Odd Wear on Rear Tire?

[Mellow]

I'm in no position to shame anyone, for any reason, least of all for a low-mileage motorbike.
And I don't even have children.
(And they likely wouldn't have me, either.)

We already valve-stem-shamed you...

 

[TPadden]

Before you mileage-shame the guy, ask him how many kids he has... then, you'll wonder how he put that many miles on a bike..

I'd still shame him; In Texas I could put more miles on a bike just making runs for milk and Pampers ...

Tom

 

[Al st1100]

Before you mileage-shame the guy, ask him how many kids he has... then, you'll wonder how he put that many miles on a bike..

If you had kids I would think the miles would quadruple

 

[Al st1100]

And I don't even have children.

How do you know? Have you done a 23 and Me dna test??

 

[core-aggie]

have finally reached 6000 miles on my original tires from 2015

Personally, I'm NOT shocked.

Tires that are 8 years old are very unpredictable. I would replace any tire, on any vehicle, that's over 4 years old, especially a bike. Check the manufacturer time stamp when it was made.

Tires have both a mileage prediction lifespan and time lifespan - always consider both, ESPECIALLY on a bike.

 

[Al st1100]

I'd still shame him; In Texas I could put more miles on a bike just making runs for milk and Pampers ...

Tom

....and depends

 

[Mellow]

If you had kids I would think the miles would quadruple

Well, now you're talking about ME... and I agree...

But, I don't think that's a solid move to increase my mileage.

 

[Sadlsor]

How do you know? Have you done a 23 and Me dna test??

Heck no.
Those tests insert a microchip inside you, and make you do things normal people wouldn't do.

 

[TPadden]

If you had kids I would think the miles would quadruple

When we retired my wife had only one location requirement: no family within 1,000 miles.

Tom

 

[Al st1100]

When we retired my wife had only one location requirement: no family within 1,000 miles.

Tom

Now you can visit for a while, consume all their food and drink. Spoil your grand kids and when the beer runs out it's time to go.

 

[Ryan_B]

Thank you all for the observations, suggestions and shame.

This one I bought new in November 2020, but it was a "new in crate special", with the 2015 tires already installed. Granted, I am clocking close to 3000 2000 miles a year, which isn't much - but considering across 4 vehicles combined mileage is 12,000 a year - it is somewhat significant. Is that enough excuses for slight redemption? I can always use the kids as an excuse as Mellow pointed out, although, truth be told that is why I bought the motorcycle.

I actually ordered tires within a year of buying, but I didn't want to swap them out because the old tires still looked and felt good. The "feel" has changed now, so I will be swapping them sooner rather than later.

Regarding the tire pressure. I ride most days to work (5 miles one way), I give them a good kick in the morning when I check my lights - but honestly when I do my "swerve and brake check" pulling on to the street out of my driveway I get to feel how spongy (or not) and note to check them that evening if they feel low. Normally, that is every 4-6 weeks, normally they are 5-8 psi low. If I were commuting 40 miles each way in heavy traffic I may invest in TPMS sensors, but then again - with heavy traffic I wouldn't be commuting on the bike. Everyone has their own risk versus reward metric, I guess.

Edited - can't even math you have me so flustered .

Ryan

 

[Willsmotorcycle]

with the 2015 tires already installed

Im not on the shaming side, but would love to know the date code, mine would have been similar.

 

[Mellow]

normally they are 5-8 psi low

That's all it takes for odd wear patterns.

 

[Ryan_B]

That's all it takes for odd wear patterns.

Okay, good to know. That may be reason to install TPMS or change the "kick" method to actually using a gauge. Which, if I put the angled valve stems in, won't be as big of a deal.

 

[Ryan_B]

Im not on the shaming side, but would love to know the date code, mine would have been similar.

Here you are sir! Sorry for slightly cutting off the front tire, I couldn't see the phone with the sun glare:

 

[Sunday Rider]

I don’t think your wear pattern is unusual Here is a pic of mine at over 10,000 miles and as old as yours. You can see the worn out left side compared to right. It is a Metzler Roadtec Z6. It felt great even in the rain. I was surprised how worn it was when I took it off in the spring.
but we don’t have the Texas heat up here so degradation of rubber not as bad.

 

[Catmandu2]

Thanks for your input!
Ryan

Everyone is more aggressive on LH turns,,, btw,,, at least from the tires perspective. This is because we are RH side of the road drivers here. It's not normal road crown,,, which causes minimal wear. It's just that we put down more power and distance on LH cornering. Everyone powerslides to some degree,,, whether you are on a bicycle,, or are a flat track dirtbike racer. From your pictures,,, I would have said,, "lots of silica in those dual compound tires" !! But 8 years old,,, tire builders were just getting good at dual compound back then,,, and started out adding pumice for the same effect. That rubber is getting hard,,, so time for a change anyway. My Fobo-2 tpms gives me great feedback on tire pressure and temperature. One really hot day this July,, I had my rear pressure alarm go off (it's bluetoothed into my helmet),,, as it's alarm limit was set at 52psi. It went off near the end of a long fast bend in the road. I have also cooked a rear tire once,, by riding with really full bags,, and a passenger,, over a long distance. Otherwise,,, I typically get 18-20k km's on a premium rear tire. Less on the front. Good that you are monitoring your tires closely,,, cheers,,, CAt'

 

[Willsmotorcycle]

My Fobo-2 tpms

I am also a fan of the FOBO. This one seemed odd though.

 

[Ryan_B]

I am also a fan of the FOBO.

It appears quite a few are fans of the FOBO from my 10 minute search of the site. I have a hard time always fighting with my bluetooth connections, *I think* I would prefer an external screen on the dash, does FOBO make one? Or is the Sykik preferred for that?

Or are the little screens a waste of time because you can't see them anyway and I just need to buy what everyone is recommending and we know works?

 

[Mellow]

It appears quite a few are fans of the FOBO from my 10 minute search of the site. I have a hard time always fighting with my bluetooth connections, *I think* I would prefer an external screen on the dash, does FOBO make one? Or is the Sykik preferred for that?

Or are the little screens a waste of time because you can't see them anyway and I just need to buy what everyone is recommending and we know works?

The external ones are fine and readable enough.