Tire Age

psccbr · 05-12-2008, 8:40 PM

I bought an 05 RC in 2006. Rode it for a while and due to a busier than normal schedule, let it sit for almost all of 2007. I stored it on both a rear and front stand. My question is: Now that the tires are three years old, how worried should I be about the tire? The tire feels a little hard, although I can make little marks by pressing with my finger nail.
Thanks

Red Rider · 05-12-2008, 9:00 PM

What's the date of manufacture on them?

jonathan · 05-13-2008, 3:30 AM

The worst I've seen was a quete by Brigestone (if I recall correctly) official who stated a loss of 5% per year.
According to this a 3 year old tire has 85% of the grip when you.
However another official (this time from Metzler) argued fierily that they have tested a 5 year old tires and found very little degradation unnoticed to the road rider.

BTW one of the most improtant issues is how were this tires storred - no sunlight and away from source of ozone.

psccbr · 05-13-2008, 9:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Rider

What's the date of manufacture on them?

If I looked at the right numbers on the sidewall, the rear was made 09/05 and the front tire was 11/05.

rokitt51 · 05-13-2008, 9:49 PM

I stayed deployed for almost 2 yrs and when i got home, went srt8 to ridin. Ridin carefully for the first few miles, but all was good. Stored on front and rear stands inside of my mothers house.

Red Rider · 05-14-2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psccbr

If I looked at the right numbers on the sidewall, the rear was made 09/05 and the front tire was 11/05.

For the street they should be fine...just check the pressures before and after you ride.

psccbr · 05-16-2008, 2:57 PM

Thanks for the replies. I've been checking the pressure before I leave. Still sitting at 31/31.