von_trippenhopf
Junior Member
OK, the story so far:
I bought a 2004 Fz6-N about a month ago and I noticed some 'interesting' front tyre wear when I bought it. Thinking it might have been from the previous owner riding a bit hard I didn't take much notice, and it didn't seem to affect the handling in the dry.
However, I took it out in the damp conditions today and it just didn't seem to feel right, and on a sharp low speed corner it seemed to want to go straight on .
The front tyre is a Maxxis Supermaxx Radial, not a make I have used before, and the rear is a Dunlop Sportmax D220 ST.
I have attached a couple of pics of the tyre, I had just washed the bike which is why they look a bit shiny, but you can see the scuffing on the outer edge. This is equal on both sides of the tyre and certainly not from me trying to get the footrests to grind!!
I have checked the tyre pressures and they are OK. Any ideas??
The slight copper glimmer in the photos is from me wiping the tyre down with a rag that had a trace of Copper grease on it. Ooops.
I bought a 2004 Fz6-N about a month ago and I noticed some 'interesting' front tyre wear when I bought it. Thinking it might have been from the previous owner riding a bit hard I didn't take much notice, and it didn't seem to affect the handling in the dry.
However, I took it out in the damp conditions today and it just didn't seem to feel right, and on a sharp low speed corner it seemed to want to go straight on .
The front tyre is a Maxxis Supermaxx Radial, not a make I have used before, and the rear is a Dunlop Sportmax D220 ST.
I have attached a couple of pics of the tyre, I had just washed the bike which is why they look a bit shiny, but you can see the scuffing on the outer edge. This is equal on both sides of the tyre and certainly not from me trying to get the footrests to grind!!
I have checked the tyre pressures and they are OK. Any ideas??
The slight copper glimmer in the photos is from me wiping the tyre down with a rag that had a trace of Copper grease on it. Ooops.