Check Your Tires!

[CarsSuck]

Ive had a set of hankook rs-2 sitting in my basement for a while, I had them installed a couple weeks ago. The tire shop pulled the original purchase invoice from tire rack, turns out I bought them back in '09. I'm gonna go check the manufacture date.

[joshh]

The trick to never buying "9 year old tires" is to just buy a brand new model.

I can guarantee my Star Specs are not a decade old simply because they did not exist a decade ago. Who wants to buy a tire that was engineered 5 years ago anyways?

What are you going to do if they keep making the Star Spec for another 10 years and no one else makes a better street tire that's as stick during that time?

[Raxe]

The trick to never buying "9 year old tires" is to just buy a brand new model.

I can guarantee my Star Specs are not a decade old simply because they did not exist a decade ago. Who wants to buy a tire that was engineered 5 years ago anyways?

[Simon S]

I'll be god damned..

Yesterday - one of the 10 yr old tires on my BICYCLE blew out.
Nearly kilt me.

True story.

[Simon S]

My thing is that a newer tire might get a puncture and develop a slow leak – no big whoop.

But an old tire failure? Shit – that’s going to happen at highway speeds – and it’s not pretty.

[devon.818]

Wow you guys need to talk to sportbike guys. As long as a tire is stores properly it has a damn good shelf life! I know of guys who have 5 yr old tires( from date of man.) that are bagged and in storage.
Don't forget tires have to cure!

[b*saint]

I beat the shit out of my 2003 snow tires.

[Erik]

Old thread, but Lulz @ failed sidewall.

[CHIF8008]

good info to know

[Aus E30]

Approx 9 year old tires (pic Rear).
Blowout at 100km/h on the freeway mid lane change :\.

[Simon S]

I for one do appreciate discussion on tire age.

I have a set of potentially 9+ year old tires with 90% tread on them. They've spent the last 6 years indoors. Because of the age - I'm just not comfortable running them. I can see waves in the sidewalls that particularly spook me.

Like I could run them – and maybe I’d be fine – but it’s a gamble I’m not willing to take.

When I was younger – I had a tire blow at 70mph – and it was scary. The tread flapped around and really boogered up the fender.

A few years ago – I purchased a ’72 CB350 Honda. I put new tubes on it – but didn’t think much of replacing the tires. 60mph and the front blew. It was a holy fucking miracle that I had the self control to keep my arms relaxed as the bars wobbled wildly around. There was one of those car-carrying rigs not 5 feet away to my left. Traffic behind me. Longest minute of my life was the time it took to gently bring it down to a stop. Must have smoked 4 cigarettes in a row after that..

Any way – I’ve established an 8 year rule. Anything older than 8 years old – and you’re gambling.

[sweet6e30]

JUST BEACAUSE

[Mr. Tasty]

gotta love 2 year old thread bumps for no reason

[nomansland92]

wait a second so this is saying those free tires i find that have 1/8 inch left tread on them and are probably 10 years old isn't safe? Nah that can't be

[Nick_S]

That guy's mustache creeped me out so I turned off the video. Something about tires and fiery death I think.