side, like the tire in the thread about Elroy's Extended trip help is doing the same thing as my old tire and new tire is doing. I have two gauges I depend upon and both are made by Slime and they are both a lot more accurate then one might expect of a small tire gauge. I never had a tire on my old bike do what this tire is doing, the old bike tire always stayed round and didn't flatten out in the center like the stones are doing.

[opas ride]

I have over 9,000 miles on my rear tire and it still has a decent amount of tread left...When I change tires, probably this fall, I am not going to use the OEM tires, but plan to get the new Dunlop E-4's as I am told they wear much, much better than the E-3's and are a better tire than the Bridgestones ...JMHO....Ride safe....BTW, I usually try to keep the front at 38/39 and the rear at 40/41....

[Blk6bgg6]

I HAve wondered same,been running that 41 psi.In my case I have never owned big touring ride like this so maybe the big weight difference compared with my past bikes explain the flat spot.I currently am @ 12000 miles .I know tires in future just tricky knowing when cause they not cheap, wear bars my best indicator I suppose

[khusmc]

Perhaps a flat spot from sitting over the winter if the bike was on its side stand?

[seadog]

Perhaps a flat spot from sitting over the winter if the bike was on its side stand?

It didn't sit on this tire over the winter I just put it on this spring about 1800 miles ago and its progressing to the same wear pattern as the old tire.

[lgjhn]

+1 to what Shooter said.
It's neither the tire nor the pressure that's causing it....it's the riding style.
It's also very common on the GWs because they're used mostly for highway/touring riding with very few curves.
IMHO, that type of riding is benefited by "darksiding" it, but that's another thing in and of itself.
Find some twistiest curves you can find and wear the sides off some.

[seadog]

+1 to what Shooter said.
It's neither the tire nor the pressure that's causing it....it's the riding style.
It's also very common on the GWs because they're used mostly for highway/touring riding with very few curves.
IMHO, that type of riding is benefited by "darksiding" it, but that's another thing in and of itself.
Find some twistiest curves you can find and wear the sides off some.

As My Dunlops on my M109R never square up like this and I ride this B just like I rode the M109R and I love running curves so that riding style thing ain't flyin'

[willtill]

Car tire on rear.
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[shooter]

Dog , youre riding in a straight line too much. Lean that thing over some. Find some curves. Get rid of that chicken strip. If that don't work as you ride down a straight road lean your body one way and the bike the other. After 5 miles switch sides.

[Pap]

Mine did the same. I ride my bike to work. too much superslab. Definitely wore the center down to almost flat. Sidewalls had plenty of tread.