This is a biking first

[Finn]

What's wrong with this picture...

I've worn out the front tire on my night rod special before the rear. In fact, I think I could almost wear out another front before needing to replace the rear.

Made me look like my avatar.

[F5 Dave]

Clearly the brakes are more powerful than the engine.


. . . no real surprise is it?

[Finn]

Clearly the brakes are more powerful than the engine.


. . . no real surprise is it?

You might be right there, they are Brembo.

[Ixion]

'S not a first. Last retyre on the BMW, front and rear were replaced within a few 1000 km of each other. Front's worn out, rears still got a bit to go.

Partly a result of different profiles (weren't the same brand). partly different tread patterns (front was worn at the sides, middle still had tread), partly maybe cos of braking into corners, and probably quite a lot due to different rubber composition.

Interestingly, BMW also use Brembo brakes.

[merv]

Finn, presumably its worn the sides of the tread not the centre, and that would be expected I reckon with such a raked out front end and when you have such a big mother of a tyre on the back. Look at it one way at least a front will be cheaper than doing the back first.

[sosman]

Its because yr using the fast in slow out Approach.....:2thumbsup

[Big Dave]

Poofter.

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[Taz]

I can't see the picture......

[Finn]

Poofter.

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I said I haven't worn out my rear.

[YellowDog]

Do a few more wheelies to even the wear up.

[Deano]

Its all those stoppies.

[Finn]

Its all those stoppies.

Stoppies at the pubbies maybe.

[R6_kid]

I've worn out the front tire on my night rod special before the rear. In fact, I think I could almost wear out another front before needing to replace the rear.

You've been attending the Skidmark school of meta-physics braking performance haven't you.

[mashman]

Aprilia use Brembo brakes too... but i always wear the rear out before the front... go figure

[grusomhat]

Obviously you don't have the front wheel skyward enough.

[Blackbird]

Its because yr using the fast in slow out Approach.....:2thumbsup

Yep, and as Merv said, with that rake and if you're heavily countersteering through corners because you think you're still on something a tad sporty, that will do it; especially if you've got cruiser tyres with sidewalls that aren't all that rigid.

Ride it like a typical HD rider and you'll be fine :innocent:

[Elysium]

You spelt tyre wrong. :wari:

[LBD]

Bet its only bald in the middle....:bleh: