Normal Wear?

[Durpington]

So I've had my bt23 on the rear of my street and done 4k on it. About 1000 were motorway miles. It's already down to the canvas and I was wondering if that's normal lifespan for these tyres? Pic included

[Durpington]

yes it is fucking gash that i let it get so bad but this was after a particularly spirited ride out. checked tyre was fine before i left. was obviously on the half decent side when i looked

[Islander]

'Particularly spirited' eh?

You weren't spinning the rear wheel under acceleration perchance?

[Durpington]

lol nope, i just hadnt paid attention beforehand. only locked the rear once for about 5 yards.

[recman]

I know its difficult not to do burnouts while stopped at traffic lights and checking yourself out in shop windows but you must resist.
I hope you don't do this to your new Pilot 3s which you WILL be fitting.

[Durpington]

honest to god, i wouldn't even know how to do a burnout if i tried.

was considering pr3s or angel gts.

[kartl]

Have you check for its manufactured date? Most reason for obsessive wear of the tire is due to expiration, Over inflation or doing some stunt driving. But if you just use your bike as a normal commuter that tire wearing is not normal at all.

[Durpington]

i dont commute on it, i hoon on it. considering the majority of those motorway miles were done at *breakneck* speeds on the continent. would that explain it, or low pressure?

[Islander]

If you hoon on it and don't check basic stuff like tyre pressures regularly...

Anyhoo. Aggressive riding wears tyres faster than normal riding.

[Durpington]

yeah i hold my hands up to being a squid in that regard. trying to keep on top of everything now though.

[DrDonnyBrago]

[P.]

Damn I would check various parts of the bike are sorted, my GSXR750 wore through a brand new Dunlop Qualifier RR in 1700 miles, alignment was fairly out and pressures kept dropping, probably didn't seat on the rim correctly.


But yeah, I'd recommend getting something like PR3s

[James83]