MotoZ Dual Venture front tubeless tire cupping

[MacNobody]

I put on a Dual Venture tubeless tire (I run a tube in it) on the front shortly after buying the bike last year. I now have 6k miles of mostly dirt/gravel/offroad. I did the Colorado BDR on this front tire and a MotoZ Tractionator Adventure on the rear.

At around 4k miles while I was in Colorado I noticed the front lugs are wearing really strangely.

Has anyone else had this happen?  

What front tire is everyone running with the MotoZ Adventure rear?

[Seventh Son]

I’ve run the same tire combo and really liked it.  I’m currently still on the rear Tractionator Adventure with about 7k miles.

 

My Dual Venture tubeless front (also with a tube in it) was a great front tire, but I recall it wore out with not too many miles on it.  I don’t recall how many miles mine had when I replaced it, but I definitely didn’t get 6,000 miles out of it, so I think you’ve done okay with yours. 

 

The Dual Venture is non-directional.  I’ve read somewhere that if you rotate the tire before it starts cupping, you can get a lot more life out of the tire.  By the time I noticed mine was cupping, it was basically too late to rotate it.

 

I swapped the Dual Venture for a Bridgestone Battlax AX-41, which is another fantastic front tire and also pairs well with the rear Tractionator Adventure.  Once the AX-41 is toast, I’m considering another Dual Venture.  

Edited October 10, 2024 by Seventh Son