tyre - down to the canvas!

zip70 · Nova Slayer Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Karma :

what happens if you keep riding with a bald tyre (canvas starting to appear in patches on centre)

is there any chance of the tyre falling to pieces or poping !?

how far have you taken a tyre before?

cheers
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tony532 · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

yes it will eventually go pop on you and kill you

go and get it replaced at once lad

zip70 · Nova Slayer Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Karma :

at the rate im going through tyres ill be spending a grand a bloody year on them Confused

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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

For Christs sake what a dumb ass question!

The tread is not there to look good. I worry about some people on this site, common sense seems to go out of the window.....

Please tell me you are joking! Rolling Eyes

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tony532 · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

as above

i assume you are talking about the tire/tires on the bros

what are you doing to wear them down so quickly?

burnouts?

a tire should last for thousands of miles on a bros 400

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Its not a bros 400, a CB-1 is a CBR400 without the fairing.

And tyres should last from anywhere between 3,000 and 10,000 miles!

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

I know a lad with a NC23, he uses BT090's (which are very soft and sticky) he got through a pair in 4000km, and rides quite hard. He's decided to downgrade to a harer compund to save him some money. The only reason i can think of you wearing down your tyres so quickly is because your a very very quick rider and use a very very soft compound tyre. If not then somethings not right with your bike, and seeing as the patches are appearing in the middle, are you doing burnouts?? lots of wheelspins??

zip70 · Nova Slayer Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Karma :

i cant help but rag my bike 95% of the time im riding it and often have the rear locking up and weaving when slowing down to approach a roundabout i reckon that takes some rubber of Razz

(need a slipper clutch)

yea been using pilot sport tyres, pretty soft compound but only had 2k out of this rear (maybe 2 burnouts - no more)
but tyres are important, and i would rather pay the extra, than get shit ones but lowside it or something stupid.

what i may do is put a harder wearing tyre on the rear.

but yes i have to ride my bike til the end of nxt week when i get paid and can get a new ttyre fitted, cant use the car as gearbox is gone Sad

i can JUST see the canvas appaering in an area of the middle
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b0ss · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Karma :

I've just put on Avon Azarros Sports Tourers on my Hornet should last 6-8k apparently.

tony532 · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

to craig

of course it is.. doh Embarassed

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

The canvas?! Are you suicidal. Learn to use gears and the wheel won't lock up. Thumbs Up

Are you MOTS dodgy? How did you get away with that one?

Don't reckon you'd ever sell a bike to anyone on this forum after reading that.

Tyres are probably the most important thing on a bike on a par with brakes.

I'm stunned. Neutral

Wave2k · G's Stalker Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

the rear on my cbr400 lasted less then 4000km
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