Vtwins eat tyres - explain please

So I was chatting to a mate and on the subject of tyres he said this.

Instinct tells me it's heresay - so is it fact or fiction?

Big ones do, depends how you ride. My vstrom thou loves eating rear tyres especially when i'm heavy handed with it. Its something to do with the way the engine delivers power i believe. Someone who knows the crack will be along soon no doubt though.

[yorkie_chris]

They tend to have plenty torque at the bottom and be somewhat responsive... if you are a mong with them the pulses will tear them quickly.

as eloquently put as ever matey. I'm occasionally a mong with mine but it's entertaining.

Hongman , you worry too much . I monged my first tyre on the Pointy , it was a Metzeler Z something or other and it was bo11oxed after 1100 miles ....... Nowadays I can give Avon Storms some serious abuse and still get into the 5k area . The right tyre for the bike can make it handle better and still get good mileage , that Metzeler was chewed to death and the bike handled like a Suicidal Supermarket Shopping Trolley .

[fizzwheel]

My GSXR eats rear tyres. As Chris says if you are harsh with the throttle you chew up the rear tyre. Smooth & Progressive is the way to go.

[andrewsmith]

as YC said cr*p tires and mong riding will give wheelspin in 1st thro 3rd
stock (curvy) mez4's have some interesting characteristics......... Sh*te

[yorkie_chris]

The fact that they're 10 years old won't help.

[andrewsmith]

yup! racing down a main road with a chav give them half a chance

[johnnyrod]

Big bikes eat tyres, that's the end of it really. Doesn't make a lot of odds about the engine configuration, lots of ponies through the back tyre means it wears out, ride like a nun and it won't. If you're talking about the SV650, it's no worse on rubber than anything else.