reddfugeeIs that dangerous?
If you have to ask, it probably is.
Sure is.
Yes.
Tell you friend he has a death wish
Ironically this is called a chicken strip.
Incorrect, a chicken strip is the unused part of the tire closest to the wall. Meaning the rider has been too “chicken” to lean the bike over far enough to use the full tire.
right on, i have no excuse, been riding for 5 years.
Yeah, the owner rides a bike. I think that’s like number 1 sign someone has a death wish.
Source: me. I have a death wish.
To shreds you say…
_haha_oh_wow_Yes, definitely. You need new tires.
This post is obviously not meant serious.
To the right of the damaged section we can see a thread indicator, so there is maybe around 1 mm thread on the right shoulder. Therefore the centre part was below legal limits.
Before changing tyres, the owner of that bike decided to kill off the old tyre completely by doing a burnout. We can see the flat centre piece all around on the tyre, typical for a burnout.
When changing a motorcycle tire it helps to do a nice burnout before starting. It heats up the tire making it easier to pry off with tire irons.
Is that true?
Yes, but usually not so far that the metal is showing. I learned from this video years ago. Having done tire changes with and without the luxury of a burnout. It is noticeably easier after the burnout.
KevinMaybe marginally. It’s pretty easy already to take an old tire off, especially on the machine.
Putting a new tire on is always the hard part imo. I usually let mine sit in the sun for an hour before mounting it.
That Duke needs a shop.
relative_iteratorThat’s a little too rough for my liking. I would sand it down.
nerdschleifeIt’ll buff out
OzymatiOh it’s fine, that’s a perfectly healthy tire. Absolutely not going to get the rider killed. Trust me, I’m a complete stranger on the internet.
I had a cop pull me over for a sideways license plate over my tire. He pointed at it and was almost screaming at me for it . Meanwhile my tire looked like that and he didn’t notice or didn’t care.
But you should
Only when driving.
pumps 100psi into it while in the garage
I only do bar.
But I guess tire go boom?
oatscoopYes, in other units that’s 203.6 "Hg, or 6.8 atm.
Motorcycling is dangerous, what difference does a chicken strip make. Damn. I’m hungry now. Gonna squid through the drive in! Tell mama if I’m not returning I’m either dead or in jail.
Yes. Replace tire plz.
LazaroFilmOnly if you ride it.
Incredibly so. Not only is their basically no traction, the tire will be unbalanced now and could vibrate causing loss of control, and it could also catastrophically fail at speed almost certainly causing loss of control.
candyman337That’s the threads holding the tire together, they are embedded in the tire for a reason, if you hit those at speed, it could catastrophically fail, as in perforate and blow.
Good news is it’s not really a risk.
Bad news is it’s a guarantee.
Welp, may as well do some burnouts since you need a new rear tire anyway.
ebits21
SlowNPCLooks good for at least another couple of hundred yards.
Use both brakes, kiddies.
Yes. Replace your rear tire immediately.
Also, have you considered riding somewhere that isn’t straight? You’ve got no meat in the middle, but you’ve got nice, fat, juicy chicken strips on the sides.
ShakeThatYamLike the Castro or Boys Town?
It’s probably due to burnouts.
krnl386I was thinking the same thing. Either this person didn’t replace their tires in a couple of decades or does insane acceleration/turns/burnouts/stunts.
The mark observed is from locking up the tire while braking.
Burnout marks would have it evenly worn and ragged margins, discoloration, chunks missing, blistering, or strips of tire missing along the circumference.
Must have pulled the ABS fuse
Do ABS bikes have a full off? Doesn’t look like there is a spacer, so you are probably right.
KTM Dukes, which this bike is, have a supermoto mode you can enable which deactivates the rear ABS so you can back it in
It doesn’t look like there is a spacer, so you are probably right.
Do ABS bikes allow for full ABS off?
Nah, you’ll get that wear pattern from normal riding, if you don’t replace your tires the second you get to the wear bars. I ride a pretty fair amount on a sport bike, and about half of my commute is on interstates. When I was using Pirelli Angel STs, there were no bars that crossed the middle, so it was hard to tell how much tread you had left in the middle until one day you were down to the belt. That happened to me multiple times–Anget STs last about 5000 miles on a CBR600rr–but hasn’t happened since I switched to using Dunlops.
How are you making me hungry for bike tire??
Forbidden snacks.
Yes. That’s a piece of gravel from popping
This is actually the secret “ejecto seato” button.
How is this not the most upvoted comment? I just do not understand!
On a more serious note, yes, this is extremely dangerous and the rear tire should be replaced before anyone rides this bike.
It’s also the “magical slide with a smell of barbecue” button, but you don’t know which it will be. Tis a surprise!!
Nah you are good. Tires a solid all the way through, this is just the protective coating.
Rubber is just the grippy part of the tire. Not super important.
ChojinDSLIs this an American asking that question?
expired
Having worked in ERs…nah. People can be pretty damn dumb sometimes.
Wish I had a motorcycle to live off.
Eh slap a little Gorilla Tape on there, it’ll be fine.
On an unrelated note, have you considered taking out a life insurance policy on your friend there?
Don’t worry. Your loud pipes will save you.