Is my rear tyre legal?

[UrbanRacer]

i'm planning on going out tonight on the bike for a while but my rear tyre is starting to worry me now. i do a lot of motorway miles and its squared off a bit now. down the middle their isn't much tread left at all but the sides have plenty left in them.

i want to know if i get pulled by the cops with these do you think i would get done for it? or are they still legal (border line legal will do)

[Paul@125power]

Personally, I think it is illegal. It will do quite a bit more milage before they are completely knackered, but, it is one its way out so get replacements ASAP just to be sure.

Edit/ Just make sure you don't stop near police.

Edit again/ Forgot to put il in front of legal. (my head is in the shed today)
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FWIW the UK legal requirement (over 50cc) is 1mm across 3/4 of the width of the tread pattern with visible tread on the remaining 1/4.

HTH
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[nick 15]

its fine, get new ones a.s.a.p. though
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[doggone]

looks like it might dump you off if there's a light shower and a greasy corner - just about legal though.

[Itchy]

still ok for a bit yet , go to a proper reputable tyre place and they will tell you straight (sharples in Bolton said my tyres were fine even though I thought they were shagged) , disreputable places will tell you they are shagged even if they are not.
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[dodsi]

Dont use bridgestone BT014's then you will get more than 2 weeks use out of them.

I ripped my rear off in 2 weeks. and swiftly switched to a longer lasting tyre.

[McJamweasel]

Hard to tell from the photos, but if it is legal it will be close. You can check by having a look at the wear indicators in the tread - little raised bits in the tread (marked on the wall by either an arrow or the letters TWI). If there is still tread left above the marker its OK, if the marker is wearing then its not.
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[Finglonga]

Hard to tell!
Everyone is guessing they havn't seen it and you don't say what the tread depth is down the middle of the tyre.
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[Nb]

Looks illegal to me...cant be 100% without a gauge but a car tyre like that would fail the mot, at least if it was below 1.6 mm instead of 1mm. Looks dodgy to say the least.
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[G]

Isn't it 1mm accross 3/4 of the width of the tyre?

If so, that should be fine, if not, don't stop near the police .

[Rob W]

The tyre looks legal, but I dunno whether they'd let you off with those chicken strips .


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[Kickstart]

Hi

Think it is illegal. Looks under 1mm to me (although could be wrong on that) and it needs to be the min tread depth over a band 75% of the width of the tyre (eg, don't think 2 bands each 40% of the width of the tyre would be legal).

All the best

Keith
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Looks illegal to me as well. My tyre is currently on 1mm (measured it with a tread depth gauge), and it looks deeper than that.

[True Blue]

Hard to tell from a photo Liam, but it looks illegal to me. This is a picture of my tyre with about 1mm left in the centre, and it looks a lot more than in your pic.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=33192

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=33193

Edit: BTW Liam ^^^ That is why I didn't fancy the Inverness run. I doubt the tyre would last.
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[KevTM]

if the wire ain't showing, get going!

seriously though it does look like it has less than 1mm in the middle of the tyre.. mine looks pretty much like True Blues (nae good with names, sorry ) and it has about 1mm on it, too.. so probably illegal if you ask me

[RI_HA]

WOW

Im ashamed. Mines is like way worse than that

Looks like ill be getting a new tyre as soon as i sell off the civic.

[moonym20]

just a quick question

would a 'squared off' tire like the one shown be considdered legal irrespective of tread depth.

the reason is I have a set of BT45's on the NSR they have lasted ages and while the tread is well within limits the rear tire is ever so slightly squared and with it having its MOT will it be enough to fail it?

cheers
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[kawakid]

Don't think you can fail for having a squared tyre.
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[moonym20]

awsome

thats good news then... money i can blow on fuel insted
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