elitazzy
Junior Member
Hi . just heard that tyres should be changed every 6 years regardless if they are worn or not. any ideas?
thx
eli.
thx
eli.
I'm no scientist or have any technical data but in my opinion, even 5 or 6 year old motorcycle tires, especially the performance that a FZ6 can produce is well beyond it's shelf life in terms of grip. We are talking about rubber, and you are on two wheels, not four. Factor in the production date rather than your install date, your tires are even older.
In my opinion, anything beyond 3 years you would probably notice a deterioration in terms of the quality of grip.
This is a debate I myself am having. Like iviyth0s my factory Battlaxes look great, (no cracks, no undue wear, etc), but with nearly 6000 miles on them and approaching 5 1/2 years old, (and knowing how fast I go), I'm thinking of replacing both of them later this year. My old one's just look so darned good though....
And apparently I'm even cheaper than a set of tires :ban:Any new set of tires is cheaper than any crash. Less painful too.
Yep! (jk, I scored a pair of Dunlop Q2's for $150 a couple weeks back and they'll go on this season!)So life has a less value than $300??? lol
So life has a less value than $300??? lol
As a teen in the farms we'd take these decrepit old farm vehicles out on the road on occasion. Most seemed to be outfitted with what we referred to as "MAY-POPS" as these tires, MAY POP at any time... And who knew what if anything really worked on these farm rigs!!? Anyway, the old farmers taught us to avoid trouble like inspections and what not but as I grew up I only changed one flat tire on my own rig in my 20's.... Yep, NONE POPPED! :thumbup