Diablo Strada test wear indicator

[HaulinAshe]

For those unfamiliar with my anal-retentive testing of the Diablo Strada-E rear...

I bored 5.2mm deep holes in the center to use as wear indicators.

This weekend I put 1,000 miles on the new rear. 600 miles on mostly flat, two-lane, semi-slabs. Upper two-digit speeds with three bags loaded. 400 miles was mixed with some fun in the Blue Ridge moutains with Slap and solo. I guess you could call it aggressive twisties even though I'm still running that POS spare Messler on the front.

Pirelli factory wear bars still show an average of 4.4 - 4.7mm of remaining tread before WBC (wear bar contact).

My indicator holes show 3.5 mm of remaining tread before my target of 5.2mm wear is reached. (5.2mm is 0.3mm less than factory specified max tread depth.)

The math indicates that I should get about 3,200 miles before approaching TTC (Time To Change) limit in the center. That concurs with the 3,800 miles on the first rear I ran before hitting belts by accident.

My testing thus far also indicates IMHO, that if you ride Diablo Stradas predominantly on straight-up on flat terrain as I do, then you must change well in advance of reaching WBC (see def above ).

I plan to market a nifty and cheapy little device to make wear indicator holes in the center of your Diablo. Of course, it will be free to all those that are being so helpful with my experiment. Wait a minute! That's my entire market! Doooooh!

 

[twowheelnut]

You and skooter should never meet! :lol:

 

[dcarver]

Good job Jeff. 3,200 is right in line with my experience of two E tires. I think I might have more twisty riding in everyday situations than you but still the numbers seem to correlate. Keep us posted!

 

[T120TT]

Good job Jeff. 3,200 is right in line with my experience of two E tires. I think I might have more twisty riding in everyday situations than you but still the numbers seem to correlate. Keep us posted!

That's ridiculously poor mileage. Hard to believe. My OEM 020 rear went 8K. I'm totally befuddled by this. You guys must run the livin' crap outta your bikes. I have two new E Stradas from the special factory sale last summer yet to be installed. I've found the OEM front 020 cups badly by 6k or so. Does the front Stradas out last the front OEM 020? If so, I may mix match a front Strada with another rear 020.

 

[dcarver]

Good job Jeff. 3,200 is right in line with my experience of two E tires. I think I might have more twisty riding in everyday situations than you but still the numbers seem to correlate. Keep us posted!

That's ridiculously poor mileage. Hard to believe. My OEM 020 rear went 8K. I'm totally befuddled by this. You guys must run the livin' crap outta your bikes. I have two new E Stradas from the special factory sale last summer yet to be installed. I've found the OEM front 020 cups badly by 6k or so. Does the front Stradas out last the front OEM 020? If so, I may mix match a front Strada with another rear 020.

I blame it all on this forum. First, I undid the throttle spring.. now I'm always running at 9k rpm. Then ZzKenoMan showed us all the good eating places so I'm fat, putting more load on the tire. Then Coyote took me on the fast route at the Big Dog Ride in Reno this year. :blink:

 

[HaulinAshe]

All you have to do is come look at what they call pavement in Eastern NC. It closely resembles 10-grit sandpaper with chunks!

Like DCarver said, blame it on the forum. Barbarian mod, throttle spring mod, suspension settings, mounting my radar detector, music to "twist" by, it all adds up to perpetual, rubber-burning enjoyment!

:yahoo: