Old Cbr150 Tyre

[damole]

I bought a 2nd hand CBR150 two years ago and the previous owner had put a bigger tyre on the back and gave me the original tyre as a spare. Now it's time to replace the back tyre I'm wondering whether I should just buy a new one or whether the old one which has been sitting on my balcony out of the sun would still be ok?

--damole

[submaniac]

It is probably OK, BUT...why risk it? Tires for a cbr150 are fairly inexpensive. A tire failure will cause you some major problems.

[MaiChai]

Bigger meaning wider? In this case a bigger tyre will give you better grip. Going back to a smaller tyre will disappoint; I should buy a new one same size as the existing one?

[BigBikeBKK]

should just buy a new one or whether the old one which has been sitting on my balcony out of the sun would still be ok?

You're kidding right?

[PeaceBlondie]

Considering the original IRC tubeless is fairly good, I'm not replacing mine just yet at 10K. But T Dog's original balooned and almost popped. He switched to Michelin, and so will I. The rear is maybe wide enough, but an old used one is just a mosquito nest.

[damole]

Thanks for the replies.

I found this on Motor Cycle News, nevertheless I decided to buy a new one, I visited Chiang Mai Bike Shop on Mahidol Road, 1700Bt for a Michelin 100/80-17, I think he said Sport but I wouldn't swear to it. I went to P Dang on Chiang Moi road, the road that leads to Warorot Market, 1050Bt for IRC 100/80-17 and 1100Bt for IRC 110/80-17. The tyre that was on the bike when I bought it was a 110 so I went with that.

The decision for me was safety first of course followed by carbon footprint, the IRCs are made here in Thailand, the Michelin imported from Europe so as I probably don't need the extra performance it made sense to buy locally made.