Tires

I would say you were just plain lucky then....

I've been known to push it too.




I never buy used and wear them out before weather checking can occur.
Steve

New tire and I cleaned up my old brake arm. It still had blood on it from the wreck. It's stamped 46 and I didn't use it because it meant I was down there while it was happening. I still don't remember it, only putting it sideways and kicking off. I hope I never do. I put it back on because the chrome is in much better shape. You can see where a piece is missing on the casting.





Steve

That's an impressive set of worn out tires!! I agree I would never buy a used bike tire - too much at stake where tires are concerned to take any risks that are avoidable. I too change mine before they can have age related problems, but I'm rather embarrassed by some of my take offs of recent times, with 5 road legal bikes and not much time to ride in the last few years, too many of them look too close to new . 2016 is the year I plan to do something about that as we should be empty nesters in a few months and I will have some other crap out of the way too which has been holding me back. I also intend to ride my bikes as much as I can for work this year too. Much of my running around doesn't need a car or truck as often I'm just carrying a few papers.

There's still one rear tire at my daughter's place. Adding that, the one I got rid of up there the year before and the ones I took off at my son's three years ago, I'm loosing count. :whistle: The ones at my son's were sitting for 15 years and had to go. Too bad he turned out to be such a SHT. I could use his help and he could have had a nice 84 KZ550 LTD shaft.




Being an empty nester isn't what it's chalked up to be. My daughter still needs me and I have grandchildren to think of. It's all good. I can ride up there to see them any time I want.
I rode Bossie to work as much as I could until it needed real money to keep up. Two children, single parent, no money for a bike.
I can tell when I talk about what I'm doing to the bike or what I want for it, the look in her eyes says, why are you spending so much on it? She won't say it, she knows I spent $5000 on a car for her and the kids. I told her back then, it's my turn.
Steve

Got my new tire mounted. Went back to the 130. Having a 110 up front the 120 was too small. Still have to do the math on how many miles I got on it. I bought it in January so 6 months is about right. My new speedo screwed up so I have some homework to do on the figures. :dry:
Steve