Front tire problem, HELP!
I appreciate all the info and jokes guys. So am i to believe that there is no rhyme or reason for my front tire to be doing this?
 
Scorp said:
If you were in Australia I would say that is completely normal as these bikes ride with a slight lean to off set the camber on the road. Thought in the US it would be your left side which would wear quicker.
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Yep, I had the same problem.
Over the years I'd look at my front tyre and see that it was always worn way more on the R/H side.
Eventually I learnt that this was due to the camber of the road so consciously pushed harder into L/H corners to balance this up
This worked well as I slide better out of L/H corners than R/H
 
camccardell said:
I appreciate all the info and jokes guys. So am i to believe that there is no rhyme or reason for my front tire to be doing this?
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is the back tire wearing the same?
If it's front tire only, you may try lifting the front off of the ground & then lower until tire is just touching with bars straight - loosen your axle, then loosen the yokes that the forks are clamped in (top & bottom) - Then re-torque the axle - then re-torque the fork yokes (and make sure the fork tubes didn't slide up in the yokes - make note of where they are before loosening yokes)
I don't know if the forks not being aligned straight would cause that wear or not, but at least you would know the forks are now aligned straight
 
camccardell said:
I appreciate all the info and jokes guys. So am i to believe that there is no rhyme or reason for my front tire to be doing this?
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dont know much myself but will have to lean warps way crash bars?may need to torqued to specs again?
 
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