Major tire wear issue

[Fly boy]

Front driver side has got some MAJOR inside wear. Outside looks almost new, but inside is beyond wear bars. Passenger side looks similar but no where near the driver side.

Any idea's? can you get an alignment on this thing?!?!

 

[stevedfive]

Yes you can.

 

[ARtraveler]

Uneven wear sounds like an alignment issue.

 

[NancysToy]

Could be an alignment (toe-in) issue, improper tire pressure, worn or loose suspension or steering components, suspension settings improper for the rider/cargo weight, or a combination of the above. In some cases it can even be related to the roads you ride. It needs to be carefully gone over by a top-notch technician...once you replace the tire.

 

[Star Cruiser]

Front driver side has got some MAJOR inside wear. Outside looks almost new, but inside is beyond wear bars. Passenger side looks similar but no where near the driver side.

Any idea's? can you get an alignment on this thing?!?!

I had the reverse sides affected. Right tire had inside wear. I thought alignment might have been the issue as well. it turned out that the ball joints had worn. I had them replaced and it's handling great. I had about 50,000 miles on the odometer at the time.

 

[Fly boy]

The bike was set up by Len @ Cowtown before I road it. Put 4,000 miles on it so far, luckily noticed the tires now.


Would the suspension/ball joint be covered under warrenty?

I LOATHE the stealership here in Cheyenne and don't want to take it in unless I truely have to.

 

[Lone Spyder Ryder]

The bike was set up by Len @ Cowtown before I road it. Put 4,000 miles on it so far, luckily noticed the tires now.


Would the suspension/ball joint be covered under warrenty?

I LOATHE the stealership here in Cheyenne and don't want to take it in unless I truely have to.

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new Spyder word (stealership) BRP has a lot of those.

 

[Star Cruiser]

The bike was set up by Len @ Cowtown before I road it. Put 4,000 miles on it so far, luckily noticed the tires now.


Would the suspension/ball joint be covered under warrenty?

Unfortunately, mine was not, we thought it might have been but I think because of the milage (~50,000) it was considered wear and not a defect. It was about $ 196 labour and $176 for the ball joints.

 

[Fly boy]

Unfortunately, mine was not, we thought it might have been but I think because of the milage (~50,000) it was considered wear and not a defect. It was about $ 196 labour and $176 for the ball joints.

In cheyenne its a Hardley/Honda stealership who sells the can-am's. The main store is Harley, so service is $150/hr in labor. I might just over load the suspension unless BRP can do something about this. I do NOT have any money for this right now

 

[3whlLefty]

Front driver side has got some MAJOR inside wear. Outside looks almost new, but inside is beyond wear bars. Passenger side looks similar but no where near the driver side.

Any idea's? can you get an alignment on this thing?!?!

I'm having the same problem at 8K miles. 2 different dealers say the alignment is 'in spec'. Others have reported the same problem on this board and BRP seems to say the it can be caused by aggressive cornering. Most of my miles were put on in the CO rockies where the curves are great fun. I'm going to replace them with car tires soon and see what happens then.

I never got that many miles on my 2-wheeler tires so I don't know it I should be happy or P/O'd. It's such a light weight vehicle that it's easy to imagine the fronts scuffing a lot thru the turns.

I'm still watching for any new info on the forum. opcorn:

 

[Fly boy]

I'm having the same problem at 8K miles. 2 different dealers say the alignment is 'in spec'. Others have reported the same problem on this board and BRP seems to say the it can be caused by aggressive cornering. Most of my miles were put on in the CO rockies where the curves are great fun. I'm going to replace them with car tires soon and see what happens then.

I never got that many miles on my 2-wheeler tires so I don't know it I should be happy or P/O'd. It's such a light weight vehicle that it's easy to imagine the fronts scuffing a lot thru the turns.

I'm still watching for any new info on the forum. opcorn:

I think its total bull**** that BRP knows about the problem with the machines, but wont recall it!!!! I am really starting to get annoyed here!!!!! is there anyone that can help? I could have blown a tire in the middle of death valley because stealerships say "they are in spec" and charge me a @#$ load to figure that out!!!!!!



and upon further investigation I found: Driver side "custom" adjustments I assume?

 

[rnet]

even though you have a broken shock, I would say that at 4000 miles, chances are there is nothing worn out already, you have about 1/2" of toe-out. You should still check suspension parts for play or something loose. You need a tool to adjust this. You might also need to adjust the camber that BRP, says there is none.

 

[Fly boy]

even though you have a broken shock, I would say that at 4000 miles, chances are there is nothing worn out already, you have about 1/2" of toe-out. You should still check suspension parts for play or something loose. You need a tool to adjust this. You might also need to adjust the camber that BRP, says there is none.

There is about 8,000 miles on the bike right now. How do I adjust the toe? If that is 1/2" then the other tire is around a 1/4".

Also, with the broken shock adjustment - is this a part that is "designed to wear out" and therefore NOT covered under warrenty? Or should the stealership fix this for free? Also, if it is under warrenty, should I have to pay the labor costs? (Sorry - newbie to new-er vehicles and warrenties)

and with how bad the tire's are, I assume I will be needing new ones correct?

 

[Questions]

major tire wear issue

I have had the same problem with my spyder mainly one tire.After finilly going to a dealer that know what they where talking about it was fixed.right tire ware,problem was left tire out of line and handle bars off set from factory.So by holding the handle bars straight caused the good tire to go bad and the bad tire to be good.

 

[rnet]

There is about 8,000 miles on the bike right now. How do I adjust the toe? If that is 1/2" then the other tire is around a 1/4".

Also, with the broken shock adjustment - is this a part that is "designed to wear out" and therefore NOT covered under warrenty? Or should the stealership fix this for free? Also, if it is under warrenty, should I have to pay the labor costs? (Sorry - newbie to new-er vehicles and warrenties)

and with how bad the tire's are, I assume I will be needing new ones correct?

Toe-out and toe-in are measured by the difference between the measurement across the front of the wheels and the back of the wheels, and since you can't get a tape measure across because of things being in the way, you need a tool to help you out. Since you are knew at this, you should go to a dealer that can adjust this for you. I think the owner manual call for zero toe-in. The shock adjustment should have no effect unless you are very big. Most dealers cannot do this, since most are motorcycle shops. I had the same problem, but since I have a tire shop in my garage it was easy for me, I also needed a camber adjustment.

 

[kcmess]

tire wear

i have put on four sets of front tires in 10,000 miles. every time the only problem was the DPS, lost one set of brand new tires wore slick on the inside edge in 600 mile, alignment was always perfect when checked. Hope this is not your issue.

 

[Fly boy]

i have put on four sets of front tires in 10,000 miles. every time the only problem was the DPS, lost one set of brand new tires wore slick on the inside edge in 600 mile, alignment was always perfect when checked. Hope this is not your issue.

These tires look brand spankin new on outside edge. I am just glad that I didn't blow one in Death Valley on my trip 2600 mile trip to/from california.

Going to call the stealership tomorrow morning and get her into the shop. Already looking at replacement tires. Tirerack.com is only showing 1 in the 165/65/14 size Is there any other size I can use?

 

[rnet]

i have put on four sets of front tires in 10,000 miles. every time the only problem was the DPS, lost one set of brand new tires wore slick on the inside edge in 600 mile, alignment was always perfect when checked. Hope this is not your issue.

The dealer told you it was perfect cause they had no way of knowing. You have toe-out and camber issues.

 

[Fly boy]

These tires look brand spankin new on outside edge. I am just glad that I didn't blow one in Death Valley on my trip 2600 mile trip to/from california.

Going to call the stealership tomorrow morning and get her into the shop. Already looking at replacement tires. Tirerack.com is only showing 1 in the 165/65/14 size Is there any other size I can use?

Also, if the warrenty won't cover broken shot adjustment, will it be cheaper to go back to stock, or aftermarket?!?!

 

[NancysToy]

Also, if the warrenty won't cover broken shot adjustment, will it be cheaper to go back to stock, or aftermarket?!?!

Warranty should cover it, but they have improved this part for 2011. I would recommend using the 2011 steel adjuster rings and ring protectors. Not sure if the dealer will cover the swap under warranty, but they should...even if you have to pay the slight difference in price.