Old MC tires - beware

rlfaubion · 07-31-2008, 07:24 PM

I've just pulled my rear wheel off to replace the tire, brakes, and lube the swing arm.

I noticed a strange wear pattern on the tire removed. This is a Metzler 880. I looked at the DOT code and found this tire, which I bought about four months and 13,605 miles ago has a date code showing it was manufactured in the year 2000.

CruizerCustomizing.com in Livermore California sold me a tire eight years old. Yes, I checked my new one and it was mfg. this year.

Here's a video discussing this issue, and how to read the DOT codes.

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4826897

07-31-2008, 07:24 PM	#1
rlfaubion Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,582	Old MC tires - beware I've just pulled my rear wheel off to replace the tire, brakes, and lube the swing arm. I noticed a strange wear pattern on the tire removed. This is a Metzler 880. I looked at the DOT code and found this tire, which I bought about four months and 13,605 miles ago has a date code showing it was manufactured in the year 2000. CruizerCustomizing.com in Livermore California sold me a tire eight years old. Yes, I checked my new one and it was mfg. this year. Here's a video discussing this issue, and how to read the DOT codes. http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4826897 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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