Are my tyres ok after 3 years in garage?

[V1nce Fox]

About to recommission my 92 blade after 3 years in my garage/workshop. Dry stored, etc.

Tyres are good quality and scrubbed in but it’s been sat a while. Anyone got experience of this, should they be ok or do i need to rescrub, etc?

[DirtyHarley]

Should be fine, just check for any cracking or side wall issues like bulges. Guessing they were 'good' before storage and no plugs or anything? If plugged, I'd inspect any plugs thoroughly as a point of potential failure. Also worth checking valve stems/cores too incase there was any crud in those when stored that may have played ahvok over 3 years standing.
If you're happy, first time you take it out take it slower and a little more cautiously until you're happy that all is well.

EDIT - just to add- might be worth double checking for flat spots too if you've not rotated tyres at all in that time.

Edited by DirtyHarley on Thursday 12th August 21:45

[moanthebairns]

It's on a blade not an R1. You'll make it to the end of the driveway at least. Enjoy.

[moto_traxport]

Click bait type headline Shirley?

Did a trackday at Silverstone last year on an old tyre I won in a deal with Fleegle off here on some horrible orange wheels for my R1. The wheels have long since gone but the 2007 dated tyre did okay for the morning runs.

[srob]

Yes. Yea they are.

[Biker's Nemesis]

No, I will Pm you my address so that I can get rid of them correctly for you

[Biker's Nemesis]

I saw that MTB.

[V1nce Fox]

Just checking.

BN there’d be no point you riding it for me, you’d only use the back one.

[SAS Tom]

They won’t be fine, you’ll die instantly. I only ride on tyres that are less than 10 minutes old. Anything more than that and they lose their grip, start to crack and perish. They also get terrible flat spots if stored for longer than that too.

Same with fuel. It goes off within minutes of your last ride and turns to varnish requiring the whole fuel system to be replaced.

[V1nce Fox]

SAS Tom said:

They won’t be fine, you’ll die instantly. I only ride on tyres that are less than 10 minutes old. Anything more than that and they lose their grip, start to crack and perish. They also get terrible flat spots if stored for longer than that too.

Same with fuel. It goes off within minutes of your last ride and turns to varnish requiring the whole fuel system to be replaced.

Mhm, mhm, gotcha. I’m writing this all down thanks.