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Tyre wearing too quickly

  • 10-10-2013 1:47pm
    #1
    szatan84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Hi I have cbr125 r, and the tires last around 6 months on the back. Tires im using are pirelli mt75. There wouldnt be anything wrong with that if the bike was very powerfull and skidding everywhre, except its not. I dont think a 12hp engine is able to burn tires that quickly. What could be the cause? Most of the wear is on the crown so it would suggest acceleration is to blame except the bike has 12hp!


Comments

  • #2
    nerrad1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭nerrad1983


    Have you checked your tyre pressure is ok???


  • #3
    szatan84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭szatan84


    Currently it's 28.5 psi or 1.95 bar.


  • #4
    serious3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭serious3


    i run 42psi in the rear of my trophy, i reckon 28 is on the low side, how many km's do you do in the 6mths?


  • #5
    szatan84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭szatan84


    Around 1500-2000km


  • #6
    serious3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭serious3


    google throws up 2.25 bar as being the correct rear tyre pressure


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  • #7
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Its almost certainly your pressure.
    If its too low then you have more of the tyre in contact with the road then should be. Hence more wear.

    It could also be that you are discarding a perfectly good tyre.

    Do you have any pics of the "worn" tyre?


  • #8
    blu3r0ri0n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 896 ✭✭✭blu3r0ri0n


    As previous posters pointed out sounds like the tire pressure is too low. Be careful after increasing the pressure as the bike will handle completely different, you might find that you can actually go around bends now :P


  • #9
    goodlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭goodlad


    blu3r0ri0n wrote: »
    As previous posters pointed out sounds like the tire pressure is too low. Be careful after increasing the pressure as the bike will handle completely different, you might find that you can actually go around bends now :P

    Thats what happened me!! hahaha!
    I was running 25 front an 26 back. I changed to 34 front an 36 back and it was waaaaaaay different!


  • #10
    MonstaMash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭MonstaMash


    Recommended tyre pressures for your bike here... http://motorcycles.wikia.com/wiki/Honda_CBR125R

    Over-inflated just as bad as under-inflated...


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