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Buy new tires or use what I have for now?

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Not sure what to do with tires that came on my bike. The production code says they were made in 2006. They are dunlops with ZERO cracks , tread still has nubs on it so I'd say they have almost zero miles on them and I can easily push my finger nail into the tread. I know many will say is your life worth XXX and I understand that philosophy. I'm just looking to get this bike running and see how it is before I dump any xtra cash into it and it won't be ridden much at all this year. Bike (77 gs750) was given to me for free and could almost be considered a parts bike to some but compression is 140-150 across all cylinders and everything works. Looking for opinions
 
If they pass visual inspection, hold air and have sufficient tread I would run them. That is my opinion. Make sure you check the valve stem and core. No need to overlook that.
 
It must have been stored indoors, out of the sun. I'd ride it, but I'd keep an eye on it too.
Realize the rubber may be hard and traction may be lacking, and keep checking for cracks. Wouldn't do any long high speed trips on it either.
 
Certainly good enough for your current purposes of getting it running and such, plus some easy riding

Once you get to that point, you can decide if you want to change them
 
Thanks for the opinions. Compared tires to new ones and new rubber is much softer so I'll ride them lightly. I will definitely get new tires once bike is 100%.
 
Sounds like your tires are just fine, no ozone cracks and that. If those tire were in my area at that age they would be replaced period. The heat here has a way of hardening tires.
 
Just got a new bike and I'm curious of the same. Are the cracks pretty easy to spot from visual inspection? Also Razor mentioned checking the stems and core, what damage/wear should I be looking for?

tkent02 said:
It must have been stored indoors, out of the sun. I'd ride it, but I'd keep an eye on it too.
Realize the rubber may be hard and traction may be lacking, and keep checking for cracks. Wouldn't do any long high speed trips on it either.
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