Tyre age concerns

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Wagman2000
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Joined: Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:26 am
My Bike: ZXR 400 L9

Tyre age concerns

Post by Wagman2000 »

Heyooooo!
I've had my ZXR 400 for about five or six years and only really rode it in the summer. It has been garaged for most of the time but last year I binned it on a roundabout. Not badly, in fact I was doing around 30mph or something and tumbled off leaving the roundabout. I think I was just rusty at riding and ham fisted on the throttle. After checking it over that nothing had come loose etc I kept on riding it for the summer but was a bit humbled by the whole thing as I must have looked a 24ct cock.
When I thought about it, the tyres have never been changed since I bought it so are AT LEAST 5-6 years old. They look in good nick, plenty of tread and no cracks or perishing so I'm not sure if I'm being paranoid or a moron for not changing them. I can't quite remember the make off the top of my head but I think they're dunlops.
Thoughts?
kauko1
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Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:28 pm
My Bike: ZXR400 L9

Re: Tyre age concerns

Post by kauko1 »

If the tires are that old, they are rock hard. Replace them, that's a cheap health insurance and it's way more fun with good tires. Go for Metzeler M7 rr's.
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