rear tire squares up
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rear tire squares up
'18 Heritage 114. I ride in Flatistan(Florida), mostly on 2 lane state roads, under 70mph. I keep 40psi or so and check regularly. way before the tire gets to wear marks my rear squares up and becomes flat instead of rounded as when new. It gets a bit squirmy at low speed turning at lights and such. any ideas as how to avoid this, oh wise ones?
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'18 Heritage 114. I ride in Flatistan(Florida), mostly on 2 lane state roads, under 70mph. I keep 40psi or so and check regularly. way before the tire gets to wear marks my rear squares up and becomes flat instead of rounded as when new. It gets a bit squirmy at low speed turning at lights and such. any ideas as how to avoid this, oh wise ones?
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strych9 (04-27-2022)
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Completely normal. As your tire wears, its going to lose its rounded profile. Chances are you will eventually have no tread in the center and the sides will look fairly new. Has nothing to do with Florida. Most people aren't going to rub their tire indicators off the side of their tires like they would on a 600cc supersport.
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Completely normal. As your tire wears, its going to lose its rounded profile. Chances are you will eventually have no tread in the center and the sides will look fairly new. Has nothing to do with Florida. Most people aren't going to rub their tire indicators off the side of their tires like they would on a 600cc supersport.
^^^^ that right there. been here for 32 yrs and my bike gets a square rear every 5-8k miles on an Avon.Next tire I will buy will be Dunlop American Elite 2 Not as sticky as the Avon but will last a bit longer on the shell rock roads in my area of FL and as far as curves are concerned, not many other than on/off ramps on highways in the southern part of the state where I live. Intersecting straight lines mostly in the south part of state. Some curves but still pretty lame as compared to any hilly or mountainous region in the nation.
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HuntWhenever (04-24-2022)
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I hear ya IBE but the whole state is kinda flat ( you live here but not sure about your area, maybe you have a lot more twisties) and doesnt offer up a whole lot of curvy terrain. Sometimes I only have a few hours to get some wind therapy and due to health reasons Im not able to venture out to other states. But non the less, its all good, I still enjoy the ride and getting my knees in the breeze as we say and replace the tires when they need to be. It doesnt bother me when the rear gets a ground down