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Post by Cameron on May 17, 2007 16:55:49 GMT -5
I put a new set of Metzler tire on my SR when I first bought it last summer. In less than a year I've managed to completely bald the back tire with zero burnouts...
I'm thinking it is just the tourque from downshifting that is eating up my tire. Anyone else have this problem?
-Cameron
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uk500
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Post by uk500 on May 19, 2007 5:29:29 GMT -5
Hi, I'm no expert but I'll try to give a bit of input :-) I know Metzler are a pretty high life tyre, (and you haven't said what your mileage was for the year) but if you're mileage is low there is a possibility of a wheel alignment problem causing this, anything that could effect alignment should be checked as a mis-aligned wheel will cause constant "scrubbing" of the tyre. you could start with the swing arm bushes/ wheel bearing etc, could be an early symptom of something potentially dangerous, wish I could say more, but there's plenty of riders that know more than me here that will pick this up for you,,,,,,Cheers,,,,,UK
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Post by davedunsboro on May 19, 2007 6:38:37 GMT -5
SRs & XTs can eat tyres especially if its a soft compound . I wore the stock tyre on my XT out in 1000ks , so I changed brands & stopped doing monos on the bitumen & got 8000ks out of that tyre (funny thing hey?) So acceleration/torque has heaps to do with it . Cheers Dave.
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Post by colinjay on May 20, 2007 23:09:20 GMT -5
Cameron,
I have yet to find a tyre that gives really good milage on a SR500. I normally only get about 5000km to the Dunlop K81 (425/85x18) that I run on the rear of mine. I have tried other tyre years ago but always went back to the Dunlop. I havn't put enough distance on the BT45 Bridgstones that are fitted to my cafe racer so I can't comment on the life of them. The lowest milage that I got was from a Pirelli Phantom back in the early 80's, which I put down to the canvas in under 2000km.
There are lots of theories as to why the rear tyre life is poor on the SR500, most of which revolve around the way the single cylinder delivers power compared to the smoother power delivery of multi-cylinder engines.
But I feel that it basically boils down to what you want from your tyres, i.e. good grip or good tyre life, and I have always been happy to sacrifice a bit of tyre life for a bit more grip.
CJ
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