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Sorry .......I only see very poor picture with lack of focus and no close ups or side views of the area in question.
Looks like it could be a mod gone wrong and something grooved the tire.........need way more info, to start talking defects.
Much better picture, thanks.
Can you tell us what the three marked areas are.......... Are those pieces of rubber hanging ? Lower one appears to have a cut at the base ?
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Is there a hugger on this bike ?
From the pics, I am absolutely convinced that such tyre damage is totally friction related, as in something pressed hard against it while it is spinning. Personally I would not disagree with the dealer. I have had rubber let go on the rear tyre of my scooter. The pattern was nowhere like what has happened on your tyre. On my tyre, flaps of rubber were intermittently coming away from the carcass, but there was nothing symmetrical about this pattern.
I posted this in another thread, but this is the worst OEM tire I've ever had on a motorcycle. I got just over 3,000 miles on the rear and 3,500 on the front. I had very similar, yet not catastrophic wear on the side rather than the center. I since put Shinko 705 tires on the front and back, and I have around 3,000 miles on both and they look practically new. I don't check pressure any differently and my riding style is exactly the same. .
Not to send this thread off topic Shinko have a few too many problems of their own.......
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