My day trip yesterday was extremely short. About 7 miles from the house, I got a flat in the rear, right in the center of the tire. I put a plug in it and it held 40 pounds of air, so I decided to ride on it a while. The road was still damp from the evening's rain. I noticed the front end not tracking quite right so I pulled over again. The left side of my front tire was worn in spots considerably more than everywhere else. This was very unusual in that it wasn't worn equally throughout the circumference of the tire, but only in spots. Where the wear existed, it was down to the point where there was no tread. I've never seen than on a tire before. Like normal, I checked tire pressure and examined the tire in my shop before left, but the worn spot must have been hidden by the fairing or the brake calipers.
So I turned around and went back home. On my crashed bike, before I left on my trip in the fall, I put a new set of tires. The original tires only had 2400 miles on them, so I kept them for hard times. Yesterday, I threw those back on. Had a chance to lube my drive shaft splines, wheel axles, etc. These should last me a few months, but I will be keeping a much closer eye on the tread wear.
Got to order a new set of Michelins next week. Who's got the best price now?
