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Yetanotherbike:
Thank you very much gentlemen for you opinions, it's very much appreciated.  After my experience of the so called motorcycle dealer so far I will ask for my money back and the cost of the wheel spacer that they lost and go elsewhere. Sadly I have zero confidence or trust in them. I would like to keep it local but It's no hardship going to the mainland, but it just means more time and mileage.

Yetanotherbike:
I returned the wheels to the shop this morning. I was half expecting an argument, but to be fair he was very apologetic and offered to have them remedied straight away. But I declined as I have lost confidence in them, and since tyres are the only things between me and the road I need to be 100% they will be fitted correctly. I drove to Bangor and left them with a tyre depot there.

Ken4004:

--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 11, 2026, 01:56:35 PM ---I do know that on my 400 the rear tyre (Dunlop) is marked with a rotation arrow for rear fitting , when viewed from the left side follows the anti-clockwise rotation of the wheel.

My front tyre however is effectively reversed for front fitting, to maximise the grip for braking as opposed to accelarating on the rear tyre. There is a marking on the right side showing an arrow for front fitting

iIt could be that some tyre brands  are constructed differently.

My front Tyre again Dunlop was also fitted the wrong way around, to be honest I never really checked it when it was fitted to the wheel but some months later when I finally fitted it to the bike I noticed the arrows on both sides of the tyre for front and rear fitting which I have never come across before but after being initially confused I did my research and discovered the front and rear fitting instructions.
Anyway I was thinking how much difference could it make but the nagging doubt in my head made me take them to another tyre fitter and get it changed to the correct way around.
I am fairly sure that in the dry you probably couldn’t tell the difference but in the wet that would be a different story because as I understand it tread pattern being the wrong way around would effect the tyres ability to disperse surface water.

Another lesson learned I suppose !

That rear tyre is definitely wrong.

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