check your tires folks!
#23
05-06-2012 | 10:13 AM
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to the op...I had the same sort of cracks (all around center of the tread in the grooves) on the front tire on my old softail ...it was a dunlop though....I had the tire replaced and dunlop paid me for the remaining life of the bad tire....so, I would check with the manufacturer about their warranty....
#24
05-06-2012 | 10:16 AM
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Here's an older style michelin commander that has aprox 3k on it...... just got back from a ride with the last hundred miles on the highway at 80mph 
i was wiping down the bike and just looking things over before putting the bike away. I've never seen a tire split in the tread like this, especially with that little mileage. I liked these tires, they run well and the wear WAS good.... be safe out there folks and take nothing for granted, never assume anything, inspect your tires regularly!
i was wiping down the bike and just looking things over before putting the bike away. I've never seen a tire split in the tread like this, especially with that little mileage. I liked these tires, they run well and the wear WAS good.... be safe out there folks and take nothing for granted, never assume anything, inspect your tires regularly!
#25
05-06-2012 | 10:39 AM
Imagine my suprise to find this thread! I just took a trip from this weekend (Friday - Saturday, May 5th and 6th 2012) Leaving Omaha to Kansas City and returning. On the way down no problems, but on the way back I picked up a vibration that was getting worse. We stopped and while checking tires I found that the rear tire (Mich MT90B16) has cracks all the way around the tire. Where yours are opposite of the tread, mine are with the line of tread. I think this is too much of a concidence to ignore. The cracks were not there when I did my pretrip inspection, including air pressure. My bike is a 06 Electra Glide, I was riding solo and packing light with only a backpack and sleeping bag as cargo so I was not over weight. My front tire is also a Commander and put on at the same time. Both were done last year, about 6K ago, and no I did not hit or run over anything. 
These were taken with my phone, but you get the idea.
These were taken with my phone, but you get the idea.
#26
05-06-2012 | 10:52 AM
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In any case the OP should contact Michelin and send them pics of the tire. Ain't like they are giving the things away and the safety factor goes without saying. Was riding with a buddy a few months ago and noticed his front Avon was dry rotted on the sidewall. He never called about it but I sure would.
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05-06-2012 | 12:37 PM
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#28
05-06-2012 | 02:03 PM
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Here's an older style michelin commander that has aprox 3k on it...... just got back from a ride with the last hundred miles on the highway at 80mph i was wiping down the bike and just looking things over before putting the bike away. I've never seen a tire split in the tread like this, especially with that little mileage. I liked these tires, they run well and the wear WAS good.... be safe out there folks and take nothing for granted, never assume anything, inspect your tires regularly!
i was wiping down the bike and just looking things over before putting the bike away. I've never seen a tire split in the tread like this, especially with that little mileage. I liked these tires, they run well and the wear WAS good.... be safe out there folks and take nothing for granted, never assume anything, inspect your tires regularly!
#30
05-06-2012 | 04:33 PM
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The other picture is definitely something that draged on the tire for several miles. Better check your tire to fender clearance.