What do you make of this?

[Hayabusawannabe]

The tire is done but I've never seen this before. Nothing was rubbing so I don't know what could have caused this.

 

[GIXERHP]

it almost done

 

[darciedog1]

Looks like you have been riding in Illinois. You have to lean that thing every now and then.

 

[VIPER]

i would say too many straight roads as well

 

[StromBusa]

Dyno test bike....only?

 

[Tufbusa]

You are just now wearing through the rubber that covers the casing. If you run it another hundred miles you'll see the steel cord showing through. That tire has spent it's life on the center of the tire and you have worn all the rubber off and the steel cords are almost ready to come shining through. That look is very common when a tire is at life's end.

 

[semi]

if you roll the tire on around, there is probably some place where you can see the cords between those little rolls of rubber...the rubber left on the tire is about 1/10 of a millimeter thick!

 

[Pecan Pouch]

As Tuff said. your getting into the base layer of rubber that covers the cords. It is made out of a different type of rubber that is why it different from the rest. FYI; busa's not being able to corner is only a myth, you can lean on a busa and use the entire tire.

 

[busabeast]

brutal... gotta find some curves bro... to much straightness is bad for a busa...

 

[dadofthree]

Done..

 

[Big Bo]

Abuse. Straight lining only is bad on a Busa. Take 40 mph curves at more than 15 mph, the bike can take it.

 

[Lycan6]

Could that happen if the tire isn't aligned properly?

 

[PAPA SNOW]

Looks like a 'Florida' tire,, they don't have curves/twisties,,

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

What everyone else said. It's done and it spent it's life NOT on the edge.

BTW, I think I found a picture of your bike!

 

[07busa07]

Could that happen if the tire isn't aligned properly?

No that's just straight line riding. If tire wasn't aligned properly on the bike you would way more issues then just the center of the tire being worn out.

 

[cosmic_ocean]

What has your average tire pressure been? Overly inflated tires often end up that way, as the tire runs on the crown & the sides rarely get a chance to get grounded. I've personally found 38-40 psi most suitable for solo rides...

 

[Hayabusawannabe]

I think the pressure was about 38 - 40 but I lost my digital pressure gauge and got lazy with the checking.

 

[RedBusarider]

The wear bars are showing. So your right tire is done. Don't take any chances.

What tire is it?
How old is it?
How many miles on it?

Tread towards outside edges looks a lot better.

Do you admit to doing more straight line riding and not to many curves except at slow speeds?

How are the roads in N. CA?

Do you have an appointment to get this changed ASAP or can you do it yourself and therefore have ordered new tires?
How does the front tire look? Usually best to change both unless you only had a few hundred miles on them or so
and then blew out a rear tire - then a rear only change would be OK.

 

[BA BUSA]

Just another worn out Busa tire...try making some turns every once and awhile...

 

[rockethead]

what brand

how many miles you think are on it