1199 Tyre Wear

PaddockStand · Aug 28, 2012

Zoenala said:
This is what it looks like after 1409km. The road defnitely has some corse-chip asphalt...and I'll lower the pressure on the next new tire to see what the effect is...but this was during the break in

The wear on this tyre isn't symetrical. Unless you ride in circles there's something wrong. Is the tyre very hot after normal road use? Not that I would recommend you ride on this tyre anymore to find out.

Wallaroo · Aug 28, 2012

To me it looks like someone has been doing donuts or burnouts.....Definetly not normal track or road wear.

AntiHero · Aug 28, 2012

I got over 5K miles out of mine and they still weren't in terrible shape....but we're talking lots of long straight miles with only 1500 start/stop/hard miles. The great thing, though, was that my kind of riding proved that the stock rubber seems fairly immune to heat cycling. Still as grippy on day 55 as they were on day 6.

asainslie · Aug 28, 2012

I got 2k Miles (3200 km) including 3 track days (with tire warmers) - this just isn't normal.

Zoenala · Aug 29, 2012

PaddockStand said:
The wear on this tyre isn't symetrical. Unless you ride in circles there's something wrong. Is the tyre very hot after normal road use? Not that I would recommend you ride on this tyre anymore to find out.

Defnitely not running in circles...the tyre is hot, but it does not feel excessive. Pressure is 240kPa, which sounds fine according to the Pirelli guidelines. Only other possible significant change is that I upped the preload until the handling felt better (I do realise I would need a stiffer shock spring (I weigh 109kg)...) Did not make any major changes to rebound or compression...

joshinthecity · Aug 29, 2012

Zoenala said:
Defnitely not running in circles...the tyre is hot, but it does not feel excessive. Pressure is 240kPa, which sounds fine according to the Pirelli guidelines. Only other possible significant change is that I upped the preload until the handling felt better (I do realise I would need a stiffer shock spring (I weigh 109kg)...) Did not make any major changes to rebound or compression...

It's GOT to be the tyre itself then"¦

batmantis · Aug 29, 2012

It depends how hard you are on the throttle really. I went through my last Supercorsa SP in around 1200 miles and the front was pretty ruined in similar time. That included a trackday. I'm at about 900 miles and 1.5 trackdays on the current one and there isnt a huge amount left in it.
I only use the bike for trackdays and fast spins though. Never use it for anything else

Cloner · Sep 2, 2012

No track days. 1200 miles and they're through the wear bars and the front is absolutely fried. I'll be trying a set of Power One.

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