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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 47
| Is it just me, but my front tires wear faster than my rear on the VV. Never had this issue with other bikes, usually get almost double the life on the front over the rear. Any thoughts? |
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Cruiser
Posts: 244
| Had the same trouble on a 79 Goldwing as did most 79 GW. Cause was really good dual front brakes. Not so good rear brake. Some guys put a rear tire on the front. I chose to use the front brakes less & push harder on the rear brakes. |
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Visionary
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Jasper, MO | I get about 50% more life out of my rear tires than the front tires. I use my front brake a lot too.
What pressures do you run?
Ronnie |
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Tourer
Posts: 500
| 39psi front, 41 rear seems to work for me.... |
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| I did 15k on my E3 and I think the trick is check the first of every month with a gauge not one of those pencil things.
In really hot weather 90 plus check twice a month.
Last summer when it was 90 plus I would find a loss of 3 to 4 pounds. Yes its not much but a $200 dollar tire is a lot
Do not forget to check your shock |
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Visionary
Posts: 1365
Central Maryland | I check my tire pressure's weekly; during all seasons. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 47
| I run 40/40 but dont use my front brake much |
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Cruiser
Posts: 209
| I run e-3s,and use front brake about 70% every stop. get 12-15k on front tire. |
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Tourer
Posts: 562
SC, Bluffton | I can't believe he hasn't caught me yet switching out his front tire with one of my used ones. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1365
Central Maryland | Since the Vision has linked brakes; I always use the foot pedal and apply a little more with the front brake lever. At just about 12,000 miles now... both my front and rear E3's are wearing evenly.
I keep 40psi in the front and 42psi in the rear. I hope to get close to 15,000 - 18,000 miles out of them. We'll see. If I do, I'm definitely buying another set of E3's |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | might just be a bad compound in the tire. I always get at least 5,000 - 7,000 miles more on my front E3 than I do the rear E3. You have to be faithful in keeping the air pressure constant. Also, weight would have a factor also, as well as riding habits. The only other thing to do is to keep your eye on Herb, he may be switching out your tire. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 46
Western Wyoming | Replaced the rear @ 15 but had probably 2k mi. left on it.The front has 18k and will go to somwhere around 22k. 42 lbs. r/40 lbs.f and am pretty anal about checking the presure.The Tiregard TPMS is well worth the money imo.
I get aprox. the same wear as with the Dunlop 407/408s on my last Harley.The 402's I had on earlier Harleys would go 10-12k rear 22-24k front |
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Tourer
Posts: 499
Chattanooga, TN | I always had to replace my front tire early due to cupping. This was with E3s. I kept the pressure at 41/41. I tHink where I ride there are just too many twisties so the center compound doesn't wear very much when I have to replace it. Te rear does fine. Put on a Bridgestone G709 a few thousand miles ago and I love it, feels really stable, but time will tell. I'll take traction over wear any day of the week and twice on Sunday. |
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Tourer
Posts: 599
New Mexico | Seems like I have had this issue on all street bikes. Front always wearing out before the rear.
On the Vision I am guessing about 12-14k out of front, and 35-40k on rear (Car Tire), although those numbers a bit of a swag. Since I installed the Duran TPMS seems I'm getting more miles per tire. I was getting 8-10K on front, but now at 11K and still have plenty left.
http://www.doranmfg.com/motorcycle-tire-pressure-monitoring-systems...
Edited by Boots 2013-03-14 8:16 AM
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Iron Butt
Posts: 825
, WI | I have the same problem.  My front tire wears out sooner....  |
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Cruiser
Posts: 118
Spfld, IL but temp Bay area, CA | I've been averaging 13, 500 on the rear E3s and got 17K+ on the original front--could have gone further but were cupping and was heading to National meet in Prescott. Have 15k on current front and will probably change prior to heading out for Lewiston and Sturgis this year. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1365
Central Maryland | Rollin' - 2013-03-14 11:04 AM
I have the same problem. ??? My front tire wears out sooner.... ?
How much do you weigh and how much air are you running in that Dunlop run flat C/T? |
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Tourer
Posts: 430
| Have you looked at the Michelin Commander II? it seems to be getting good reviews. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 763
Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | Sounds like riding habits might dictate which tire wears faster. My rear always wears faster. It wears bald on the left side while the the front still has grooves. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 825
, WI | willtill - 2013-03-14 2:25 PM Rollin' - 2013-03-14 11:04 AM I have the same problem. ??? My front tire wears out sooner.... How much do you weigh and how much air are you running in that Dunlop run flat C/T?38 PSI |
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