Uneven tyre wear - Meztler Roadtech 01se front

[rogerstan]

I had this problem on an R1200 RS I fitted them to, and about the same mileage. The centre of the tyre seems to be a harder compound and the shoulder wear quicker. It felt truly awful the way the bike would suddenly tip in. They were the best tyres ever when I first fitted them but I was glad to get rid of them and fitted a pair of Road 5's. I've stuck with them and have now fitted a pair to my F900 xr.

I had this very problem when I had them on my XR, lovely to begin with and then truly awful on the front end. So much so that when I sold the bike I suggested that the buyer chipped me £300 on the asking price and then go out and buy what he liked to run with.

 

[littleade]

It's odd that they have this delay issue with the RS. New GS1300's are starting to appear, so I wonder what the excuse is for the 1250 RS models?

Answers on a postcard! They're keeping tight lipped about why they're holding the August batch of RSs back. There's little in common between the 2 bikes parts wise so I'm wondering if they've had supply problems with RS specific parts. Someone's dropped the ball that's for sure.

 

[Ali-bear]

Yes and they are delivering R's like my new one. Must be a problem with the ESA front forks, or the plastics, or the headlights..?