I have a Honda Hornet CB 600 F2 and use it only for occasional rides, approximately 1000 miles annually.I am concerned about the tires. Although they look as new, they are getting old. For example, the rear tire manufacturing date shows 1704, that is approx April 2004. After how many years (after manufacturing date) should I replace the tire irrespective of milage?
In certain types of riding, a squared tire is a fact of life. If you replaced the tire at the first sign of it, you would be throwing away money way more often than you have to. It really does change the handling characteristics of the bike though. Depending on your riding style, you may notice it, and you may not. It's not exactly dangerous in the way that you are risking your life every time you throw a leg over and ride. It's just dangerous in that anything that degrades the handling of your bike is less safe than if it was perfect. I would just change it when it comes close to the wear indicators. The best way to judge how it changed the handling is to pay close attention to your last ride before you change and the first ride after you get new ones (or at least after the new ones have been scrubbed in). I thought my Cyclone was a nice handling bike with the old slightly squared tires. It actually was a good handling bike I guess. When I had a brand new set of Road Attacks put on, it was like I got a new bike. The new rubber was more pliable and absorbed minor imperfections way better than the old set. The bike felt more stable on the highway, and MUCH more lively in the corners. It didn't follow rain grooves and cracks like the old tires did, and in the wet weather, the bike was much more confidence inspiring. Just ride it the way it is for now, but if it ever doesn't feel right don't mess around. Just get new tires and count it as money well spent. If you don't put a lot of miles on your bike, remember old rubber is often more dangerous than slightly worn rubber and the way old tires let you down can be catastrophic and deadly. (Lots of good advice here today.)
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You're right in assuming that the rubber used in making tires does deteriorate over the life of the tire due to exposure to sunlight and to chemicals in the air and on the roadways. Your tires are nearly six years old, and I'd be getting concerned about them too. If the bike has been stored indoors all the time, and there are no cracks showing up in the sidewalls, or between the grooves in the tread, I'd think they are probably still safe to ride on, but I'd be shopping for new tires sometime soon.
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Five years is the maximum age (for car tires too!). Otherwise, replace if cracking occurs or when worn. If you ride in the wet, I would replace them BEFORE the Tire Wear Indicators are flush .
