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Old 06-23-2019, 09:42 PM
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I bought my 160 60 17 tires 6 months ago. And my center of tire is showing wire already and rest of tire still 90% its wearing in a forwards direction of the tire and jaggeds to the right the bac to center of tire..... what is my issue?
 
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Old 06-23-2019, 11:09 PM
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Hard to tell without seeing it. Sounds like you are going straight a lot with maybe lots of throttle. The jagged tread could be that your wheel is not straight or low air pressure mixed with hard acceleration.
 
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Old 06-24-2019, 02:33 PM
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This is only side of tire showing wire othe side is worn but only dead center. The tire is dirty cause i have dirt drive. But besides middle. The rest is good as new. Maybe i bought a cheap tire cause ive only had it 5months.
 
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Old 06-26-2019, 11:09 AM
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What kind of tire is it? How old is it (date code)? What pressure are you running? How many miles did you go in those 5 months? Are you doing burnouts?
 
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It could also be to high of air pressure in the tire. What are you running? Manual says 42rear 36front when cold
 
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Old 06-26-2019, 02:23 PM
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Dunlop tire. No burn outs. Im currently running a 15t front and 43t back. But im considering got to a 45t sprocket on rear
 
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Also curious what tire you are running. My 600 had a basically street legal track tire (don't remember what it was) when I bought the bike. Where I live, you have to ride at least 30 miles of interstate to get to anything curvy enough to get off the centerline, and that tire was toast halfway through the summer. I didn't run it quite as deep into the cords as yours, but once they show at all it's already overdue for replacement.

A friend of mine turned me onto the Dunlop Sportmax series. I have the Sportmax Roadsmart III, installed May 2018, with probably 2500 miles on it now. I REALLY like this tire. It has a hard compound in the center for longer life, and tackier rubber further into the lean angle for better traction in the corners. I don't ride track at all, but on windy mountain roads it's got plenty of grip for me. I get low enough to drag my toes and have never experienced any indication of the tire letting loose. I run a Sportmax Q3+ on the front for piece of mind, and it's looking like it'll last about the same as the rear.
Took this tonight after reading your post.
 
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