Tyre lifespan

Froggy76
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10/3/2018 1:14am Edited Date/Time 10/3/2018 6:06am
Hi all,

Wondering what would be the lifespan of mx tyres.
Just bought a second hand bike, with supposedly original tyres. 3 year old bike, guy did not ride it much as no time. Tyres are used but not dead and totally worn out.
Question is:
Do I replace them as they are 3 years old or do I just run them into the ground and replace the latter
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KDXGarage
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10/3/2018 1:22am
run them

Old tires will crack on the sidewalls and knobs will break apart.
Froggy76
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10/3/2018 1:26am
Hi mate,
Cheers for that
10/3/2018 2:53am
Someone said old tyres? After 4 rides on this Dunlop gomax mx3s

3S


AZRider
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10/3/2018 5:12am
maxximmee wrote:
Someone said old tyres? After 4 rides on this Dunlop gomax mx3s [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/03/291051/s1200_20180708_130400.jpg[/img]3S [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/03/291050/s1200_20180708_130404.jpg[/img]
Someone said old tyres? After 4 rides on this Dunlop gomax mx3s

3S


good lord, what were you riding on? I see how the knobs are worn down in the middle far past what most would run.

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ktmdan
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10/3/2018 5:16am
I raced on some ten year old Dunlops... They seemed like they were so hard that they didn't wear, but they chunked knobs eventually.
I would definitely ride with 3 year old tires. Maybe not do any serious racing.. But then again, I'm cheap.
kb228
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10/3/2018 6:06am
I can get a couple seasons of out mx3s tires on my 450. Im not fast at all. Whereas pros at supercross will chunk the tires from 1 practice session. Its all in how you ride. The smoother you are with the gas the more life youll get. At least thats my mindset.

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