Re: [ST] Tires...

[Bryce <bster13@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm definitely not a math guy but doing some
calculations:

Stock BT57 has 8/32in tread depth

8/32in = 25.4mm

If 2800 miles is to 23.4 mm (u said u have two mm
left)

Then 2mm left is to 239 miles.

By my calculations u need new tires b4 your trip, no?

What PSI are you running?  2800 miles seems low even
for a sport-tire.

Good luck,

Bryce
--- Dan Wetherington <DEW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was looking at my tires this morning, and noticed
> that the wear bars
> seem awefully close...  Checked them at work, and
> I'm about 2mm from the
> bars on the rear, 3mm from the bars on the front. 
> These are the stock
> BT57's, with ONLY 2800 miles on the bike!  I don't
> see how I could
> possibly get more than 4k out of the rear tire...
> 
> Not that its a big concern, as I'm not happy with
> the response of the
> tire, but I wasn't expecting to have to replace them
> that soon.  I leave
> next Wed for a ~1200 mile trip (two up), and have a
> feeling that I will
> need new tires (at least the rear) shortly after
> that trip...
> 
> Does this seem unreasonable for life on the stock
> tire?  I don't do
> burnouts, and most of my riding is commuting so they
> have gotten a
> decent flat spot...
> 
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> www.packereng.com


		
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