PineLaneRider
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Tourance has a reputation of the front cupping badly and causing vibration...at least on the VStroms and BMWs. I had the issue on my VStrom.
Hi ... thanks for the heads up ... I will keep an eye on that, all fine at the moment but good to knowTourance has a reputation of the front cupping badly and causing vibration...at least on the VStroms and BMWs. I had the issue on my VStrom.
They look the part Matt ... do you do much off road? they look like they would cope no worries!Just had a pair of anakee wilds fitted. Can’t ride it yet, still recovering and mostly bed bound but she’s there waiting for me when I’m ready
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I’m just about fully recovered now thanks. Going back to work next week for a couple of days to ease back into it.Hi Matt, sorry to hear that you are ill, hope you recover soon mate! This Anakees look the business, what end can have you got ?
....unbalanced tyres and harsh front brake use (although with linked brakes I would have thought this is a non-issue)I used Torrance’s some 15 years ago when I had my BMW R1150GS and I was perfectly happy with them, both grip and mileage, but I changed to Michelin Anakees and never looked back. For the record, I have never had “cupping” on any of the tyres on any of the bikes that I have owned. I often wonder if “cupping” is caused by incorrect tyre pressures and/or incorrect suspension settings whether it is damping or pre-load.
Yes and possibly. I've spoken at length with several moto tire company peeps over the years about cupping and other topics. I've been fortunate to have access to not just a sales or customer service rep, but engineers and testing guys too. The common threads on cupping are braking into corners and low tire pressure. Braking into corners, especially on a down hill one, induces cupping type wear. Low tire pressures really aggravate that wear. Obviously, other factors like suspension issues/settings can also aggravate or even cause that wear.For the record, I have never had “cupping” on any of the tyres on any of the bikes that I have owned. I often wonder if “cupping” is caused by incorrect tyre pressures and/or incorrect suspension settings whether it is damping or pre-load.
Surely realising within one or two corners that the lead vehicle enters slower and adjust your following distance would be a better response? No point "having to brake" when you know what the guy in front is going to do...The trifecta of riding in a group and the dynamic of more often having to brake because the guy in front of you isn't going as fast as you wanted to, low tire pressure and all the elevation changes and t-i-g-h-t corners did bad things to that tire. By the time I got home to Portland, OR it was so bad that I bought a new tire even though I only had 4k on that one and I normally would have gotten 15k or so from that tire.