Turning rubber into metal ...

[huskie69]

I'm a bit of a shit alchemist but I've managed to convert rubber into steel.

I went for a gentle ride in the hills and when I got back, I noticed this lovely metallic sheen on my tyre.

https://i.imgur.com/pVSmo56.jpg

It was looking a bit scraggy before I left but I'm sure I'd not eaten through the wear markers.

Any ideas on how many miles I've got left in it? Less than 1k?

Seriously though, I've never seen anything like this! I won't be fitting this brand in a hurry.
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[chickenstrip]

Lol. A mate of mine whose tyre was showing the first signs of that happening came on a ride with us in Wales anyway. He said it'd be ok, he'd just take it easy on the straight bits Needless to say, it looked something like yours here, or worse, by the time we got back to his place - madness!
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[stinkwheel]

I've had one go to that from being just above the wear bars in 3 hours. I also then had to ride it another 80 miles to the nearest bike shop to get it changed.

I was spanking the arse off it mind. Which I think is the issue, if you put a lot of heat into a very thin layer of rubber, it WILL start to come away from the underlying carcasse.

Seen it before, will undoubtedly see it again.

Anyway, it's fine, only gas-it on the corners.
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[Minty]

Yeah, at least another 2000 miles in that tyre.
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[chickenstrip]

Don't ride it in the rain, the metal might start to corrode. Have you thought about applying some ACF50?
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[Sister Sledge]

Put some black insulation tape around the centre section. Make sure to apply it in the correct direction or it will undo.

A mates bike once lost the tread section - you could see how an outer band of rubber was applied to the carcass (at the factory) and a slight overlap made. That overlap undid itself and destroyed the rear mudguard.
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[Islander]

I've had it happen to two rears over the last couple of years. One was a Conti Motion fitted to my 1200 Bandit. I'd checked it as usual - near the wear bars but not on them, took a mate out on the back and gave it the beans for a bit, rode into town to refuel and noticed the carcass showing through on the centre.

I put that down to Contis being a cheap (if rather good nonetheless) tyre.

Then it happened on a Metzeler Z8 (again near but not on the wear bars) fitted to my R850R which isn't the worlds most powerful bike - fair enough, I'm not a slow rider by any means but still...

I'm of the opinion that tyre manufacturers are putting the smallest amount of rubber on that they can get away with because profits. Bah.

[sickpup]

[Fisty]

[stinkwheel]

Meh. If you go to Fort William any summer weekend, you'll see guys looking folornly at tyres not dissimilar to that saying "But I thought it had a couple of thousand miles left in it.". Then getting dry bummed by the only tyre supplier in 80 miles.

That's because they aren't used to a) Riding at such a high speed for such a protracted period and b) Super high friction road surfaces for winter ice.

Moral of the story. Buy some Road 5s.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Hong Kong Phooey]

ContiSportAttack 2 been around a while now, latest generation rubber is better but it'll still wear quickly in the middle on "drag" bikes
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[huskie69]

To be fair, I bought the bike last month with a flat patch along the centre. I've been trying to round it off to no avail. I just didn't realise how bad the wear was. I'm lucky to have some nice Twisties up here but the commute to work is dual carriageway all the way
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[Skudd]

When you think how much bike tyres cost and the poor mileage we get from them there should be an outcry and a strongly worded letter to Watchdog on the BBC.

Tyres only last me on average 5-6000 miles for the rear and only another 1000 miles for the front.

When you think you can pick up a car tyre for £50 or less and it will last 20k or more, we are really being shafted big time.
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