MOT advisory rear tyre worn

[Guest]

my bike passed its mot this morning

bad news is i got a advisory on the rear tyre. worn close to legal limit. i had a new set of tyres fitted on the 6th april this year at 10740 miles

the bike is now at 13505 miles. surely that cant be right ? ok i ride hard but a rear tyre on a 125 should do at least 5000 miles ?

pics below note the TWI on the tyre

what you think defect tyre or nutter of a rider ?

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[eastanglianbiker]

defective rider all the way and it also depends on tyre compound if super sticky it will wear out faster

[Guest]

Lol defective rider haha, they must be super sticky very grippy tyres

[Boothy]

Looks like they have squared off TBH so the middle might be near the legal limit yet the edge looks fine.

[Guest]

they shouldnt have squared of lol i get feet down all the time and i go through corners weey to quickly

[Fozzie]

Looks squared off, you've been going in a straight line at full throttle for too long! My YZF-R125 tire looked like that after a 2500 mile stint on the LETJOG mostly done on flat roads.

The one Jin had, had absolutely no tire left either side, and lasted 7000 miles. It was thoroughly worn all over when we got rid of it and very illegal though it passed its mot 3 months before.

So you've probably gone hard on it on the straights for too long and worn it down that strip in the middle. They wear down quick but they are god awful tires, they grip fine but they wear like thay are wheel spinning on sand paper constantly.

I didnt know you could corner especially fast on these!? The pegs hit the floor when its on its bloody side stand let alone a good corner

[Guest]

lol the pegs dont hit the floor on the side stand

yeah i do a lot of full throttle blasts on straight roads but iv done a lot of windy roads and stuff too. just shocked i squared the last set of tyres of to damn

[Fozzie]

lol the pegs dont hit the floor on the side stand

yeah i do a lot of full throttle blasts on straight roads but iv done a lot of windy roads and stuff too. just shocked i squared the last set of tyres of to damn

 

I know the pegs dont hit the floor on side stand, its a metaphor for how easy it was to get them down

The tires on those bikes are crap, I strongly suggest some good bridgestones. They have more curve to them so the bike leans and feels like a more normal machine!

[Guest]

if i plan to get rid of it in a month im not splashing out on bridgestones lol. if im eating tyres this quick on a 125 how long they going to last on a 600 ?

[Fozzie]

If you ride a 600 that fast plenty more time as they are meant for tearing around and designed as such

You won't be able to ride a 600 in the same style as the 125, as in fast as they are different machines all together. And I hope you arent planning to tear around on the bigger bike! As my 2008 CBR600RR would eat through tires in 6000 miles. Any less than that you either rode in a straight line or like an idiot.

What are you getting as a first big bike anyway? I went from the CBR600 to the Kawasaki ER6F as it has so much fun factor and insurance isnt murder.

[Guest]

probably a honda hornet 600 cheap to insure. just cant believe that rear tyres goosed already seems 5mins since i changed it

[Fozzie]

You probably have 2000 miles left in them, just the advisory kicks in when you are a mm away from the legal point and I dont think CBR125s came with that much tread as standard so I wouldnt worry.

[Boothy]

probably a honda hornet 600 cheap to insure. just cant believe that rear tyres goosed already seems 5mins since i changed it

 

Cheap tyres is what's done it, what's the brand on them?

On my rieju the Michelins that came with it did nearly 7k but them when I got some cheapos put on they lasted about 3

[techno]

if i plan to get rid of it in a month im not splashing out on bridgestones lol. if im eating tyres this quick on a 125 how long they going to last on a 600 ?

 

Then youll be fine to leave them especially if your trading in!

[Guest]

might be right boothy there saisa ones i think cost £100 for the pair fitted. before i had conti goes on it rear lasted about 3k before the worlds biggest nail went through it.