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on the r1 front setup I got, the guy said the front tire is dry rotted on it because its been sitting a long time...
I dont see anything dryrotted about it though.
my brother said that it probably is dryrotted on the inside....


how do I check to see if this thing is dry rotted???
it looks perfect and has still has about 85+% tread on it

I have never seen one dry rotted from the inside and not on the outside. He probably dont know and was bs-ing you.

95FZR600 wrote:I have never seen one dry rotted from the inside and not on the outside. He probably dont know and was bs-ing you.

the tire still has the little finger hair thing on the side of it and they still stretch...I can still pull them off but they ar flexible and stretch still

I think the tire is fine...

shredex wrote:

95FZR600 wrote:I have never seen one dry rotted from the inside and not on the outside. He probably dont know and was bs-ing you.

the tire still has the little finger hair thing on the side of it and they still stretch...I can still pull them off but they ar flexible and stretch still

I think the tire is fine...

Shredex,
take a look at the tech page of the WIKI that seems to have become my scribbling area, there is a URL for date look up for PIRRELLI tyres, if PIRELLI publish the code breaker then I am sure other manufactures do too.

When you find the URL's ping the list or me directly I will add them as soon as i can

yamaha_george wrote:
Shredex,
take a look at the tech page of the WIKI that seems to have become my scribbling area, there is a URL for date look up for PIRRELLI tyres, if PIRELLI publish the code breaker then I am sure other manufactures do too.

When you find the URL's ping the list or me directly I will add them as soon as i can

I found the link...but...

I dont know what im looking for.

my tyre says 3204

so week 32 and year 2004....

What is this suppose to tell me?

Might have a flat spot from sitting too long. Try to spin it if you can and look for variation.

megaloxana wrote:Might have a flat spot from sitting too long. Try to spin it if you can and look for variation.

it didnt sit standing up...

it doesnt have a flat spot

shredex wrote:

megaloxana wrote:Might have a flat spot from sitting too long. Try to spin it if you can and look for variation.

it didnt sit standing up...

it doesnt have a flat spot

Shred,
The tyre was made in 2004 so unless it was in direct sunlight for all that time the chance of it dry rotting is minimal.

I have tyres on my west indian bike collection for 10+ years under wraps and out of direct sunlight not air conditioned dry garage and they are good to go riding.

The oldest tyres I have are 14 years and they do look dry and will be replaced this year if I decide that bike needs a good ride thro the Jungle. :-}

Thank you for the links I have added them to the tech info section of the WIKI and are clearly marked urls for TYRES.

The rest of you should take a read as to what info the DoT require on a tyre along with profile/sizing & speed rating data .

Sounds like that guy was pulling a little BS on you, I've never heard of a tire dry rotting from the inside?

shredex wrote:

95FZR600 wrote:I have never seen one dry rotted from the inside and not on the outside. He probably dont know and was bs-ing you.

the tire still has the little finger hair thing on the side of it and they still stretch...I can still pull them off but they ar flexible and stretch still

I think the tire is fine...

Its all BS. Just ride the hell out of it.