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Pittsburgh, PA | I bought a new 2009 Vision Tour 2009 in September of 2010 and had a torn bicep at the time so i did almost no riding until spring of 2011. Early on in the spring of 2011 I blew out the tricep in the other arm. I was only able to put about 3700 miles on the bike. Been riding to back and forth to work and currently have 4750 miles on the bike. I was giving it a good wash yesterday and noticed that the rear tire is shot. I have cords showing around the entire tire on both sides about an inch from the center of the tire. The wear looks even but I can not believe that I went through a tire that quick. I keep it at 41 PSI. Any ideas on why? I do not do burn outs nor do I skid to a stop and I do not even remember having to do an emergency braking. So until I can find a tire and afford to get it changed out I'll be back on the old school cruiser(2002 V92C) for a while.
Edited by taz456 2012-05-12 3:59 PM
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Visionary
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Central Maryland | That is bizarre. You shouldn't have cord showing with that many low miles. Check the manufacturer date on the tire; I wonder if you have a real old one that was mounted; and the rubber quickly wore out, due to age. |
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Visionary
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| this might be a good buy gor you
http://wingstuff.com/products/2399-me880-tires-for-gl1800 |
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Jasper, MO | That's weird. Usually a tire worn like that indicates low air pressure, but you said you keep it at 41PSI. Doesn't make sense. The only thing I can think of is that your air gauge might be faulty, giving you false readings. It does happen. Borrow another gauge and see what it says and see if it agrees with your gauge.
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Iron Butt
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Orlando, FL | Your tire may not have many miles but it is AT LEAST three years old, perhaps more. Plus how it aged depends on where it was stored. Humidity, sunlight, weather, AC, etc. I'm not really surprised at the poor wear of the tire. Granted, it's disappointing, but.......
Just saying~
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | MaddMAx2u - 2012-05-12 8:19 PM Your tire may not have many miles but it is AT LEAST three years old, perhaps more. Plus how it aged depends on where it was stored. Humidity, sunlight, weather, AC, etc. I'm not really surprised at the poor wear of the tire. Granted, it's disappointing, but....... Just saying~ I can agree, also you have to look at the total picture. Dryrot kills a tire and if it was even a little low would excelerate the wear. While what happened as you described is odd, it is not impossible. |
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Cruiser
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Pittsburgh, PA | Im an avid RV'er. In the RV community you hear about tires aging out even with very low miles on them. This is strange cause I check the pressure often enough( with a very good gauge ) and it is garage kept out of direct sunlight. I'm replacing with another elite 3 which is pricey but I hoping that this was just one bad egg. Found a local dealer and getting it changed out Thursday afternoon. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | You really can't take car of dry rot on a tire. There was a recent concern with new tires being sold that had been on the shelf for too long. They were blowing out on the interstates because of this situation. A friend almost lost his son over it when a tire blew and the car went out of control. I believe that is also why they put so a low mileage limit on the belt of 30,000 miles. That is about 5 years for a "heavy rider". I believe the belt would last well over 100,000 with regular normal use. |
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Visionary
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| You know parking your bike on cement over the winter can do damage to tires. The service manual says rear tires wear faster cause of starting in one direction and stooping is another direction.
You say you have a good gage but how does it read on your car tires.
What is your shock pressure set at. Maybe your tire is rubbing on the frame. Your dealer can look when he has the tire off. |
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Tourer
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Akron Ohio area | Alignment |
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Cruiser
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Pittsburgh, PA | I got a new tire and we determined that it was just a bad tire. There was no rubbing or anything else wrong with the bike when the tire was off. just more dumb luck i guess. But it is back together and riding fine. That is the funny thing, i do not feel any gain with a brand new tire under the bike. But the bike is still balanced and agile as ever. |
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Visionary
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| if you care look at the side wall and you can find a small square that will tell you what week and year the tire was made. First one or two numbers will be week and the last two numbers is year. Mine was 2411 |
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excessive wear on rear tire question