Funky tire wear

I’ve been reading tire treads most of my life. I’ve seen the gamut of cupping, crooked tread blocks, and the effect of toe and camber problems.

but this is a new one to me, and i cant put my finger on what would cause it.

none of my other motorcycles have done this, but the leading edge of each tread block has a tall thin lip (exagerated by shadow). Pressure is fine, and i ride hard, but thats nothing new. Bike still feels fine, and im not too worried about it, but curious. Any thoughts?

 

Best i can find on the interwebs is this is normal on some brands of tire, and the 1200 has the torque to make it more noticable than the 600 and 900’s ive had. So, nevermind…alls well.

 

My pirelli rossos used to flake like that depending on temps and speeds. Ran em.

 

@Sirfive - I stopped riding a few years ago but have seen something similar on a set of Bridgestone Battlewings (adv-ish tire). It was a non-event.

You said you have lots of experience with reading motorcycle tire wear. For those who don't this, in my opinion, is a good tutorial:

 

I'm not a tire expert, but it looks as if there is a lot of heat build-up on the edges of the tire which is wearing the middle of the block. The edge that is standing up would be the coolest because it is most exposed to ambient air for cooling, so that that edge is not as soft and consequently does not wear as much as the rest of the block.

 

The ulysses is taller than the bikes im used to. And i sit pretty upright, so theres alot of load on the tires. Not neccisarily weight, cause its a relatively light bike. Ive been reading car tires, but bicycles and sportbikes are my motorcycle expierience. A heavy adventure bike is new, but i might remember similar ‘?flashing?’ on dirtbike knobs on hard tracks.

this thing doesnt bat an eye at high speed corners. Some of our roads out here can fly.

 

I wasn't thinking the heat was from your weight so much as it might be from several hot laps on a track or a long spirited ride with lots of cornering.

 

Look like dual compound Michelin's. Definitely seen some heat, but should be just fine. Gotta love the torquey Buell's.

 

Torque+cornering+good riding technique.

 

Contimotion. Dated 1713.

Shopping tires, havent decided, but i think i want the thickest tires i can get and puncture proof liners to get off the trail.