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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	I think it might be tire time... 03/03/16 at 12:08:34 ... maybe?... ...not sure how many miles I got,.. but I bought it 2011... I'd guess around 14k... Shinko 712 140/90-15...
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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2683 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #1 - 03/03/16 at 12:51:19 14K. I'd say you got your moneys worth. I put one of those on about the middle of last summer. I'd better get ridin' or I might not live long enough to wear it out.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #2 - 03/03/16 at 14:12:09 OK....time to show us your best "Sluggo Burnout" before you take the old tire off and throw it away.
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #3 - 03/03/16 at 14:30:30 Dave wrote on 03/03/16 at 14:12:09: OK....time to show us your best "Sluggo Burnout" before you take the old tire off and throw it away. I second the motion.....
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #4 - 03/03/16 at 15:07:33 I oppose. You'll be breathing that mess.
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gerald.hughes Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline FSO Posts: 1100 Tucson, Az Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #5 - 03/03/16 at 16:29:23 I think that it is pretty obvious that the poor thing just died of old age.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #6 - 03/03/16 at 18:54:24 I'm getting slow. It took me a second to figure out what I was looking at!
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #7 - 03/03/16 at 20:42:32 good lord sero, you got a deathwish?
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #8 - 03/03/16 at 22:06:19 O -- Put a dust mask on and SHOW US A BURN OUT ! That's a lot on miles on a cheep tire --- congrats !
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2538 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #9 - 03/04/16 at 02:41:34 Kris01 wrote on 03/03/16 at 18:54:24: I'm getting slow. It took me a second to figure out what I was looking at! Me too, but a lot more than a second. It just looked like a tread mark on a parking lot. Like a car had been parked in the same spot for a long time.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #10 - 03/04/16 at 08:12:31 Those "Wear-Bars" are almost non-existent ! What ya going to put back on it ? 14K miles on a low price tire make me wonder ... ya got any tips for extended tire life ?
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Re: I think it might be tire time...
Reply #11 - 03/04/16 at 08:38:13

MMRanch wrote on 03/04/16 at 08:12:31:

What ya going to put back on it ?

14K miles on a low price tire make me wonder ... ya got any tips for extended tire life ?

I'm getting Shinko 712's front and rear... (not to claim they're the best,... but they're cheap enough, perform well, and I like the look)...

Not sure about long life,.. but, I tend to neglect tire pressure. Pressures often dropping to 15 or 20lbs before I fill back up to 33 or so.
A possible theory is,... the varying of the pressure, wears more of the tire surface, rather than consistently running in the same strip.
A low tire has a wider contact patch... (it hurts your mpg's a bit, but mpg is so good, it really don't matter)...
Just a theory,... not saying it's good practice... Roll Eyes

Here's a better pic of whole tire...
(I was pretty neglectful)... Embarrassed

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: I think it might be tire time... Reply #12 - 03/04/16 at 20:41:19 youzguyz wrote on 03/04/16 at 02:41:34: Me too, but a lot more than a second. It just looked like a tread mark on a parking lot. Like a car had been parked in the same spot for a long time. I thought the exact same thing!
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Reply #13 - 03/07/16 at 17:34:59

The tires on my savage when I got it were in rough shape... they were the stock tires im assuming since thehy were dated 2002! its a 2003 bike..purchased in 2015. I actually rode them for 1000 miles until I got new tires (I know... I shouldnt have). Running shinko 712s with about 2500 on them and hope they get me through the spring and summer.

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Reply #14 - 03/08/16 at 03:29:12

sw1991 wrote on 03/07/16 at 17:34:59:

The tires on my savage when I got it were in rough shape... they were the stock tires im assuming since thehy were dated 2002! its a 2003 bike..purchased in 2015. I actually rode them for 1000 miles until I got new tires (I know... I shouldnt have). Running shinko 712s with about 2500 on them and hope they get me through the spring and summer.

I recently did the same thing.....I bought a 2002 bike with 3,800 miles on it, and the original tires. The bike was stored indoors and the tires were not cracked or weathered - but the rubber was noticeably hard. I didn't want to put on tires right before winter set in.....so I rode it for a month or two with the old tires on. They weren't too bad on dry pavement - but I would imagine they would have been treacherous in the rain. I was riding a bit briskly one day, and the rear end slid on one corner. A month ago I put some fresh Shinko 230's on the bike, and I went with the 130/90-15 and it looks great and works fine on the bike. It is actually a bit wider than the stock 140 IRC, and it is 1% taller.

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