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Honda ST1100 Section => Tyres...to suit your ST1100 => Topic started by: pault on February 20, 2015, 04:41:18 PM

Title: dunlop wear
Post by: pault on February 20, 2015, 04:41:18 PM: Since I couldn't get a pr3 I fitted a dunlop road smart. At 10,000 it had cupped and now at 12,000 the leading edge of the tread block has a definite lip effect. Can't see it getting the 20k plus the pr3 gave me.
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: STeveo on February 20, 2015, 05:10:07 PM: Best I could get out of my Roadsmart 11 was about 16,000Km, but they were a lot cheaper than Michelin.
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: pault on February 20, 2015, 05:56:41 PM: Forgot the pic lip effect is easily seen
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: Biggles on February 20, 2015, 06:14:26 PM: Quote from: pault on February 20, 2015, 05:56:41 PM
Forgot the pic lip effect is easily seen

Just ease up on the leaning, Paul. Get a bit of wear on the top of the tyre as well as the edges. :grin
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: alans1100 on February 20, 2015, 06:39:52 PM: Quote from: pault on February 20, 2015, 05:56:41 PM
Forgot the pic lip effect is easily seen

That pic is about what my Bridgestone T30 GT is like at just over 7,500 km
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: pault on February 20, 2015, 08:24:34 PM: Stop leaning? I'm in
tassie
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: pault on February 23, 2015, 12:52:43 PM: This is taken 250km after the one first posted here. I do not think it will last another 200km. Thing is I am in strahan, tasmainia. Have to start ringing round.
This wear might have something to do with being overweight. As my child bride and all her gear is with me I might be 1 kilo over.
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: Sicman on February 23, 2015, 01:04:05 PM: St1100 or St1300? What pressures are you running?
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: STeveo on February 23, 2015, 02:01:59 PM: I always ran 50psi in my rear Roadsmart, two up with load.
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: bobSTer on February 23, 2015, 06:40:49 PM: :hatwave :runyay

Shoulda got a "AVON"
Best tyre on the market for ST1100

I ride

:dred11 :dred11
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: pault on February 23, 2015, 07:55:12 PM: 44 psi on 1100 bike with 1300 tyre 170/60. Perhaps I had better up it to 50 psi.
ta to those replied. Getting new tyre in burnie in 2 days should be ok till then
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: Sicman on February 23, 2015, 08:38:35 PM: Yep if you are running two up with a load then 48 would be better, 50 if you tow a trailer as well. Young Diesel would be running 60 :o but he got 29K off a set of tyres if I remember rightly

:slvr13
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: jimwilly on February 25, 2015, 09:42:10 AM: I'm on my second set of Roadsmarts, got 10,500 on rear with a bit left on it. Front was changed with 13,000 on it.
This set looks like being changed at the same mileage. Just finished a trip over the east, did Bells line, Putty, Byalong valley and Snowy's
the sides on mine look pretty similar. Tyre mileage has a lot to do with the way you ride, I like gassing it up a bit coming out of corners my mate doesn't so much and his tyre had very little side wear.
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Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: pault on February 25, 2015, 04:48:36 PM: Dunlop changed this morning for michelin pr2. Had ordered pr3 2 days ago. It was sent to wrong shop. Settled for pr2. Can't afford to wait. 11,000km compared to michelin's 20,000 plus. Now for our last week in tassie.
Title: Re: dunlop wear
Post by: saaz on February 25, 2015, 08:38:45 PM: I had good success with PR2s on the ST1100, around 15,000kms which is average for me. Others may get more.