100/90-18 56V BT46F Bridgestone TL/TT

Bump.
Surplus to requirements:
Purchased 3rd July '22,(copy of paperwork, if required).
https://www.wheelhousetyres.co.uk/100-90-18-56v-bt46f-bridgestone-tl-tt.html

Only £70 collected from Beckenham, or can deliver to The Huntsman.
£80 posted Parcelforce 48 (UK: means England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Isles of Scilly).


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How long do unused tyres last? It's rumoured that they have some sort of waxy coating on them to extend shelf life, but maybe it's just release compound from when they're popped out of the mould.
The reason I ask is that I have a Bridgestone Battlax that's still wrapped in the cling wrap it came in. It would be a few years old by now. The fingernail hardness test reveals that it still feels like a new tyre.
 
Dellortoman said:
How long do unused tyres last? It's rumoured that they have some sort of waxy coating on them to extend shelf life, but maybe it's just release compound from when they're popped out of the mould.
The reason I ask is that I have a Bridgestone Battlax that's still wrapped in the cling wrap it came in. It would be a few years old by now. The fingernail hardness test reveals that it still feels like a new tyre.
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A tyre thread! We know how that one plays out.
It depends, Cam, very much on how it's stored. I keep mine in a cool, dry, dark attic. Heat and, particularly, UV light shorten the useful life of a tyre.
Back when I first had mine, TT 100s frequently lasted a few weeks/1,000 miles before being replaced. More recently, tyres having improved greatly, I've had tyres that lasted several years/9,500+ miles.
Stored correctly, I would have no problem fitting a tyre that had been in storage for up to eight years.
 
The Sock said:
Stored correctly, I would have no problem fitting a tyre that had been in storage for up to eight years.
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This is pretty well accepted now. I recently read a track test where the road tester was given various aged unused tyres fitted to the bike, there was no difference in either feel or lap times with tyres that old compared to new ones. But they have to be stored correctly.
 
Couple of years ago I recovered a brand new BMW /5 series motorcycle drum front wheel from under a house stored all its life in a cool dry dark environment.
The brand new Olympic tyre was soft & pliable as if it was new. But I was not game to try it.
 
my 1935 Sumbeam 6C is still on its original tyres (yes realy) they are in great condition, the bike has done just a tad over 20,000 miles from new, they are Dunlop, the bike is stored in dark, ambient temp, dry conditions. Close inspection does not reveal any defects, so I still use them! its only about 12BHP and the stopping distance of a mule cart with three ton of coal on polished tarmac with very shiny "shoes" so who cares! I should add that the original tubes (red rubber Dunlop) had to be replaced because they would no longer hold air (I still have them) and the bike is fitted with front and rear stands, so the weight is not on the rubber as they deflate over time. Maybe the tyres are actually rubber from a tree and now they are not. They made things proper in those days.
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