tyre trouble

[peter k]

Thats also a 17 000km Metz you are looking at folks....

17,000km I've never even got half that.pretty good effort I reckon

 

[Mittzy]

My metz took up smoking and died at 5500klms

 

[TOMCAT]

Glad to hear all went well. Certainly not the worst bald patch I've seen. Biggest worry would be if it was wet. I was amazed that TC was able to do that ride into Melbourne. Water was an inch or 2 over the road on the good bits. Add tram tracks and almost no visibility and you have some real excitement. Bloody good effort if you ask me.

And the bitumen on the road into Melbourne had all the grab of a ***cin pool ball covered in olive oil .. it was a ride I won't forget. Sh!tting myself all the way from Glenrowan till we got to Ponters joint.

Glad you made it home safe Hunty

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Dam! Never heard of a rider being cited for a lousy bald tire before!

They can impose such things after they've taken your guns

P.S. Oops ! I should have finished reading the entire thread, I see you already already touched on that bull

 

[1olbull]

When you get a chance Come on Down ,good Weather (mostly) good Beer (Always) great beaches ,and lots of open Road where you can still stretch the legs on a Rocket if you know where and when.
It's not all bad the Police are not all bad and we have some Wonderful Police detectives who have solved some horrific crimes over the years ,too morbid to go into details ,there are Police officers in my Family(too close to home for details )and they and their Colleagues are just ordinary knock about Aussies ,who are doing a job , however! there are some who are a disgrace to the Uniform and forget their manners and have preconceived ideas and are prejudicial in dealing with people who they conceive as offenders even for minor matters, but that is he same the world over.

Really not a problem for me, cusso ken, as I get along with police pretty well.
Even have a friend who is retired OZ police in Adelaide.

 

[bruce aussie]

As alluded to by Warp, for some people if it's roughly the same shape it must be the same even though it was designed for something else. You get much better than informed wisdom on here when it comes to car tyres. You get opinions!

Roughly the same shape??? What kind of men do you see down Canberra way? Or do you mean roughly the same as in 2 arms 2 legs? To many questions I think I'll put on a Village People CD and have a lie down.

 

[bruce aussie]

Thats also a 17 000km Metz you are looking at folks....

Mabey with hindsight a 15000km Metz?

 

[bruce aussie]

Id consider switching tires a bit earlier next time thats what the tread markers are for after all .

Hey Mitch you've been quiet, all good?

 

[Evil Mitch]

Hey Mitch you've been quiet, all good?

Yeah mate all good just been flat out . We had a fighter in the cage at fight world cup last weekend so ive been training hard with him the last thirteen weeks .

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

You're right Ken, it is mainly the camber. But it's also a fact that we travel about double the distance through a right hand corner than through a left hander. It's not harder cornering to the right, just more time/greater distance over on the RH edge than the left. The camber is also exaggerated through a right hand corner; the opposite happens through a left hander. I'm not saying this is the major cause of the wear on the right, but it adds to the effect of the camber.

I thought the reason you have the odd right side tire wear is because you guys are upsidedown.