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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Replacing tires /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1368238043 Message started by ToesNose on 05/10/13 at 19:07:23 |
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Title: Replacing tires Post by ToesNose on 05/10/13 at 19:07:23 How often to replace tires time wise? I know they dry out but what is the average life span time wise before replacing? I bought my bike with very low miles on it, but it's an 07' going on at least 6 years on the rubber. I've read articles ranging from 4 to 7 years that tires last time wise. I'm thinking I need to buy my girl some new shoes this year 8-) |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by Digger on 05/10/13 at 19:13:05 I've still got the original front tire on mine (see my signature block). It still grips fine, but I really need to change it.....as I'm a little past the wear bars.... |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by Built2Last on 05/10/13 at 20:33:14 5 years usually or until the tread depth is 1/32"... I also don't feel safe with those cracks. |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by jcstokes on 05/11/13 at 01:28:41 For what it's worth 1/32" is about 1mm. The original IRC rear will last about 6500 miles. Don't get caught like I did, ride until 7500 miles, go to buy beer, and see canvas/nylon on the rear tyre. I never saw cracks, you Americans must have super severe climates. |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by ToesNose on 05/11/13 at 04:08:46 No sign of cracking yet and the treads are fine, I guess I'll check it out at the end of the season. ;) |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by oldNslow on 05/11/13 at 05:57:07 Front tire on my 06 with 10,000M is the original IRC. Getting ready to replace it because the tread near the center is at 2/32" and it isn't going to pass New York's yearly inspection next month. Otherwise I'd run it till the end of the summer. Aside from the tread wear the tire is fine - no cracks in the sidewalls and plenty of tread on the sides. All the wear is in the center - I guess I don't ride hard enough :) |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by Borracho on 05/11/13 at 06:16:02 I just replaced my old tires with plenty of tread left on them. They were cracked. The ride quality on the new tires/tubes is much better. |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by Built2Last on 05/11/13 at 09:10:13 Also, if they become hard/stiff due to whatever reasons. |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by Serowbot on 05/11/13 at 09:26:10 Tires dry out fast here in the desert... I try to use them up in under 4 years. Other places may go 6 or so... A little surface, heat checking on the sidewalls ain't so bad,.. 'till it starts to get deep... ...keep in mind,... the problem here, is that a tire has petroleum in it... that's what evaporates out... and when it's gone, tires don't stick anymore... ...(that's also what moves around, and creates flat spots, if your bike sits for too long without rotating)... If you dig a thumbnail into a corner edge of tread in a good tire,...it will smoosh a bit, and leave a slight nail imprint... (like a new pencil eraser)... A dried out, dead tire, will feel hard,...more like Tupperware, or an old pencil eraser that don't work anymore... A tire like that, has no traction at all,.. and is dangerous... Tires start drying out, from the day they are made... ... even on the shelves at the store...(they're not supposed to sell tires stocked more than 2 years)... (check date codes on new tires)... A 1 yr old tire worn down to a slick, is 10 times better than a 10 year old tire with full tread... Ditch them old tires... ;)... Tread ain't there to apply traction,... the meat of the tire has all the traction,... tread is just there to move aside rain, sand, or mud, to get the tire down to ground surface... a slick has the most traction... If you ride in deep sand or rain a lot,... you need to watch your tread depth more than us, "fair weather" riders... |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/11/13 at 10:15:18 A 1 yr old tire worn down to a slick, is 10 times better than a 10 year old tire with full tread. I Hope you wiped that off before you posted it, cuz we all know where ya got it from,, Like so many other "stats",, But, the gist of it is worthwhile. |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by Serowbot on 05/11/13 at 10:21:44 That wasn't a "stat" just an experienced guesstimate... ;D... It's axtually 11.26 times better... (now, that's a stat I POOMA'd)...;D ;D ;D... |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by Gyrobob on 05/11/13 at 13:09:06 Tires aren't all that expensive and the consequences of having a dried-out tire come apart at speed can be horrendous. I strongly recommend keeping fresh rubber on any motorcycle. |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by WD on 05/11/13 at 13:28:23 Good tires stored properly will last almost indefinitely. The "fresh" 16 inch wide whitewall rubber for my 1949 truck was made in 1960, 61 and 62... :o "Show" tires, the real ones are fresh 15" radials... Motorcycle tires? If they hit 5 years old, consider them garbage and head for the burn out contest. Will they last longer? Maybe, depends on where you live, how aggressively you ride, the road surface (chip seal, smooth asphalt, brushed cement)... Were they stored correctly, shelved correctly, kept "tire shine" free for their entire service life (tire dressing actually causes sidewall cracking)... |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by Digger on 05/11/13 at 18:53:35 143937373522500 wrote:
Like I averred above, the front tire on my bike is about 13 years old..... |
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Title: Re: Replacing tires Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/12/13 at 10:10:20 averred a·ver [uh-vur] Show IPA verb (used with object), a·verred, a·ver·ring. 1. to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner. 2. Law. to allege as a fact. Being the pragmatist I am, I like having new words in my arsenal. I Like this one.. Now, how long till I forget it? |
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