front tire wear

[Art Johnson]

run the max tire pressure as rated on the tire.
check stanchion tube mounts and heights, steering head bearings
torque all front end bolts

Michelin Pilot Road 2 on my gpz has flat spots on the profile, like drawing a circle with straight line segments.
the center flat spot is the widest, hmm....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randolph Peters" <arpee44 at yahoo.com>
To: "Art Johnson" <art-j at shaw.ca>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 11:43:07 PM
Subject: front tire wear

Hi Listers,
I'm perplexed by a weird wear pattern on my front tire (Dunlop Roadsmart, 5000 approx. miles). There is a high ridge in the center on either side of which is a concave band before going outwards to raised edge bands. In addition the wear is not symmetrical.  I hope you can see the profile from these photos.
https://picasaweb.google.com/randypetersster/FrontTire?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCMiO3v68nA9QE#5789001575566192034
The usual cupping (digs between transverse thread grooves) is not present.
I think that this is responsible for front wiggle at high speeds and inability to steer a straight line at crawl speeds.
Any idea what may have caused this?
Thanks for your input. 
Randy from New Orleans
ZZR 1200
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