Contact Patch: DOT Tire Reads from 2018 (TRAILER)

In preparation for the riding season we've compiled all the various tire reading Dave Moss did in 2018 into 3 videos. This is Part 1 of 3. You will be reading tires with confidence in 2019 after you watch these.

[BEN]

Sherlock of tyres and suspension. Clever stuff

[tonnysenioranthony]

You get better by the day now, mr firefighter, this video is a great help for me as a Asf trying to understand all this and use it on my trackdays.

[alanbrown]

Recently contacted Michelin on recommended tyre pressure for a set power cup evo, on my s1000rr, they suggested 36/42 !

[Joe-gii]

Good job Dave love your videos .and your work but I'm yet to see a perfect tire wear.

[ginoasci]

i have a new but left over 2022 triumph scrambler XC…..the ride is always bumpy. new paved roads are bumpy.
old paved roads are bumpy.
the ride is always bumpy.
my bike is a 2022, which i bought this week in june of 2023.
considering it’s a left over i’m thinking it has been sitting in the showroom for a long time and one or both tires have a flat spot.
as that flat spot hits the ground on every revolution, it will feel bumpy.

i could be wrong but that’s the only thing i can come up with.
unless the suspension needs tuning.
even if the suspension needs tuning the ride should be smooth of pavement, especially a newly paved road. this is why i think it’s flat spots on the tires.

your thoughts ?

[jase]

Dave: just curious, what would be your opinion for the best street only tire for a ZX14R ? Top 3 choices? (Brand/model) Mainly 2up riding... I'm 255lbs she's 104lbs

[MegaChevy]

My rear tire looks exactly like bike 1. I just bumped up the air pressure to 40psi for street the other day. I had it at 36psi cold. Recommended was 42 cold but max pressure for my dunlops on the side wall are 42 and i felt that didn't sound right. Tire manufacture list online also says 42 cold but wouldn't that go outside the max pressure after it heats up? Figured i would try more psi to see if it still wears the same or does that have anything to do with it? Definitely going to subscribe to dmt so i can learn some of these things. Tires and suspension..uuggh lol

[shadowboybass]

hy at 3:44 i have the same wear on my whells ... what is the problem ? suspension so hard or ?

[DmanGuitar]

Awesome stuff dave and dave ! Imo 36 42 is crazy, if anything 36 32?