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falconfan260 · 05-25-2008, 02:38 PM

The tires on my 1998 V-Star Classic that I just bought look as though they are in good shape. My question is, should I replace them just for the simple fact that they are ten years old? I am the 3rd owner and the bike only has 3,500 miles on it. Is the age a safety concern?

Easy Rider · 05-25-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by falconfan260

Is the age a safety concern?

Yes.

However........if there are no signs of cracks or checking on the sidewalls, then the concern is that the compound has become hard (less tacky and less flexible). If you have a VERY conservative riding style, you probably can use them for one season with no problem. Inspect thoroughly and often.

Having said that, if it won't cause a financial hardship....I would replace them NOW.

falconfan260 · 05-26-2008, 02:12 AM

Great thank you, does anyone recommend a particular brand of tires?

CheapChopr · 05-26-2008, 09:42 PM

metzler me880's seem to be the tire of choice on all the vstar forums (everyone claims they last the longest + good performance) , they are about $200 per tire.

falconfan260 · 05-27-2008, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by CheapChopr

metzler me880's seem to be the tire of choice on all the vstar forums (everyone claims they last the longest + good performance) , they are about $200 per tire.

wow that's expensive, what about white-walls? Anyone have white-walls on their v-star?

tree8588 · 07-21-2008, 02:11 PM

There's alot of options to go with for tires. I use - American Motorcycle Tire for my tires. You can get white wall, but they run a bit more. The Metzlers are very good tires, but so are Avons, and Dunlops are good, just don't seem to last as long

falconfan260 · 07-24-2008, 02:23 AM

I ended up with the Metzler WWW. Put about 250 miles on them in 3 weeks. Very nice handling and ride.

05-25-2008, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
falconfan260 Where Am I ? Joined: May 2008 Posts: 36	Tires The tires on my 1998 V-Star Classic that I just bought look as though they are in good shape. My question is, should I replace them just for the simple fact that they are ten years old? I am the 3rd owner and the bike only has 3,500 miles on it. Is the age a safety concern?

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05-26-2008, 02:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
falconfan260 Where Am I ? Joined: May 2008 Posts: 36	Great thank you, does anyone recommend a particular brand of tires?

05-26-2008, 09:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
CheapChopr Newbie Joined: May 2008 Bike: 2004 vstar 1100 Posts: 5	metzler me880's seem to be the tire of choice on all the vstar forums (everyone claims they last the longest + good performance) , they are about $200 per tire.

07-21-2008, 02:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
tree8588 Newbie Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 3	There's alot of options to go with for tires. I use - American Motorcycle Tire for my tires. You can get white wall, but they run a bit more. The Metzlers are very good tires, but so are Avons, and Dunlops are good, just don't seem to last as long

07-24-2008, 02:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
falconfan260 Where Am I ? Joined: May 2008 Posts: 36	I ended up with the Metzler WWW. Put about 250 miles on them in 3 weeks. Very nice handling and ride.

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