front tyre wear on offside

RacerX74

06 R3
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Location
Sunny Essex UK
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The Mighty Triumph Rocket lll (06)
I have noticed that my front tyre is suffering from wear on the right hand side ( offside )
and not a small amount but a lot compared to the left side maybe 2-3 mm

Started thinking dodgy tyre or worse there's something wrong with bike !!!!

Then I gave it quick google and found this and it kind of makes sense

http://www.cambriantyres.co.uk/motorcycle-tyre-wears-more-on-right-side/

paying attention to this bit and add the word heavy after powerful " although more powerful motorcycles will probably exacerbate the problem with the additional forces they put through their tyres."

the word forces and ROCKET lll kind of live together quite well and this does explain what's going on but I have never seen this amount of wear on any of my previous sporty rides ....rubbish UK roads I guess

I will post some photos when I have time
 
For us that ride on the LHS of the road it is normal to have both the front and rear wear on its right side, if you follow another big bike you will see why. I was quite surprised to see the tyres footprint on the road to offset the camber
 
On long trips I like to spend a fair bit of time on the opposite side of the road( where possible) to counter react this problem and get more even wear
 
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