All of this is true for a normal car tire, with a relatively flat contact patch, but my motorcycle tends to wear out the center of the tire, with the edges retaining most of the tread. My question is specifically related to motorcycle tires, and to reducing the wear of the center of the tire.
My thought is that a wider contact patch would reduce some of the forces acting on the center portion of the tread, spreading the force out to a larger area. Of course this will cause more tire deformation, but I wonder if the wear related to this would be mitigated by the larger contact patch?
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Originally Posted by renault_megane_dci
Are you using twin compound tires with soft on the sides and hard on the middle ?
Finally, I bet you expected such an answer on this particular website but if you're concerned about tire longevity, quit accelerating briskly ...
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I'm running single compound Pilot Power tires that are on the sticky side. I run these on the track and on the street. The solution to getting even tire wear is to do more track days. Failing that, the center wears out before the sides.
My tires last much longer than they used to, because I don't push the bike hard on the streets anymore. That said, Lafawnda (the Honda) doesn't like to go slow
