Excessive tyre wear

[GTRMAN]

Help,

I just had to replace the rear on my 1200 Bandit after only 3000Km the edges (outside 1/3 on each side) were totally worn out. Now I travel the wainuiomata hill every day which has that super grip stuff on it and I know it is like putting a grinder to the wheel but this seems a bit excessive. Any suggestions on shock settings etc.

I am a big guy, but I have recently dropped to 125Kg from 180Kg and the wear is worse than ever.

Any ideas anyone?

[White trash]

Slow down Rossi.

[nodrog:Me]

put some air in your next tyre.

[steve_t]

OEM tyre?

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[onearmedbandit]

Slow down Rossi.

Unfortunately that saying is almost irrelevant now...

[ducatilover]

put some air in your next tyre.

What this fellow said.
Maybe wind up the rear preload too?

[Ender EnZed]

What kind of milage have you got out of rear tyres in the past?

[spanner spinner]

Help,

I just had to replace the rear on my 1200 Bandit after only 3000Km the edges (outside 1/3 on each side) were totally worn out. Now I travel the wainuiomata hill every day which has that super grip stuff on it and I know it is like putting a grinder to the wheel but this seems a bit excessive. Any suggestions on shock settings etc.

I am a big guy, but I have recently dropped to 125Kg from 180Kg and the wear is worse than ever.

Any ideas anyone?

What brand any type of tyre, as if you had a track day tyre on the bandit 3000km whould be good milage.

[GTRMAN]

Road pilot 2, running at 42psi, checked weekly.

I generally get about 5000Km per set of tyres

I have the preload set to 6 on the 7 position adjuster.

could it be that it is set to high?

[spanner spinner]

might be the factory your pilot 2 was made in. Michelin have factories all over the world and when a new tyre comes out ie road 3s they get the older tyres made in there second string factories and they are never as good as when they are made in there main factories. When I was selling bike tyres for a living you could see the diffrence in the michelins depending what factory they came from and that was brand new on the shelf. On some thing like your bandit I would be recomending a steel belted rear for milage and the michelins arn't steel belted so don't do the milage of other brands. Dunlop bridgestone Pirelli avon and metzeler all do a good sport tourer with a steel belt, might be worth trying.

[caspernz]

might be the factory your pilot 2 was made in. Michelin have factories all over the world and when a new tyre comes out ie road 3s they get the older tyres made in there second string factories and they are never as good as when they are made in there main factories. When I was selling bike tyres for a living you could see the diffrence in the michelins depending what factory they came from and that was brand new on the shelf. On some thing like your bandit I would be recomending a steel belted rear for milage and the michelins arn't steel belted so don't do the milage of other brands. Dunlop bridgestone Pirelli avon and metzeler all do a good sport tourer with a steel belt, might be worth trying.

That sounds like a fair idea. The aluminium chip that is used to stop the locals from falling off the tarseal is hellish though. I use it to scrub in new tyres, couple of trips over the Wainui hill and the tyres look like you've been at a track day...

If you've trashed a Pilot Road 2 rear in 3000kms then a Pilot Road 3 will not even get that far. Might be time for a Metzeler Z8?

[nzspokes]

might be the factory your pilot 2 was made in. Michelin have factories all over the world and when a new tyre comes out ie road 3s they get the older tyres made in there second string factories and they are never as good as when they are made in there main factories. When I was selling bike tyres for a living you could see the diffrence in the michelins depending what factory they came from and that was brand new on the shelf. On some thing like your bandit I would be recomending a steel belted rear for milage and the michelins arn't steel belted so don't do the milage of other brands. Dunlop bridgestone Pirelli avon and metzeler all do a good sport tourer with a steel belt, might be worth trying.

Interesting info. Ive just got a Bandit 1200 with near new Avon Storms on it. Im a bit worried about going through tyres quickly as people seem to on Bandits. What a good tyre that lasts well on them then? Im no Rossi type rider but I certainly use all of a tyre.

I hope what the Avons last well. What pressure should I be running? Ive got her at 36psi as stated in the owners manual.

[Hitcher]

I hope what the Avons last well. What pressure should I be running? Ive got her at 36psi as stated in the owners manual.

Use the manufacturer's fitment guide if you want a good reference. You'll find that online easily enough. 36psi is way too soft for a rear tyre on a Bandit.

[nzspokes]

Use the manufacturer's fitment guide if you want a good reference. You'll find that online easily enough. 36psi is way too soft for a rear tyre on a Bandit.

Well im a fat bastard, so 42?

[Gremlin]

Well im a fat bastard, so 42?

36F 42R are common pressures for some of the large capacity Honda bikes... find your model's recommended pressures by your manufacturer. Should be somewhere on the bike, often the swingarm.

Keeping that in mind, check the tyres' maximum pressure rating (stamped on sidewall) comply, or back off to these pressures. ie, for my BMW, loaded pressures are 36F 40R, but the tyres I've just had fitted take a maximum pressure of 36, so I put 34F and 36R.