Tires - How old is too old?
I'd go 10yrs on a car tire, no sweat. Max on a MC tire is 5yrs for me. How good that MC tire 'looks' has no influence on me. A tire starts degrading the minute it cools off at the factory. Keep any tire, when cold, at Max pressure. That is important.
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Bought a 2001 fxdx, with only 5,000 miles. BUT I'm pretty sure the tires are stock from 2001.
A. How do I tell how old they are? They show basically no wear, and look very new. No dry rot or anything.
B. If they are from 2001, do I need to replace them? Or just run them since theyre in good shape?
C. If you've gone this far, and I do need to replace them...what do you suggest? I hear very conflicting reports on the Metz's
Thanks!
A. How do I tell how old they are? They show basically no wear, and look very new. No dry rot or anything.
B. If they are from 2001, do I need to replace them? Or just run them since theyre in good shape?
C. If you've gone this far, and I do need to replace them...what do you suggest? I hear very conflicting reports on the Metz's
Thanks!
B & C-look at date code and confirm age. If replacement was required i would replace with factory front and back.
If tires are older than 6 years per date code replace. Aging of tires is sometimes also effected by storage conditions like temperature changes and light exposure.
Just because the bike is older does not translate to the the tires being old.
Last edited by im; Dec 23, 2012 at 11:11 AM.
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You mean maximum recommended pressure that's in the owners manual correct? Cause there's a recommend pressure & then I think the sidewall has a maximum load pressure that I wouldn't use.
Last edited by highwayman1224; Dec 24, 2012 at 12:07 AM.
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Although I think the maximum cold pressure on the sidewall is probably not a good idea to run all the time, I think some people actually go by that.
Last edited by highwayman1224; Dec 24, 2012 at 12:11 AM.
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