Is my front tyre the wrong way round?

Have a look on the side wall there will be an arrow showing the direction of rotation.

 

Ditto

 

It's because the water exits from the edge to the center,so the edge will driest when you are leant over in a turn.

 

Good year grand prix S.......

 

Tis the right way round. Yes, on cars the tread is used to push water forward and out, but on bikes because there is only a small contact patch, and because the tyre is round and not flat, this arrangement works better.

I asked the same question years ago!!!

 

The slots and grooves used to be called 'sypes', now heard it used for a while though.
Wife's still got a 'Groundhog' squeeky toy thing, and I've got an original 'Tigers tail' some-where. (although that was petrol, not tyres)

 

Michelin refer to the thin cuts in their Pilot Road tyres as 'sypes' !

Just thought they used them to make the tyre move about lots and feel unstable !!!!

 

^^^ pilot roads by chance?