Whats up with the wear on this back tire?

[badyellowvette]

08 K9 with 2500 miles all the wear is left of center. Something out of line or what?



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[liferider]

You ride tilted

 

[badyellowvette]

I do have a hell of a time turning left!

 

[BWG56]

Road crown

 

[badyellowvette]

Road crown

Really! road crown?

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Out of alignment

 

[liferider]

Either out of alignment or actuall leaning bike to compensate torque

 

[badyellowvette]

And I can check alignment without and special tools? I have a downloaded service manual.

 

[Jwooky]

Lol. It's not alignment.

It's road crown and the fact that left turns on city streets are longer than right. Think about it.

Mine looks exactly like that. Time to tire shop.

 

[RRRUFF]

To many left turns, your not a NASCAR fan are you?:lol:

 

[cavcom278]

Yep you need to turn right more... It's road crown and I bet you ride in the right side of the lane?

 

[KaptinAmerika]

How many miles have you ridden for this type of wear

 

[pknowles]

What airpressure do yourun in the rear tire?

 

[kickstart]

Pa does have pretty good crowns in most of the back roads and I remember the same type of wear pattern especially from the tar and chip roads.

Over inflation is not good either.

 

[BWG56]

How many times do you pull up to a stop sign or red light and think of which groove do I want to sit at this red light in? The right tire groove or the left in the same lane. I ride to the left of the lane so I can be seen by traffic wanting to pull out. Sometimes the crown here in Pa will pull you into it. My first Avon venom was changed at 8700 miles the second Avon cobra was changed 1800 miles due to splitting, and right now I'm running a Metzler and I'm almost at 13000. However I only run it at 38psi and I know it will wear faster but the ride difference is worth it to me.

 

[BADOG]

Easy fix;
When riding down the highway straight tilt your head to the right.

 

[pknowles]

Easy fix;
When riding down the highway straight tilt your head to the right.

you Sayin Theman has A Fat headHead

 

[BADOG]

you Sayin Theman has A Fat headHead

Nope, just compensating for the speed balancing of the tire:roll::roll:

 

[badyellowvette]

Good to hear all is normal. Going to buy tires this winter and thinking about having the rims chromed.

 

[Knuckles]

road crown... and make sure you're pressure is up