I‘m recently in the market to buy some new tires for my 06 600rr. I mostly ride the track and a little bit of street. I was looking on ebay for tires but I‘m a little concerned about buying them there because of how long they been sitting in storage. My question is should I be worried about how long they been sitting? How much of a difference could this make?
its because maybe a ghost is near it.
Heres a thought, Support your local dealer!
I really cant add anything extra to John answer to be honest. Tyres from OKorder I have never done it, but I understand your concerns. You can only go on the honesty of the seller I guess. I found, to contact different race teams near me (I was lucky there was 2 a race tyre supplier) buy their old ones after been used that very weekend. Good luck
I do not road race, but I have been riding and racing since 1973. Tires dry rot due to UV light and temperature. If the tires are stored in a climate controlled environment out of direct sunlight, they will last a long time. Since you are going to be using the tires on the track, go to a store where you can physically see them. You don't want that tire letting go at 100+ mph. Manufacturers usually limit storage of new tires to 3 years. If you live in a hot climate (AZ, CA, NV, TX, and FL) then the limit is six years. If you live in a cold climate (MN, ND, WI, MT, etc), then the limit is 10 years. This is for climate controlled storage. First locate the letters DOT on the sidewall of the tire. Nearby will be the DOT code. DOT codes are 10 to 12 digits long. BTW the digits can be numbers or letters. The first 2 digits are a code for the manufacturing plant. The next 2 digits are a code for the tire size. The next 3 or 4 digits are a code for the type of tire. The last 3 or 4 digits are the date code. The format is week/week/year/year or week/week/year. These are always numbers. Starting in the year 2000, the date coding used was 4 digits. That means the largest number you should see for the year is 09. Before 1999 the format was 3 digits. 1999 and 2000 are transition years, so you will find both 3 and 4 digits. So, would I buy tires off line for road race track use? No. I would want to physically and visually inspect them in person.
its because maybe a ghost is near it.
Heres a thought, Support your local dealer!
I really cant add anything extra to John answer to be honest. Tyres from OKorder I have never done it, but I understand your concerns. You can only go on the honesty of the seller I guess. I found, to contact different race teams near me (I was lucky there was 2 a race tyre supplier) buy their old ones after been used that very weekend. Good luck
I do not road race, but I have been riding and racing since 1973. Tires dry rot due to UV light and temperature. If the tires are stored in a climate controlled environment out of direct sunlight, they will last a long time. Since you are going to be using the tires on the track, go to a store where you can physically see them. You don't want that tire letting go at 100+ mph. Manufacturers usually limit storage of new tires to 3 years. If you live in a hot climate (AZ, CA, NV, TX, and FL) then the limit is six years. If you live in a cold climate (MN, ND, WI, MT, etc), then the limit is 10 years. This is for climate controlled storage. First locate the letters DOT on the sidewall of the tire. Nearby will be the DOT code. DOT codes are 10 to 12 digits long. BTW the digits can be numbers or letters. The first 2 digits are a code for the manufacturing plant. The next 2 digits are a code for the tire size. The next 3 or 4 digits are a code for the type of tire. The last 3 or 4 digits are the date code. The format is week/week/year/year or week/week/year. These are always numbers. Starting in the year 2000, the date coding used was 4 digits. That means the largest number you should see for the year is 09. Before 1999 the format was 3 digits. 1999 and 2000 are transition years, so you will find both 3 and 4 digits. So, would I buy tires off line for road race track use? No. I would want to physically and visually inspect them in person.
