I have 8700 miles on a front tire on dunlop 402s. The dealer say it needs replaced. There is a little over 3/32 left on the tire. Everything I read says 2/32 or less, replace. I will not buy a tire from them anyway, which is what they want. Should I replace or do I have at least 1 more season left?

 

The front tire should last a lot longer than 8700 miles...I replaced my first front tire at 25k. I wouldn't worry about replacing it at this point.

 

Did the dealer give a reason why the tire needs to be replaced? There are other reasons besides tread depth that makes a tire unsafe.

Michael

 

Since I started taking my bike I have needed new brakes also. I do not trust this dealer. Have been looking for somewhere else to take it.

 

Sounds like they want your money!

 

Looks like you will be replacing the tire soon anyway. So, pick a convenient time to do it and get it over with. Dont' take chances with your safety.

 

Wonder if you are mashin too much when stopping. To only have 3/32 left is pretty bad. I can get mid teens on my bike for the front tire. Actually got 1900 on my last Ultra. As to replacing, it fails with less than 2/32 so ya might as well replace unless yo[U] dont do many miles a season.

 

Dayum what are yins riding on back there 24 grit roads? Had to from Homestead originally.

The rocket scientists that spec out tires changed it from 2/32 to 3 I believe last year. Now ya gotta use a quarter instead of a penny.

 

You should have a lot of miles left, if the only reason for replacement is 3/32, since the tire only had 5/32 when new, I'm going to guess it's going to go to around 12-13,000 miles before needing replaced. If cupping or any other reason for replacement then I would examine those areas and decide. It is also a 1/32 wear line on a motorcycle tire, unless things have changed and I don't know about it.

 

For the tire to wear that fast isn't normal, how often do you check your tire pressure?