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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: burnchassis on May 30, 2013, 04:01:21 AM

Title: Your tire with belts showing is still at least 6.5mm thick
Post by: burnchassis on May 30, 2013, 04:01:21 AM
It was time for new rubber on the big bike,so after I had removed the old tire,I sliced it in half,so you can see how thick it is AFTER it's toast,and the belts are  showing. This is a 200 50 17 rear tire,this is a Shinko R009RR,it is the 3rd tire Ive cut from different brands (they were all 200's)...all show about 3/8 inch to 6.5 mm ish.
I made a short video.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnnrKGGXHCQ&feature=youtu.be
-CS
Title: Re: Your tire with belts showing is still at least 6.5mm thick
Post by: Banzai on May 30, 2013, 04:47:30 AM
Need to be a member of that Road Warrior forum to see the picture :(
Title: Re: Your tire with belts showing is still at least 6.5mm thick
Post by: burnchassis on May 30, 2013, 08:51:21 AM
Ok thanks I'll fix this today.
-CS
Title: Re: Your tire with belts showing is still at least 6.5mm thick
Post by: burnchassis on May 30, 2013, 10:13:09 AM
VIDEO UPLOADED of the tire in half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnnrKGGXHCQ&feature=youtu.be
-CS
Title: Re: Your tire with belts showing is still at least 6.5mm thick
Post by: Janx101 on May 30, 2013, 07:56:45 PM
cool!! .. have wondered that myself... cheers!

still wouldnt be too keen on riding on it .. unless no choice/stuck in the boonies/being chased by apocalypse zombies!! ..

thing is... belts are important .. when entire they help provide structural stability under different load angles... wouldnt want to wear them all through and push it too hard eh! ..  :icon_eek:

i wont tell one of my mates about this though .. he already likes to leave it late to change the rubber... if he realised there was that much rubber still there he would ride it out till it was like an overfilled balloon animal! ...  :icon_rolleyes:
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