It's nine years old and been sitting. I would replace. On a car, maybe keep it, but you only have two wheels. One tire goes, and you're in trouble.
________________________________ From: Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun, September 5, 2010 9:51:56 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Reality Check - Please say it ain't so! I appreciate everyones thoughts so far! So heres a follow up question - How long is a tire good for? This front tire has got about 12,000 miles on it - its about 9 years old - its the only tire I've had on the bike. The tread is fine - but - the bike did sit for 7 years in my Dad's shed. So - should I replace it while I'm at it? Or can I run with just replacing the rear? Thoughts??? -Joey On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nah, I checked the date on it two, five months old, the compound was still > nice and responsive, good feel to it. > > I've bought "new" tires for the car before too, only to have tread > separation four months later. I check, now. > > -Kurt > > On Sep 4, 2010 10:48 PM, "750S" <dhamm...@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > When you say "the Metzler front tire was pretty much brand new" are > you going just by the amount of tread wear? The actual age of the tire > is just as important. It can be read off the sidewall of the tires. > Sometimes a dealer will sell tires that look "brand new" for a cheap > sale price, however they may be 3-4 yrs. old in shelf life. A > dangerous situation indeed. Better safe than sore!! > > On Sep 4, 8:26 pm, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> wrote: >> That's been my take on the Kenda ... > >> On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 5:57 PM, surfswab <surfs...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Avon Roadriders - $214 fo... > >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Love... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- -Joey Kelley Need Computer Technical support? http://www.crossloop.com/JoeyKelleyComputerServices At your service - via remote control! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
