Waldo Jeffers Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hey everyone, haven’t been around for a bit. I hope everyone is doing well. I have pilot road 5’s and was checking my pressure and noticed some funky wear that I don’t ever recall seeing with other tires. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? It’s consistent throughout the side and also is present on both sides. PS, don’t laugh at my chicken strips, it’s a road bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvzman Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 What are you running for tire pressure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyN Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 If you are talking about the squiggly line about 3/4 inch from your chicken strip then that is where the different compounds meet and is normal. The side is softer and the center portion is harder. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo3 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 It's how the tire is made. All road 5's look like that. Completely normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Jeffers Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, nvzman said: What are you running for tire pressure? 41 psi in the rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 yeah mine looks similar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Check out this video. It's from Greece, I'm sure they had fun in the twisties but WOW! Tires getting changed out for very edge wear. Video also shows how to remove rear wheel with out changing chain adjustment and with minimal removal of hardware. I did it this way on my rear tire change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted July 21, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted July 21, 2021 4 hours ago, peteinpa said: Video also shows how to remove rear wheel with out changing chain adjustment and with minimal removal of hardware. I did it this way on my rear tire change. Ok, now I’m curious. How would anyone alter chain adjustment by removing the wheel? 🤷🏻♂️ 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTracer Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, betoney said: Ok, now I’m curious. How would anyone alter chain adjustment by removing the wheel? 🤷🏻♂️ If you dont mess with tge adjuster, you wont. The video really shows what we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, betoney said: Ok, now I’m curious. How would anyone alter chain adjustment by removing the wheel? 🤷🏻♂️ Most people on most bikes will loosen the adjusters to get slack to derail the chain first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTracer Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 minute ago, peteinpa said: Most people on most bikes will loosen the adjusters to get slack to derail the chain first. Havent done that when its possible to pull the axle. No reason to. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipperT Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, peteinpa said: Most people on most bikes will loosen the adjusters to get slack to derail the chain first. Sliding the axle to one side a bit to clear the adjuster before moving it forward in the swing arm accomplishes the same thing in less time. -Skip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintersdark Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 18 hours ago, peteinpa said: Most people on most bikes will loosen the adjusters to get slack to derail the chain first. Seems like a weird choice when you can just pop the axle out, and you have to pop the axle out to remove the wheel anyways. I mean: Remove caliper Remove axle nut Slide axle out Roll wheel forward and derail chain Roll wheel out. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoAl Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just looked at my rear Road 5. With 5,000 miles on it it looks very similar with the clear line between the soft and hard compounds. I don't make fun of folks chicken strips, just got back from lots of fun mountain roads but the thought of over cooking it with a loaded bike on a mountain road is not a good one. For me it is the reserve for oopses and emergency maneuvering. Had an occasion on one of my sport bikes when I went into a left hand turn onto a freeway on ramp too hot! Had missed the severe humps in the pavement due to trucks and could not get enough speed off so had to just lean it over. I could have easily put my knee and probably elbow down but bike and tires (S21s) did what there were supposed to and I made the corner. Great video on removing wheels and changing tires. I have always done my rears that way, I did pick up his technique of spreading the brake pads a bit when removing the calipers. Easiest rear wheel removal was my BMW F800GT with a single sided swingarm. Put it on the center stand, remove 5 lug bolts and take wheel off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 21 hours ago, Wintersdark said: Seems like a weird choice when you can just pop the axle out, and you have to pop the axle out to remove the wheel anyways. I mean: Remove caliper Remove axle nut Slide axle out Roll wheel forward and derail chain Roll wheel out. I guess I got used to my Hondas. The three I owned with chains you couldn't hold the chain adjustment when removing the rear wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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