10-10-2020, 11:18 AM
(10-10-2020, 07:26 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: If you search the internet you find the age out time is usually 5-7 years. 7 is pushing it for me, but 2 is not old at all.
(+1) Keep an eye on things like the tire rubber perspiring an oily substance, sidewall and/or tread cracking. The OEM on my ol' 2014 CB1100 seemed to perform very well for me, possibly the best I have seen with ~18000 kms and lots of tread depth left. The tires were five years old.
Brand and model will also be factors, including where it was made.
Example: I recently had Dunlops that started cracking in the tread after eight months of riding and about 13000 kms. The tread was wore heavily, but I didn't expect cracking. Nevertheless, this is much less time than two years.