How much tread for WOF

[Deano]

No it isn't, I've raced a FXR150 on slicks in torrential rain at Teretonga and was bugger all slower than the in the dry

At the same meeting there was a CBX550 on slicks in Pre82 running up the front of the field

Damn straight K !!

Set of wets - $500

Bigger balls - priceless.

Just ask the Yo show - RH Memorial winner on Racetecs (no tread at edge of tyres)

Don't forget it your side walls are cracked from age you will also have to replace them.

Black nugget was good enough for Burt Munro !!

[The Pastor]

You can retred an extra .5mm into your worn tires. Soldering irons and dremel tools work well.

[F5 Dave]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the rear tyre of Motorcycles changed to 2.0mm about a year or two ago. Seen it written somewhere.

Someone less lazy/busy could check the LTSA website.

[imdying]

VIRM 10-1

Requirements for rejections:

10. A tyre does not have a tread pattern depth of at least
1.5 mm (excluding any tie-bar or tread depth
indicator strip) across at least three-quarters of the
tread width and around the whole circumference of
the tyre.

11. A tyre not identified as designed for regrooving has
had its tread depth increased by regrooving.




So yeah, 1.5mm, and no renegade master, you cannot regroove your tyres.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah, 10-1 is full of car stuff, & thier amendments are often bitsy, ahh, what do I care? After 2.0mm the bikes start handling dreadfully anyway.

[imdying]

After 2.0mm the bikes start handling dreadfully anyway.

Yeah, that's the bottom line in my opinion too.

[Deano]

After 2.0mm the bikes start handling dreadfully anyway.

Yeah, that's the bottom line in my opinion too.

Fussy fussy. Maybe it's the scotsman in me, but I ride mine until they don't grip well, which can be pretty low depending on the tyre.

[imdying]

Fussy fussy. Maybe it's the scotsman in me, but I ride mine until they don't grip well, which can be pretty low depending on the tyre.

Heh maybe... for me it's when they no longer turn in well that's time to change.

[The Pastor]

VIRM 10-1


So yeah, 1.5mm, and no renegade master, you cannot regroove your tyres.

Yeah, you *can* never said if it was legal or not.

Tred only is for the wet. having no tred you bike will handle just fine in the dry. If you know you tread is low. Dont ride in the wet. OR ride sensibly in the wet.

[imdying]

Yeah, you *can* never said if it was legal or not.

My mistake, I thought the thread was about WOFs.

[onearmedbandit]

That's a safety issue, not a WOF one.

WOF is a safety check, tyres will get failed on cracks in the side wall.

[imdying]

Yep, section 9:

9. A tyre shows any of the following damage:
a) a lump or bulge that is likely to be caused by
separation or partial failure of the tyre structure,
or
b) a cut or crack in a sidewall or tread more than
25 mm long that reaches the body cords, or
c) exposed or cut body cords, or
d) the tread of a retreaded tyre shows signs of
separation, or
e) nails or other sharp objects embedded in the tyre.

[The Pastor]

My mistake, I thought the thread was about WOFs.

Your local wof guy wont notice.

[Sketchy_Racer]

Fussy fussy. Maybe it's the scotsman in me, but I ride mine until they don't grip well, which can be pretty low depending on the tyre.

2nded...

I ride all my tires to the canvas or belts.

Although on the small 150 you arent likely to aquaplane!

and my slicks do a great job in the wet!