Another cure for a nonexistent problem

 

 

It must work if tires last 15+ years, or did you mean something else?

 

I'll have to try that. I have been filling mine with nitrous oxide, but have to sleep with ear plugs from all the silly laughter and noises coming from the garage..

 

I didn't like the way it made my pipes sounds when the left over got in to the breather...sounded like a freakin crotch rocket

 

How do you keep the same tires on a bike for 15 years? I wear out a set of tires every season. I can't remember ever having a tire crack from dry rot.

 

Actually some validity to this. Pretty common practice with the motorhome crowd to block weight off tires, and reduce pressure to 10 PSI during storage and is recommended by tire manufacturers ...but this is with high pressure tires, that tend to fail catastrophically. Motorcycle tire last for so few miles, I doubt it buys you anything...but it can't hurt.

 

What is the life of a tire that is not worn out?

My dealer just told me I needed to replace a perfectly good one because it was 8 years old.

 

Close to 40 years now of storing a bike all winter in non heated garages. I have never had a problem. I am trying something new this year, new to me, leaving my bike up on a jack all winter. A buddy showed me his tires from last year and they had flat spots on them. He said it was from being left on the cold garage floor all winter. I don't know if that is really why he had flat spots or not but he is not the only one to tell me to store my bike on a jack to avoid problems. Since I have a jack already I am going to do that but if I didn't have a jack, I doubt I would go out and buy one just to lift and store my bike on all winter.

 

Almost all articles I've read say's after 6-7 yrs they need replaced.






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