looks like a split rear tire

[clancey g]

tire was ok looking before my ride over mount glorious.bike is a gs1100g, it seems to be all the way down to the steel, just off center of the tire and it wanders around a bit, a few pics, old tire was a metzeler lazer tec 130/90 17, nothing open now or tomorrow, dooo. i now know what happens when it gets over 6.5 on the taco.
that cant be a grove in read of tire ?.

[tkent02]

That tire looks like the one Fred Flintstone threw away.

What's the date code, or is it too old to have a date code?

[clancey g]

That tire looks like the one Fred Flintstone threw away.

What's the date code, or is it too old to have a date code?

sure add had "near new tires", when i got bike. will have to look at date, the one on the tire , front one i replaced was 9 yrs old, tire looked ok before i took it for the ride, just glad i did not retrace my steps back over the mountains, i thought the back was wiggling around a bit much

[barnbiketom]

holy crap!

[sedelen]

Not safe to ride on, period.
I'd be counting my blessings if I discovered that after riding it.

[bwringer]

sure add had "near new tires", when i got bike. will have to look at date, the one on the tire , front one i replaced was 9 yrs old, tire looked ok before i took it for the ride, just glad i did not retrace my steps back over the mountains, i thought the back was wiggling around a bit much

"Never trust anything the previous owner tells you" is one of my rules to live by. That tire is ancient.



Glad you lived through this experience. The good news is that you won't believe how wonderful new tires will feel!

[clancey g]

advice i will take to heart, im aware how lucky i was, 2 days till shop is open to replace it, probilly a metzeler laser tec to match the new one on the front would be best ?.

[Maddevill]

Hmmm

IS it just me or does that tire look like something dragged on it causing that tear? I'd look around the underside of the bike while changing that thing.

[tkent02]

I believe it is a manufacturing seam.

[clancey g]

IS it just me or does that tire look like something dragged on it causing that tear? I'd look around the underside of the bike while changing that thing.

nothing dragging onto the tire did find what looks like the steel belt is poking out of the center of tire on other side, though split goes around the whole tire, off center and its not very straight, front tire had that liquid stop leak in it when i bought bike, that made a mess, will find out on wed if same on rear. there is shiny fine steel threads poking out of the center of the tread, will be interesting to see the damage.

[Steel Toed Tank]

I had a small rock get stuck between my tire and front fender, it was loud and noticeable instantly.
I pulled over right away to check it out and the slight groove it left in my tire was perfectly straight all the way around, and wasn't very deep.
The rock was only stuck for a 1/2 a kilometer but it took several hundred more kms of riding to wear the tire back to normal again.
Also mine looked like a smooth indent, yours looks like a jagged slash.
Since we know someone didn't sit there and cut it like that on purpose, I'm going to vote for old age/manufacturing defect.

Glad you made it home upright and in one piece!!

[clancey g]

I had a small rock get stuck between my tire and front fender, it was loud and noticeable instantly.
I pulled over right away to check it out and the slight groove it left in my tire was perfectly straight all the way around, and wasn't very deep.
The rock was only stuck for a 1/2 a kilometer but it took several hundred more kms of riding to wear the tire back to normal again.
Also mine looked like a smooth indent, yours looks like a jagged slash.
Since we know someone didn't sit there and cut it like that on purpose, I'm going to vote for old age/manufacturing defect.

Glad you made it home upright and in one piece!!

thanks, ok code's F329 and 0507 E3 75R 0051611

[bwringer]

advice i will take to heart, im aware how lucky i was, 2 days till shop is open to replace it, probilly a metzeler laser tec to match the new one on the front would be best ?.

Nah, there are much better tires nowadays than the Metzelers.

I highly recommend the Avon AM26 RoadRider.

[clancey g]

Nah, there are much better tires nowadays than the Metzelers.

I highly recommend the Avon AM26 RoadRider.

ok thanks ill have a look at them, bits ive been pulling out from tire are these, an hard to pull out pardon the art work on the pinky

[storm 64]

I picked up a nail last summer. I used one of those plugs kits and plugged the tire. I rode on it for about a week then bought a new tire. When I got the old plugged tire off, I wanted to see what kind of integraty that plug had. I pulled the plug out with my fingers! Moral of the storie,if you must plug a motorcycle tire just do it to get home.I would not trust a plugged tire...