06-28-2021, 05:45 AM
I think this is a feature of this tyre but possibly exacerbated by heavier loads, i.e. heavy bike + heavy rider. Can I be rude enough to ask you if you are a heavy weight person? I am a heavy fella and I do get this front tyre noise off the T31 which I did not get with the OEM tyre. I'd be fairly sure there is no issue with the install and this is the nature of this tyre on this bike. The noise may not be there with a lighter rider but I couldn't say that for sure. It is something to do with the tread design and how it hits the road. You could try lowering or raising the PSI on the front by one or two to see if it has any impact. I wear earplugs as much as possible which negates almost all of this front end noise.
Just out of interest, this is a very well known noise feature on the 1200 Triumph Tigers with the OEM Metzeler Tourance Next which drives everyone crazy. It was so bad on mine I sent the tyre back to be examined by Pirelli (same group) who said it was normal. It drove me to a headache on the bike if I had forgotten to fit earplugs. I changed to Bridgestone A41's and 80% of the noise went.
Just out of interest, this is a very well known noise feature on the 1200 Triumph Tigers with the OEM Metzeler Tourance Next which drives everyone crazy. It was so bad on mine I sent the tyre back to be examined by Pirelli (same group) who said it was normal. It drove me to a headache on the bike if I had forgotten to fit earplugs. I changed to Bridgestone A41's and 80% of the noise went.