Re: [ST] Front Tire Cupping

["David W. Funk" <david.funk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:45:49 -0400, garrysimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Question: There seems to be plenty of tread life left on the front, so how big 
an issue traction/safety-wise is cupping? Ride it till the tread is shot? 
Replace it ASAP? Somewhere in the middle?

I say run it until the tread is shot. You said "... slight vibration in the bars", so 
if it is slight don't worry. Some times tire air pressure can cause / prevent 
cupping, so you could play with that. I run 36psi and the cupping, while 
present toward the end of the tire, is never a problem.

David W. Funk
'00 Triumph Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA




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