out of balance?

[Tim Ryce]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, monahanwb@y... wrote:

> --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tryce@r... wrote: > > Sorry to be an ignorant lad, but what the heck is tire cupping? > What does > > it look like? > > Tim, it looks like the circumference of the tire has gotten a > little "bumpy" with raised portions of tread, their forward edges > kind of lifting up. > > You've never experienced it? Every bike I've ever had has done it

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> one degree or the other. Usually the other. It's usually worse on > the left side of the tire, due to the crown in the center of the > road.

Hey fantastic! I have that! Now I feel cool. I thought I was just riding badly. BTW- This is my first motorbike, so no, I've never experienced it before. I'm planning on taking a trip next weekend (about 400km roundtrip). Is this cupping stuff going to be a problem? Do I need to change out the tire? Thanks! Tim Ryce eh9 - Vancouver, BC