I am finding that the band section in the centre of the tyre has worn badly
It looks worse in the flesh - I was running at 30-32 hot so lower than recomended so its not over inflation.
i had a similar wear issue on my first set but to be honest i think i was over driving the tyres, because they seemed to be giving me new found grip and speed i just kept leaning on them and taking the piss basicly , looking back i feel that i was being far too aggresive with them and subsiquently have changed my technique to suit what i feel they can cope with .
possibly over driving although its difficult on fwd as you always spin the wheels or learn on them too hard!
mine have done 4 trackdays and a few thousand miles so not too bad
fronts were really hot when I came into the pits but the rears were only luke warm
It could just be down to the tyre mate as i have heard this before.. think about the T1-S tyres always used to bow in the middle then they brought out the T1-R's with tread lines on the edges which seemed to cure the problem with the old T1-S's?
just a thought :|