PSA Tires

[getfished]

Just thought I would post a heads up here. I bought a bike a year ago and was only able to start riding it this March. The tires weren't new but they they still had pretty decent tread. The previous owner had the bike for about 2 years and only put about 400 miles on it. My rear tire looks fine, until you put some extra weight on it like sitting on the seat. At that point you can see multiple cracks and splits in the sidewall from dry rot I suppose. I was about 8 miles from the house at the gas station when I discovered this. I limped home at 30 mph. I won't be riding it until I get the tire replaced. I'm not sure what would happen to me if I had a blowout at interstate speeds. Glad I saw this. Check your tires, especially if you don't ride frequently.

[tlefire]

That's why I have a run flat car tire on my goldwing.

[Skeet'r89]

That's why I have a run flat car tire on my goldwing.

AAhh! You live on the Dark Side !!!

[Rick H]

Never ran mine over 3 years from date of manufacture but needed tires every riding season because they were wore out.

Darkside is nothing I had any interest in. Avoided super slabs liked the twisties much better. Ran tire tests for Avon on the GL1800's in 2005. Nice tire but you had to crank the rear pressure up then they wore pretty normal.

[Bdog]

Putting some new shoes on street glide this Friday.

[getfished]

Looks like I'm going to get mine Wednesday. Can't wait.

[cape cod basser]

Got the Dunlop American Elite for the rear. Need a front tire now myself. Dumbass that did the rear put balance beads in it. NEVER TOOK THEM OUT OF THE BAG

[marinetechnician]

I just put Continental road attack 4 gt’s on my FJR1300 last week. Already put 400 miles on them. Really liking them so far.

[getfished]

Got my rear tire replaced and picked up the bike today. I can tell a difference in the way it rides. I've got a lot to learn. I was told that the rear tire usually only lasts 4-6 K miles. I knew that it would wear quicker than a car tire but that info kinda surprised me.

A new tire every time I change oil ? DAYUUM.

[Rick H]

Got my rear tire replaced and picked up the bike today. I can tell a difference in the way it rides. I've got a lot to learn. I was told that the rear tire usually only lasts 4-6 K miles. I knew that it would wear quicker than a car tire but that info kinda surprised me.

A new tire every time I change oil ? DAYUUM.

Yes, when a motorcycle tires get worn and flat in the middle I always found they tended to get loose feeling in a corner on that corner of the tire that was created by the wear. Thats why I never had any interest in a car tire. Some like them but I expect they weren't as spirited of a rider as I was. So hard pass on a car tire on a motorcycle. Sometimes you have to pay to play.

Most of the time I would get 8,000 to 10,000 miles on a good motorcycle tire. Could stretch it out to 12,000 still not bald and not down to the wear bars. But the more squared off it gets the more careful you have to be. Then we get to add rain. How long has it been since it rained and how much. Did it really rise the streets off or just make it greasier.

So 4-6 k miles on a rear tire. Maybe if your doing a lot of burnouts! or your buying a crappy tire.

[getfished]

Rick, thanks for the reply. It was explained to me almost exactly as you explained. Now with that I can understand what is going on down there better. I believe the tire I bought was a Cobra Avalon. That's what it had on it so I replaced with the same. I was told that is a great quality tire. I was also told that the rubber composition is different than a car tire in that a bike tire is somewhat more "tacky" or maybe soft which is intentional to aid in staying in contact better with the road. In that perspective it makes sense that a bike tire being "tackier" would wear quicker. I will see how this one wears and the mileage. I took it to the shop for the replacement and after installation it was a tad over $400.. Almost as expensive as fishing. LOL.

[Rick H]

Its been a while but I worked with Avon on their GL1800 wing tire in 2005. At that time it was called the Venom at that point and a slight redesign became the Cobra. Both were good tires. But the side wall stated max pressure was 41 psi. During testing we found it worn heavy and temps were a little high. At the end of the RD found on that bike 46 psi was the sweet spot and 41 on the front.

I can't speak for other models but the GL1800 was a Torque Monster fun ride. You peel the plastic off of it looks like a modern sport bike. I did some suspension upgrades on mine to dial it in to my riding style. Miss riding but when texting and driving became the in thing to do I stopped riding for the first time in 58 years. Yes I started young.

[getfished]

I'll have to take a closer look at my psi recommendations to see what it is. I need to get a good psi gauge. Someone was telling me about a gauge that is digital. It's about the size of an iPhone. You hook it up and enter your pressure and it pumps the pressure to that number. I'm going to try to google that and see if I can find it.