no on Dyna bead. first tire was worn out when i bought bike with 4600 miles.. same uneven wear as second tire I replaced at 10,000. 15,000 plus on it now with Avon and looks and wearing great.
Strange Tire Wear
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KaptinAmerika
Guru
Yep I am definitely changing back at next tire change. After running the Metzs now I also think the Avon looks alot better.
oh by the way i was wrong earlier. Avon put on at 11,800
Curtis, move your big azz over to the right some more!!!!!My Metzlers are wearing funky.
06 K9
Bike pulls to right slightly
Any ideas?
:lol:
KaptinAmerika
Guru
Thats my problem I think, its puling to the right. Rear tire out of alignment maybe
Does this make me look fat?
Does this make me look fat?
I would think that is pretty severe for just alignment. But you can make a simple alignment tool as I did (thanks to chucktx) with a coat hanger and a zip tie to verify your alignment.Thats my problem I think, its puling to the right. Rear tire out of alignment maybe
Does this make me look fat?
KaptinAmerika
Guru
Way Cool Ray, I am going out to the garage right now and make one
Thanks Bro
Thanks Bro
pig pen
Well-Known Member
I believe they changed the tred pattern and it is now called the cobra.
Yup. It has been replaced with the AVON COBRA at a higher price. :bang:
MaleficVTwin
Member
I believe that the Dunlop 250 that comes OE on the Victory bikes is a little cheaper. Not the same tread pattern, though. But it is an option.
bdmridgeback
Low Down Chop Shop
The Metzlers wear like that because they are their Sportbike racing compound. It is a dual compound and it wears like that right were it transitions from the harder to the softer compound. The dual compound was not made to be run on these types of bikes.
I was at a bike night one evening and there were 4 American Ironhorse Texas Choppers all sitting in a row and all four Metzlers on all four bikes looked exactly the same as that and this pic. I have always run low pressure at under 30 lbs and nevr had my Avon Venoms wear like the Metz do. I have the Avon Cobras now and love them!!!
Here are my buddies Metzlers. All four Metlers he has run in the last 4 years look like this. And after the first couple he was anal about watching the tire pressure and they still wear the same.
At the arrows is where the tread compound transitions from the softer to the harder compound is what the dealer told him and that there is nothing that can be done about how the Metz wears on a Chopper.
Buy Avons and don't deal with this crap.
I was at a bike night one evening and there were 4 American Ironhorse Texas Choppers all sitting in a row and all four Metzlers on all four bikes looked exactly the same as that and this pic. I have always run low pressure at under 30 lbs and nevr had my Avon Venoms wear like the Metz do. I have the Avon Cobras now and love them!!!
Here are my buddies Metzlers. All four Metlers he has run in the last 4 years look like this. And after the first couple he was anal about watching the tire pressure and they still wear the same.
At the arrows is where the tread compound transitions from the softer to the harder compound is what the dealer told him and that there is nothing that can be done about how the Metz wears on a Chopper.
Buy Avons and don't deal with this crap.