front tire cupping

[Grumpy Goat]

I just purchased a BMW 1250 RS, with 4000 thousand miles on the clock I started seeing cupping on the front tire. When I talked to my dealer he said it was a normal thing and there was nothing that could be done about it. Has anybody elese had this problem and if so did you find a fix for it.

What tire [brand / model] is it? Some have a propensity to exhibit more cupping than others, which also depends on the riding style and the road surface normally travelled, so the dealer is somewhat correct. Cupping on those tires at 4000 miles is quite common, and there may even be a thread or two on this forum about cupping.

With my riding style and road surfaces, the factory-supplied Michelin Pilot Road 4s tend to cup compared with my present tire of choice, Dunlop Roadsmart III / IV which do not perceptibly exhibit cupping.