Why's the boxer front tyre worns out more on the left side???

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Why's the boxer front tyre worns out more on the left side???

I have my R1100GSes left side almost flat while other space has a bit more thread left.

It's because of the boxer engine momentum on the left while running?

Or it's because the paralever suspension on rear that stresses a bit one side when moving?

Mo
 
In the southern hemisphere it wears on the right side. Sumfin to do with Corrioli's forces and the rotation of the earth.
 
Road camber:)

Think about it, you're riding along (on the left in the UK) & the road drops away very slightly to the left to clear water from the road.

I imagine the reverse happening in countries where they drive on the wrong/right side:D
 
Mouse said:
Wouldn't a left hand camber wear the right hand side of the tyre though?
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Yep but Mo-Tech rides on the other side to us..so his road falls away to the right...left side of the tyre wears more...

Camber wear as Steve says..most likely anyway...;)

CC

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cookie said:
go harder & brake deeper into LH corners?
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Don't think so. I've just ridden more than 3000 kilometres with this bike, the visibly more worn left tyre was left from the first owner. First it scared me a lot - i though the previous owner had the bike on racing track. But the wornout angle isn't equivivalent to hard curving on racing track - it's more neutral angle. So possibly the German roads could affect it somehow.

But now i see others have the similar problems on the first set of tyres (my GS has 28K kilometres on the clock so i think it's the first tyre still on - it's completely worn now, rear one seems to be changed at least 1 time), so i think it's no problem.

Will put fresh new tyres on spring, and let's see what they will be on my riding style after worning them out...

Mo
 
Maybe there's lots of roundabouts where Mo-Tech lives and he has difficulty making decisions?

:D
 
The answer is really very simple.
If you ride on the right side of the road, left turns are longer. The tire travels farther across lanes than a right turn.
The opposite is true of those of you who ride on the left.
 
AZDrifterus said:
The answer is really very simple.
If you ride on the right side of the road, left turns are longer. The tire travels farther across lanes than a right turn.
The opposite is true of those of you who ride on the left.
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why don't we all wear out one side of our tyres first then?
 
motomartin said:
Yer front wishbones twisted !!

Check wheel alignment using string to verify.
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Hmm... Then if i take my hand off the handlebar it should immideately start to shake an loose control coz it should be out of balance then.

But i can drive hands off pretty well. Strange...

Mo
 
not necassarily - if its loaded the steering it won't shake.

check the alignment first tho..........
 
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