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Sure is.
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Extremely, that tire is going to blow at any moment. Probably the next time they hit a bump at high speed.
Yep, had a car tire look like that once. Blew up on the road not long after.
Why did you drive it like that? And how did you get it like that?
Not OP, but usually this is the result of people not having money. Tires are absurdly expensive
Or trying to drive to the shop instead of getting a tow.
Can confirm that this was another reason for me not looking into it sooner haha! I was a poor student living on my own for the first time.
I was a dumb kid without a lot of driving experience and car knowledge at that time. Learnt a valuable lesson, luckily nothing worse than a flat tire.
Apparently my old Escort had a very misaligned steering-angle which wore the tire out aggressively over time. I remember the steering-wheel shaking heavily at higher speeds before the tire finally gave out.
Only when driving.
If you have to ask, it probably is.
If you're a registered organ donor don't even worry about it bro. It will provide extra grip
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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.
It's probably due to burnouts.
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.
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How are you making me hungry for bike tire??
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Looks good for at least another couple of hundred yards.
Into the cemetery? Very efficient.
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!!
Very.
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?
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.
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Incredibly so. Not only is there basically no traction, the tire will be unbalanced and could vibrate causing loss of control, and it could also catastrophically fail at speed almost certainly causing loss of control.
Don't worry. Your loud pipes will save you.
Very dangerous. You should change it immediately OP
That tire has an elevated risk of spontaneous de-installation.
It's quite dangerous, yes
To shreds you sayβ¦
Only if you ride it.
Use both brakes, kiddies.
Welp, may as well do some burnouts since you need a new rear tire anyway.
Nah tis is but a scratch.
Thatβs a little too rough for my liking. I would sand it down.
Rubber is just the grippy part of the tire. Not super important.
Nah you are good. Tires a solid all the way through, this is just the protective coating.
it is going to pop soon.
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.
Yes. Thatβs a piece of gravel from popping
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