Old tires a threat

smileyman · 02-09-2010, 05:57 PM

The front I crashed my Buell on was installed at the factory, delivered to the dealer in Feb 07, ridden for 6 miles, and then stored with the bike until I bought it in July 09. I knew it was stale as shit and it almost killed me.

For comparison the new BT021 on my ZX6 is a better, more consistent tire than the stale year and a half old Pirelli Corsa 3 that lowsided my ass into 6 months of pain.

02-09-2010, 05:57 PM	#5
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	The front I crashed my Buell on was installed at the factory, delivered to the dealer in Feb 07, ridden for 6 miles, and then stored with the bike until I bought it in July 09. I knew it was stale as shit and it almost killed me. For comparison the new BT021 on my ZX6 is a better, more consistent tire than the stale year and a half old Pirelli Corsa 3 that lowsided my ass into 6 months of pain. __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

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