02-14-2018, 07:10 AM
Being a relatively new rider (past 5 years), I am starting to buy new tires for my motorcycles. My question is about what we can expect, as new tire purchasers, on new tire date codes.
Through an online tire retailer, I just today received a set of Metzeler Z8's for my CB1100 (2013), and a set of Metzeler Tourances for my F650GS (2012). The date codes on the Z8 tires are 0415 for the rear and 4417 for the front, and the Tourances are 0416 for the rear and 0516 for the rear.
This makes the rear Z8 a three year old tire and the Tourances are both 2 year old tires. Is this fair and reasonable and to be expected from a "new" tire?
Marc
Through an online tire retailer, I just today received a set of Metzeler Z8's for my CB1100 (2013), and a set of Metzeler Tourances for my F650GS (2012). The date codes on the Z8 tires are 0415 for the rear and 4417 for the front, and the Tourances are 0416 for the rear and 0516 for the rear.
This makes the rear Z8 a three year old tire and the Tourances are both 2 year old tires. Is this fair and reasonable and to be expected from a "new" tire?
Marc