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Dallas, Texas | I really don't put a great deal of miles on my Vision per year. If I find a deal on tires, but don't need them now, about how long can they be garage kept, and still be serviceable? Give or take. |
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Longer than you will own your bike. Worry about something important.
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Iron Butt
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Peru, IN | There IS a shelf life for tires. If you're not going to use them in the next year or two, don't buy them. I won't put a tire on either my bike or my cage with a "build date" more than 2 years old. Rubber gets old. If it didn't, you'd never see a dry rotted tire or hard, cracked vacuum lines.
I'm currently looking for a good deal on one of a couple car tires for my Vision as they aren't made any more but I'll put a new tire on the back of my bike this summer. |
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Mechanicsville, VA United States | Ozone and Sunshine is what kills a setting tire.......put them is Black Plastic trash bag and seal them up. |
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Dallas, Texas | Monkeyman - 2013-02-18 3:15 AM
There IS a shelf life for tires. If you're not going to use them in the next year or two, don't buy them. I won't put a tire on either my bike or my cage with a "build date" more than 2 years old. Rubber gets old. If it didn't, you'd never see a dry rotted tire or hard, cracked vacuum lines.
I'm currently looking for a good deal on one of a couple car tires for my Vision as they aren't made any more but I'll put a new tire on the back of my bike this summer.
diamonbird - 2013-02-18 3:51 AM
Ozone and Sunshine is what kills a setting tire.......put them is Black Plastic trash bag and seal them up.
Thanks for the info. So, I figure that if I put them in black plastic, seal them up, and they aren't old to start with, then I should be ok for 6 to 8 mos, give or take.
Edited by iluvink 2013-02-18 9:28 AM
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Peru, IN | Lots of sunshine UNDER the hood of my truck. Wonder why my rubber hoses got dry and cracked? What about the dry rotted tires in the tire shops back room? The cool, dark back room. |
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Peru, IN | 6 to 8 months is fine assuming the build date is current to when you buy them. What I mean is, if you buy them on March 1, 2013 and the build date is Jan 1, 2013, you'll be ok. Keep in mind that you need to factor in the time they'll actually be on your bike. You don't need to store them wrapped in a black trash bag. Just toss them on a shelf for a few months. They'll be ok. Heat and sunshine will deteriorate a tire (or any rubber) faster than in a dark, cool place but rubber will go bad, dry out and crack in any kind of temps, sunlight or no. |
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Jasper, MO | Monkeyman - 2013-02-18 11:07 AM
6 to 8 months is fine assuming the build date is current to when you buy them. What I mean is, if you buy them on March 1, 2013 and the build date is Jan 1, 2013, you'll be ok. Keep in mind that you need to factor in the time they'll actually be on your bike. You don't need to store them wrapped in a black trash bag. Just toss them on a shelf for a few months. They'll be ok. Heat and sunshine will deteriorate a tire (or any rubber) faster than in a dark, cool place but rubber will go bad, dry out and crack in any kind of temps, sunlight or no.
A friend of mine is a wheeler/dealer/trader type of guy always looking for a way to make an extra buck. He goes to auctions a lot and buys stuff to resell. He went to an auction of a going-out-of-business bike dealer and bought a whole truckload of brand new--still had the wrappers on them--stored in the warehouse--motorcycle tires. All brand names. He got them home and proceeded to list them on Ebay and in the classifieds of the local papers. Sold a bunch. Started getting complaints about tire failures from dry rot. Still has a bunch of NOS motorcycle tires if anybody wants them, but he's not pushing them anymore.
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| the less it sits on the ground the better.
that way you will not get flat spots.
The less your tires see sun light the better.
UV rays will cause rubber to rot and it will cause little cracks in the side walls.
Always keep air in them and when ridding put 40psi in each.
will make them last longer. |
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| Tire Manufacturers put a shelf-life of 5 years on tires. I have done a lot of testing and a 2 year old tire is not near as good as a fresh tire. Most Government contracts for tires require that they a manufactred within the past 12 months. That being said storing tires for 6-8 months should not be a big deal. But I wouldn't store them for a couple of years. |
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Tourer
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Dallas, Texas | Where is the build date printed/embossed on a tire?
Edited by iluvink 2013-02-22 8:58 PM
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Iron Butt
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, WI | iluvink - 2013-02-22 8:58 PM Where is the build date printed/embossed on a tire? It's the 4 digits after the DOT number. It's weeks and year. Example - If the number is 1112, that's the 11th week of 2012. 4811 = the 48th week of 2011. |
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Dallas, Texas | Rollin' - 2013-02-23 12:00 AM
iluvink - 2013-02-22 8:58 PM Where is the build date printed/embossed on a tire? It's the 4 digits after the DOT number. It's weeks and year. Example - If the number is 1112, that's the 11th week of 2012. 4811?=?the 48th week of 2011.
Thanks.
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| Tire Age/Date of Manufacture
Unlike the other, more-prominent specs, the Department of Transportation's Tire Identification Number is of interest to tire owners and buyers alike ? mainly because it includes the week and year of the tire's manufacture, and thus its age. Tire age, not just wear, has become a safety concern.
Found close to the rim, the TIN consists of a series of 10-12 letters and numbers that ? like a vehicle identification number ? are of little use to a consumer. But the last four numbers represent the birth week and year of any tire built since 2000.
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