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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject: tire wear |
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Which of your tires wears out first?
My sidecar tire seems to go first, worn on the outside. I get about 8 to 10 K miles out of it. Next is the rear tire.
I've never "worn" out a front, just change it when I do the rear (before it dry rots.)
So, am I running to much toe in?
With the EML sideways swing arm the sidecar tire does change camber as is moves up and down, sort of like a swing axle VW bug. I've got it where is pretty much vertical under load. Maybe that's not helping??
I'm not complaining, just curious.
Mike _________________ Mike Currin
93 BMW K1100RS / EML Speed 2000
89 Honda GB 500 (6,700 miles, all original except tires)
67 Triumph 650 chopper
92 Suzuki GS500 (eldest son) |
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bmcsheehy
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 991 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Mike,
My tire wear was about even I would say.
Maybe a little more on the sidecar tire.
I was running about 1/2" of toe in.
The zx14, I am predicting the rear will wear a lot quicker. _________________ Bill
High Performance Sidecaring... ...There is nothing "HACKED" about it.
2006 ZX-14 / HANNIGAN HP.
2011 Concourse / California Friendship III.
2016 Suzuki Bandit 1250s
1936 Ford Fordoor Humpback
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Ralph
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 603 Location: Lexington, Ky
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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"So, am I running to much toe in? "
Most likely Mike
"The zx14, I am predicting the rear will wear a lot quicker."
That would be my guess _________________ "So Soon Old & So Late Smart" |
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Dar
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 349 Location: Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:12 am Post subject: |
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Just checked tire wear on the Bandito...
Started the trip to Alaska last summer with 3 new tires: Vredestein Sporttrac on the front and sidecar, a different profile (larger diameter) Bridgestone on the rear. Today, about 12.5k miles later, there's a little over 3/16ths inch of tread on the sidecar wheel, and about 1/16th more rubber left on the front wheel. Less tread remaining on the rear tire, but I don't know if that started with the same depth of tread as the other 2 tires.
Then checked the tires that I took off last year (the ones that came on the Bandito when I bought it 10k miles earlier), same wear pattern - more wear on the sidecar than the front wheel, less tread remaining on the rear. In fact, the tires that I took off measure just about the same tread on all 3 tires as what's on the bike now. _________________ David D
Suzuki Bandit 1200/Hannigan Bandito
2000 Guzzi V11 Sport
2009 BMW R1200GS
1978 BMW R100RS |
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