[Improperly Torqued]

The front end started to feel a bit unsteady in left hand turns as I was riding Hurricane Ridge... There was more (too much) wear on the left side of the front tire than on the right.

This is typical, but some riding styles might exaggerate it. It's because we ride in the right lane on this continent. That means that our average left turns are wider than our average right turns, and our lines of sight are much greater on left turns than on right turns. The result is that we usually take left turns much faster and with greater lean. This is as true at urban intersections as it is on mountain roads.

Glad you enjoyed it here -- this is the only month of the year during which the weather can be counted on to be dry. :mrgreen:

 

[AncientMariner]

Excellent points, dtalk. I forgot to mention that I bumped into Tall Mike in La Grande, Oregon. That was the day of our Joseph, Wallowa loop where I turned around to retrieve my brother-in-law's ignition key, which had come whipping over his shoulder (Kaw Nomad with fringed leather key fob). I stopped on a very narrow shoulder and without carefully checking to see how much foothold I'd have on the right side, I leaned right to kick down the kickstand. She just kept leaning until she was almost upsidedown in the barrow pit and I'd whacked my arm on a rock. We stopped in La Grande to get some magic potion to smear on the rapidly growing bruise. That's where Tall Mike spotted my red Wee in the parking lot and struck up a conversation. I like Vstrom people.