Had the new bike in the shop today to replace fork seals, and the guy calls me up and asks me if I want my tire turned around. What? "Yeah, your tire's on backwards. Want me to turn it around?" "Um, yeah, please." Wow. Maybe when I buy bikes I need to start checking to see if the tires are on the right way. Sheesh.
I think the tires come on the rims?????? in Japan they read right to left? VFR's are manufactured in Hammamatsu, Japan......nice attention to detail, lol. good catch by the guy at the shop...obviously the assembly person was an entry level tech, didn't think to look.
New to me :biggrin: It's an '01 with a Road Attack on the front and an Azzaro on the back. Wonder who did the work...
contis will work either way seems to be a common question on other sites. some guys were running certain tires back wards claiming they were getting better mileage there was even some reference on conti website about this.:noidea:
when i bought tires at the shop in La Mirada about ten years ago, they put the rear one on backwards and i cought it and had them change it and never went back ?
Maybe they got free rotation with their last oil change? Surely anyone who puts moto tires on knows what that little arrow means?
Norcal Boy I've read many of your opinions. You are most often very technical and precise. I've often considered your input. Your comments here really puzzle me! First of all, it's not a rim it's a wheel...with a rim! If you want to be precise. What difference does it make if somone reads....right to left. If a conscientious rider performs the "required" visual inspections before he or she gets on their ride even a lay person should notice if "their" tires are properly mounted. It means your life. A rider needs to accept total personal responsibility for all systems on their bike before they "mount up". When "check your tires" is mentioned, the inference is not just to see that they are on the wheels, black and of a brand that seems to be the flavour of the month. How could one assume that this is a deed to be pinned on an entry level tech in Hammamatsu. Are we so critical and opinionated that we "let fly" in wild directions before knowing the facts? I think I'll have to reasses your opinions on Dynos and the like. I'm very surprised to read this.
On those Contis there are "details" in the edge of the tread that can be interpreted as arrows, and at least on the rear tire they point in the opposite direction of the rotation indicator. When I had mine put on it took me a while to convince myself the rear tire was on correctly.
I'm not actually clear whether it was the Conti on backwards, but I have to assume it was, because, apparently, they're really confusing to install.
