excessive tyre wear

[joe.]

hi, in july i bought a bridgestone bt45 rear from a local tyre shop for my cb500, it was obviously brand new and the right size but now 1500 miles later it is completly knackered, i havnt done any trackdays, burnouts, and havnt road it THAT hard. i no for a perfomance bike that might be about the norm for a super stickey tyre but on a commuter bike with a touring tyre thats just not right? , is it worth getting in contact with bridgestone direct? maybe a faulty tyre? any help would be appreciated.
cheers
Joe
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[cb1rocket]

buggered suspension? for a BT45 thats shocking, i get about 8k miles from mine. Have you had a BT45 on there before?

[Casper]

Was the wheel put on straight? How do you ride, use gearbox to slow down a lot or brake? I tend to use gearbox (bad habbit) and go through tyre and chain quite quick. 1500 miles is still shit so if everything is straight and your psi has been spot on i would make a complaint.

[Benson_JV]

[c_dug]

Got the best part of 10,000 out of my GPZ's rear, I don't tend to take it particularly easy either.
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[Casper]

[Benson_JV]

[c_dug]

Because you are putting more stopping force through the rear tyre than you would normally braking. So it will wear the tyre and chain out quicker.

(Doubt you can actually feel the chain stretch though, unless you ride a buell or something which isn't really a chain)
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[joe.]

[joe.]

thanks for all your replies and help might give bridgestone a ring and tell them but might not be much i can do as i cant prove the mileage
cheers
joe
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[el_oso]

blip the throttle when changing down gears. takes a bit of practice but does eventually feel smoother and wears things down less when done correctly.
got any pictures of the said tyre? also you sure it didn't have a slow puncture or something?
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[joe.]

[LongJohn22]

Sounds very much like over-inflation.

[c_dug]

Blipping the throttle will make it smoother, but it won't reduce the amount of wear to the tyre by much, which was the point about engine braking.
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[Blue_SV650S]

I'd be looking at tyre pressures and wheel alignment!
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