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Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:53 am
Has anyone seen this before.

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Alot of wear on the right side.
The tyre is a Pilot Rd 3.
Cheers
Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:43 am
Yeah it means find some right handers
Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:53 am
strange
you sure the front wheel is sitting in straight. Strange as it sounds, it can happen. Loosening the front axle and bouncing the bike (with the help of a front stand) should make sure it is sitting true.
Other than that it could be a manufacturing defect
Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:36 am
Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:02 pm
It just looks like someone who has left the tyre on for too long....that tyre was farked thousands of klms before now by the look of it. In Oz a tyre will always wear more on that side due to normal road camber. When doing long straight roads, this is normal.
Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:03 pm
Helpful camera shooting tip.
Anterior to posterior shooting object position is explained by oppositional direction.
If we used the way you shot to (rear of front caliper) mark location amputations you would be missing the wrong limb.
Anywho, i think strika is on the money.
Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:48 pm
blackster wrote:Helpful camera shooting tip.
Anterior to posterior shooting object position is explained by oppositional direction.
If we used the way you shot to (rear of front caliper) mark location amputations you would be missing the wrong limb.
Anywho, i think strika is on the money.
If you look at the brake calipers it shows the perspective in which the photo was taken.
Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:48 pm
But yeah what Strika said.
Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:52 pm
Yeah listen to Marty, he's a stupid ole cahn but every now and then he hits the nail on the head
Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:52 pm
Yep, i think hes right too. I have a long commute on straight roads.
Although it didnt happen as bad on the Pilot Rd 2 i had on previously.
And yes i do tend to stretch my tires to the death.
Never mind. Thanks guys
Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:01 pm
Is the tyre on backwards based on the arrow?
Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:18 pm
nah the front tread pattern always looks like it is on backwards.
Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:51 pm
fireyrob wrote:Is the tyre on backwards based on the arrow?
Arrow is facing up, this pic is taken from behind the front wheel mate.
Up is the correct direction
Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:55 pm
Extensive studies in the US have proven that camber has NO effect on tyre wear, reason for greater right hand side wear here is simple, right hand corners/bends have a longer radius therefore you actually travel further, left handies are shorter thus less wear, of course opposite in the US. Methinks that poor tyre is just well past it's use by date,lol
Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:34 pm
loubre wrote:Extensive studies in the US have proven that camber has NO effect on tyre wear, reason for greater right hand side wear here is simple, right hand corners/bends have a longer radius therefore you actually travel further, left handies are shorter thus less wear, of course opposite in the US. Methinks that poor tyre is just well past it's use by date,lol
Are our roads designed the same as seppo roads?
Our roads are very cambered.
Also roundabouts go right too
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