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Front Tire - New PR 4 - Starting to cup after only 1,200 miles
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<blockquote data-quote="Brodie" data-source="post: 1159433" data-attributes="member: 3372"><p>I ride solo with approx. 30 lbs spread between my saddle bags. I've been running 44psi up front with my PR4 and have noticed the beginning of some scalloping after 2500 miles. Those sipes cut that surface into many small blocks that have leading and trailing edges. There will be uneven wear on the things, so bump up your pressure into this range to minimize the wear pattern. Next tire, I'm going back to the PR2, that's the best one I had on both my FJRs.</p><p></p><p>I had a PR3 a few tires back that had the same wear pattern too. Both tires sound noisy, reminds me of a off road truck tire on the highway - though not nearly as loud.</p><p></p><p>I've had 2 Pirelli Angels on the front of my bike, one right after the other. The first one ran well, got me around 14k, the other one wore out quicker, at around 11k. Makes me think their build quality varies a bit.</p><p></p><p>I used to run Avon Storms on my first FJR, but never could get consistent tire life from the things. I even had a warranty tire because the front tire hit cords from major scalloping at 7k. I had the same issues with the Avon Venoms on my '90 Yamaha Venture. A couple tires were fantastic, others were junk, One tire even blistered in the middle of the tread area. I'm don't plan on going back to Avon.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Brodie</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brodie, post: 1159433, member: 3372"] I ride solo with approx. 30 lbs spread between my saddle bags. I've been running 44psi up front with my PR4 and have noticed the beginning of some scalloping after 2500 miles. Those sipes cut that surface into many small blocks that have leading and trailing edges. There will be uneven wear on the things, so bump up your pressure into this range to minimize the wear pattern. Next tire, I'm going back to the PR2, that's the best one I had on both my FJRs. I had a PR3 a few tires back that had the same wear pattern too. Both tires sound noisy, reminds me of a off road truck tire on the highway - though not nearly as loud. I've had 2 Pirelli Angels on the front of my bike, one right after the other. The first one ran well, got me around 14k, the other one wore out quicker, at around 11k. Makes me think their build quality varies a bit. I used to run Avon Storms on my first FJR, but never could get consistent tire life from the things. I even had a warranty tire because the front tire hit cords from major scalloping at 7k. I had the same issues with the Avon Venoms on my '90 Yamaha Venture. A couple tires were fantastic, others were junk, One tire even blistered in the middle of the tread area. I'm don't plan on going back to Avon. Good luck. Brodie [IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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