The $20 Kendas arrived as stated. Date stamp on them shows late 2009. Somebody at JC Whitney is not going to be happy.
cleaning chain, lube (proof/references)
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Jeff Saline
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jc whitney delivered as promissed
I'm currently working at a large motorcycle dealership for the summer.
Last week a technician quit because the only tires he could get to mount
on a customer's bike were about 18 months old. At the Saturday service
section meeting with the Service Manager, General Manager and one of the
owners the tire age issue was discussed.
A major tire manufacturer was contacted about tire age. This dealership
has some pull based on the volume of tires bought and changed each year.
The manufacturer said tires were good for 6 years from the date on the
tire. None of the 20 or so people in the meeting had ever seen a tire
failure based just on age.
Discussion of how this dealership would handle tire age continued and it
was decided that mounting tires that were 18 months old was reasonable
for most of our customers. Many put on lots of miles each year and would
have the tire again replaced within a year or so. That might allow the
tire to get to 3 years old.
It was brought up that a customer that didn't ride much might not get
full use from the tire before it was 6 years old. But it's also thought
those are the same customers that won't be doing long, high speed runs or
aggressive riding in twisties.
I personally have tires on a road bike that are now about 14 years old.
The rubber is still in good condition on the outside. I don't ride that
bike much if ever so the age isn't critical for me. I would probably
change them if I decided to take that bike on a long trip. But for local
riding in usually dry conditions those tires still work fine.
As a side note... I've heard that some motocross riders throw their
tires on a roof for a few months to help them age in the sun and weather.
It makes the rubber a bit harder and they can get more "bite" with the
"aged" tires.
My guess is if you mounted the K270s with a build date of late 2009 you'd
have them worn out before they were 3 years old.
I don't know that I'd raise a stink about tires I bought for a really
really good price that were less than a year old.
Best,
Jeff Saline
ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org
The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:57:46 -0000 "skypilot110"
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. ____________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Debt Bailout See if You Too Qualify for The Govt's Personal Credit Reform Bailout! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c2a03276cb6d6f35m07vuc> The $20 Kendas arrived as stated. Date stamp on them shows late 2009. > Somebody at JC Whitney is not going to be happy.
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Eckert, Christopher (Infrastructure Solut
jc whitney delivered as promissed
I'm not raising a stink about the age. I was expecting them to be 22
years old or something and am exited that they are brand new, less than
1 year old is as brand new as tires get after the distribution chain
gets done with them. I have a pair of tires dated 1992 on Suzi-Q and
they are working fine. The harder they get the better the MPG.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Saline [mailto:salinej1@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:27 AM
To: Eckert, Christopher (Infrastructure Solutions Dept.)
Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] JC Whitney delivered as promissed
I'm currently working at a large motorcycle dealership for the summer.
Last week a technician quit because the only tires he could get to mount
on a customer's bike were about 18 months old. At the Saturday service
section meeting with the Service Manager, General Manager and one of the
owners the tire age issue was discussed.
A major tire manufacturer was contacted about tire age. This dealership
has some pull based on the volume of tires bought and changed each year.
The manufacturer said tires were good for 6 years from the date on the
tire. None of the 20 or so people in the meeting had ever seen a tire
failure based just on age.
Discussion of how this dealership would handle tire age continued and it
was decided that mounting tires that were 18 months old was reasonable
for most of our customers. Many put on lots of miles each year and
would have the tire again replaced within a year or so. That might
allow the tire to get to 3 years old.
It was brought up that a customer that didn't ride much might not get
full use from the tire before it was 6 years old. But it's also thought
those are the same customers that won't be doing long, high speed runs
or aggressive riding in twisties.
I personally have tires on a road bike that are now about 14 years old.
The rubber is still in good condition on the outside. I don't ride that
bike much if ever so the age isn't critical for me. I would probably
change them if I decided to take that bike on a long trip. But for
local riding in usually dry conditions those tires still work fine.
As a side note... I've heard that some motocross riders throw their
tires on a roof for a few months to help them age in the sun and
weather.
It makes the rubber a bit harder and they can get more "bite" with the
"aged" tires.
My guess is if you mounted the K270s with a build date of late 2009
you'd have them worn out before they were 3 years old.
I don't know that I'd raise a stink about tires I bought for a really
really good price that were less than a year old.
Best,
Jeff Saline
ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org
The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:57:46 -0000 "skypilot110"
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. ____________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Debt Bailout See if You Too Qualify for The Govt's Personal Credit Reform Bailout! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c2a0326f21e96f34m07vuc ************************************************************ This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this communication and destroy all copies. ************************************************************> The $20 Kendas arrived as stated. Date stamp on them shows late 2009. > Somebody at JC Whitney is not going to be happy.
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Craig Kahler
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jc whitney delivered as promissed
I also received mine. Craig Kahler
From: skypilot110 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] JC Whitney delivered as promissed To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 9:57 AM The $20 Kendas arrived as stated. Date stamp on them shows late 2009. Somebody at JC Whitney is not going to be happy.--- On [b]Tue, 6/29/10, skypilot110 [i][/i][/b] wrote:
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Jeff Saline
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jc whitney delivered as promissed
Christopher,
Sorry. I misunderstood your "Somebody at JC Whitney is not going to be
happy." comment.
Best,
Jeff Saline
ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org
The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:20:50 -0400 "Eckert, Christopher (Infrastructure
Solutions Dept.)" writes:
. ____________________________________________________________ LCD 42" TV for $26.42? Macbook Pro for $91.73? Are these prices real? You WON'T Believe What We Found! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c2abbfdbb7ab588m07vuc> I'm not raising a stink about the age. I was expecting them to be 22 > years old or something and am exited that they are brand new, less > than > 1 year old is as brand new as tires get after the distribution > chain > gets done with them. I have a pair of tires dated 1992 on Suzi-Q > and > they are working fine. The harder they get the better the MPG.
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