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The rear one
On a motorcycle, the steered wheel is the front one, while the driving wheel, which is the one that provides power to the vehicle, is normally the rear one. This is why the tyre that suffers greater wear is the rear one.
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Both tyres wear equally
The rear one
The front one
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