Dating motorcycle tires

Read Motorcycle Tire Date Codes — A Simple 5 Second Guide

No matter what vehicle you like to drive, you need to keep every component in good shape. There are various snowmobile accessories , including snowmobiling gloves on sale , to keep your eye on. When you own a motorcycle, you have something very important to maintain. You want to ensure your motorcycle tires remain in excellent condition. Part of this maintenance involves understanding your motorcycle tire date codes. As a general rule of thumb, you want to replace your motorcycle tires once every six years. Even if your tires seem in good condition after six years, it is still a good idea to replace them before more serious issues develop. You may not realize it yet, but the rubber on the tires can develop dry rot and additional structural problems. You will not be able to see this, so it is better to be safe than sorry. The six-year expiration date is not when you first put the motorcycle tires on.

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To read the date code on motorcycle tires, you must find the 4-digit part of the DOT code on the sidewall of a tire. The first pair of numbers means the week, and the second pair means the year. So, if you are wanting to determine the age of a tire with the code , you should read its manufacture date as the 35 th week of This is the standard form for every date code on motorcycle tires made since The aging process depends on the environment and usage conditions, type of rubber, purpose of the tire, etc. But, make sure to remember a tire can be stored in a shop for 2 years or even more.

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Tire aging occurs very slowly to new tires through chemical and physical processes only if the tire is stored properly. When stored under the recommended conditions cool, dry, away from direct light, chemicals and ozone sources , a tire will maintain its original performance characteristics over a long period. A properly stored, unused tire up to 5 years old can be sold as a new tire and placed into normal service if no local legal regulations are opposed to it. Note: The warranty period begins with the purchase date of the tire. The chronological age of any tire can be found on one of the tire sidewalls by examining the four-digit manufacturing date stamp. The last four numbers of the entire string identify the date of manufacture.

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Setting The Record Straight On Motorcycle Tire Age

Understanding tire dates is an important part of my motorcycle inspection checklist. PS Is it spelled tyre or tire? Same word, different sides of the Pacific or Atlantic oceans. But we can all agree that tyres definitely tire. Well, I am.

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