Let's talk tires------Again !!

[gv550]

Originally Posted by 01nomad

I'm still wearing my first E3s out. I have 12,000 miles on the front and 18,000 miles on the rear. They both still have 6mm on them. I have 130/80/16 on the front and 160/80/16 on the rear. The 160 is oversized for the 1500. The 1600 takes a bigger tire.

The E3 front tire has only 5 mm of tread when new, if you have 6 mm after 12k miles then I'm guessing you mounted a rear tire on the front wheel? (the rear has 9 mm new)
I'm not criticizing your methods, I've wondered about doing the same thing myself. Did you mount the tire backwards? Also, the sipes on a front tire are longer than the rear and actually overlap in the center, I'm wondering if that is for better water dispersion?

Garry