Uneven front tyre wear

  • 99Dyna
    99Dyna
    13 years ago

    Hey guys, wondering if anyone knows what would cause uneven tyre wear? i brought the dyna 1 1/2- 2 years ago and i am up for a new front tyre, the only thing is on the right side of the avon tyre is worn but the left side isnt, anyone know how to correct this?

    hope someone can help

     

    cheers

     

  • 99Dyna
    99Dyna
    13 years ago
    i was thinking that stix, i wasnt sure if it would cause that much wear....
  • xcited
    xcited
    13 years ago
    You live near many roundabouts?
  • 99Dyna
    99Dyna
    13 years ago
    no not really why's that?
  • Noodle
    Noodle
    13 years ago

    Are you riding on the correct side of the road ??? lol

    Anyway a quote from http://www.rattlebars.com/tirewear/index.html

    But the question remains - Why is this wear more evident on the left front in most cases? Actually, excessive side tire wear is only evident on the left front in countries where one rides on the right side of the road. Riding right means that the left side of your tire will have more (and likely faster) miles on it than the right side. Left hand turns have a larger radius than right hand turns in right side driving countries, hence you ride farther (and likely faster) turning left than turning right with subsequent increased side band wear on the tire's left side.

     

  • DaveP
    DaveP
    13 years ago
    Can you show us some pix? there are quite a few reasons why this can occur, some already mentioned.