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| View Poll Results: Can you tell when your rear tire develops a flat spot? | |||
| Yes, I can tell when my rear tire develops a flat spot |     | 17 | 73.91% |
| No/What's a flat spot? |    | 3 | 13.04% |
| I'm referring to riding a cruiser |    | 7 | 30.43% |
| I'm referring to riding a sportbike or sport standard |    | 10 | 43.48% |
| I'm referring to riding a dirtbike/dual sport |    | 1 | 4.35% |
| I have 0-10,000 miles of riding experience |    | 5 | 21.74% |
| I have 10,000-20,000 miles of riding experience | | 2 | 8.70% |
| I have 20,000 miles experience or more | | 12 | 52.17% |
| I mostly ride in the twisties | | 6 | 26.09% |
| I do not mostly ride in the twisties | | 7 | 30.43% |
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04-15-2008, 11:46 PM
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| M-J Member of the Month!!   Join Date: Apr 2008
Bike: 2006 GSXR750
Location: Central North Carolina
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My tires are usually scrubbed from edge to edge, but I still wear out the center first from ridding to work so much. I can definitely feel it. The bike seems to be a little reluctant to start a lean.
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04-16-2008, 08:32 AM
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| Beer. Nature's Unstoppable Force.   Join Date: May 2005
Bike: '06 XB12X
Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer
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Thank you. As most of you answered in my thread about rear tire wear. A rear tire will wear out in the center faster due to the workload it is subjected to. Downshifting, acceleration, braking, abrasiveness of the road surface all contribute to wear the tire out faster in the center than on the sides. Am I wrong? | |
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04-16-2008, 09:01 PM
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| In Training   Join Date: Nov 2007
Bike: 02 Yamaha Warrior
Location: PhoeniXXX, Az
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nope, can't tell, not sure I ever had one, no bike of mine has never sat that long. Nice thing about living in the southwest.... I can tell when the tire needs a bit of air though. The handling is VERY different when they are a little flat. Oh, 02 yamaha warrior - about 20 years riding experience. do dirt bikes count? if so, all my life. |
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04-18-2008, 07:55 AM
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| Beer. Nature's Unstoppable Force. Join Date: May 2005
Bike: '06 XB12X
Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer
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Your left side gets more miles on it due to the big radius left hand turns we make at intersections. | |
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04-18-2008, 09:14 PM
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| M-J Master Poster  Join Date: Apr 2007
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 Ya larn somthin new every day!  I always thought it had something to do with the crown in the roads. Silly me.  | |
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04-19-2008, 03:37 PM
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| M-J Member of the Month!! Join Date: Apr 2008
Bike: 2006 GSXR750
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I think you may be correct. I have been riding street bikes for over 20 years. Until this year, I have always ridden back roads even go to work. This year I had a long commute on mostly all multi-lane roads and in rush hour traffic. So, in combination of what you said and the fact that the primary roads I have been ridding to work are angled a lot for water run-off. Back roads don't have that angle to them. Or at least as much of it. | |
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04-22-2008, 08:16 PM
| #30 (permalink) |
| Throttle Jockey  Join Date: Apr 2004
Bike: '05 Boulevard C50
Location: Central Kentucky
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After a lot of miles, and the back tire losing it's round cross section - the new tire feels really good even if the old tire isn't bald.
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