BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Forgot to add that the Dunlop RoadSmart III looks to be a suitable replacement, anyone have comments?

Steve, Yes, thanks, it's talked about much on the other link I provided regarding the sudden wear to the rear. Currently there's a fair amount of rubber left on the rear, so hoping to get more out of the tire before they are replaced this season. I admit I'm a bit worried about the scalloping (assu...

Continued with my search and found this:

https://1200rt.com/viewtopic.php?t=0
...is exactly what my tire looks like. "Scalloping" - thanks Steve. Looks like a new set of tires is what's needed.
Wayne

Happened upon this thread as it seems somewhat similar to my situation. 2016 RT, Metzeler Z8, 15,000Kms (Canajun). Fair amount of noise coming up thru the fork cavity especially on rougher road surface, very noisy on really rough granulated pavement, like sections of Rt 66 in Nevada. Noise greatly r...