Motorcycle tires update page 3( will replace with what?)
I have a couple of bike's that don't get that many miles put on them. They are in a dry garage. My question is how many years do you go before replacement?
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Frankandbeans wrote:Not everyone agrees with that: From "Race Track Tyre Wear Guide"fj12ryder wrote:joebedford wrote:Not a chance! Most tires have a limited number of heat cycles before they are pretty much toast. They get hard and not worth a hoot for grip. I've seen some pics of some that have basically turned blue from the heat cycles.
Some guys I know are selling their used track tires for street use - the center is still pristine. it's only the edges of the tread that're worn out!
They don't turn blue from heat cycles. It's the oil in the composition of the tire that naturally goes to the surface over time. Happens every year on my race bikes with the tires that are kept on the bike over the winter. Doesn't affect grip in the least.
"What makes it blue? Motorcycle tyres actually contain oils that keep the tyre soft and the bluegreen tint you can see on your tyres is just the oils coming to the surface.
Each time you take a tyre through a heat cycle you are losing the oils that keep the tyre soft, so the more heat cycles a tyre has been through the less effective the rubber is going to be for you.
As a side note, heat cycles will affect track tyres a lot worse than road biased tyres, as road tyres are expected to go through these cycles."
