got there in the end ROBBO ...You sure the Hastings run is still on ?
he said that's probably 20 years old
If the tyre is more than 5 years old, don't use it!
Quote from: Grahamm on 07 May 2021, 10:54:42 pmIf the tyre is more than 5 years old, don't use it!Why not?
Check the DOT number on the side of the tyre. The first two digits are the week it was manufactured, the second two are the year. If the tyre is more than 5 years old, don't use it!
Quote from: Grahamm on 07 May 2021, 10:54:42 pmCheck the DOT number on the side of the tyre. The first two digits are the week it was manufactured, the second two are the year. If the tyre is more than 5 years old, don't use it!The recommendation is not to fit one over 5 years old unless you knwo how its been stored as sunlight degrades the rubber and it started to crack. Nothing wrong with using tyres over 5 years old though.
Rubber bands are made of natural rubber, motorcycles tyres are made of 70% synthetic rubber and the rest is carbon black. With modern tyre technology there is no similarity with rubber bands or even cheap inner tubes.
The recommendation is not to fit one over 5 years old unless you knwo how its been stored as sunlight degrades the rubber and it started to crack. Nothing wrong with using tyres over 5 years old though.
As I said, my life is worth more than a set of cheap tyres.
As stated tyres are supplied that could well be at least 3 or 4 years old, are you going to bin them just because they reach 5yrs old and only half worn?