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I hope it all goes well for you. Its one thing to make the choice and accept any risks without coercion, but to be forced.... At least they are giving you a choice to wear a mask instead. I asked my son what he would do if his college coach told him he had to get it or not be on the team. He said he's not going to make it to the majors anyways, so he would quit and go find a rec league to play instead. I was happy to hear that. And now we are hearing about more & more "break through" cases and that the antibodies wane after a few months and booster shots are needed (at least according to Pfizer, who's making a nice profit on this). There are just too damn many documented cases of short-term adverse reactions and we still don't know what, if any, long-term implications this messenger RNA therapy will have on our bodies. I'm 53 & hope to make 100 and I'm very careful about what goes into my body now, knowing that will play a key part in making that goal. I will never forget sitting down with my Grandfather one day when he was 89. He was reflecting on his life and telling me stories about his life experiences. I was ~30 at the time and was not even remotely thinking about my own mortality. The one thing that stayed with me from that day is that life is good and there are no number of years of being alive that will ever be enough for me. He made it to 92 and died of a broken heart, 6 months after my Grandmother (they were each other's first and only love in life). I miss them both tremendously, they were pretty much dirt poor, but had a type of riches that most people try for, yet never achieve in life and I idolize them for that. Sorry for the ramblings, we've just had our sense of reality, purpose and value in life so distorted and mangled over the last year+, that I sometimes need a simple reminder of what's really important to me

The reason radials and bias are not to be mixed and this applies to all vehicles with the exception of tandem axle highway tractors. bias and radials flex differently. A bias has a stiffer side wall which A) allows for little to no side to side flexing or side to side rolling action ( B) The foot print which contacts the road is smaller than that of a radilal. (C) the tread on a bias due to the stiffer side wall has a tendency to cup in the middle of the foot print reducing even more the amount of rubber contacting the road. As well because of the stiffer side wall this cupping action increases and decreases as the down ward pressure on the tire while moving down the road increase and decreases all of which results in more tread squirm in the contact patch increasing tread temperatures. A radial on the other hand flexes more in the side wall Which A) allows for more side to side roll and B) creates a larger foot print and (C) because of the more flexible side wall and stiffer tread on the radial there is no cupping in the middle of the footprint allowing for more road contact with less squirm in the contact area and therefore better heat handling of the tire. Many will remember When radials first came out the two most immediate and notable features of the radial was longer tread life and better traction, this was due to the differences noted above. So now you come to to the mixing issue. Because of the difference in the way the two tires flex and the radical difference in the amount of rubber contacting the road When this tires were mixed on a four wheel vehicle, Handling became an issue even to the point of being dangerous because while going into the curve when the radial was maintaining a flat contact patch on the road and flexing in side wall due to the g forces the bias was trying to maintain those same forces at the contact patch creating more heat and this force increased since due to the radials ability to absorb most of it bias was forced int dealing with more than if all four tires were bias and due to the difference in one set of tires handling those g forces one way the other handling it another way you ended up with handling issues. The only vehicle that was not effected by this to noticable extend was a tandem axle highway tractor and is why it is legal to have radials on the steer axle while running bias on the eight drive wheels. So now getting back to your bike, here I am making an educated assumption based on my years as a Mechanic and dealing with all kinds of tire issues. My thoughts are that based on the above information and the fact that the scrub pattern on the tire in the second picture appears to be more porous than normal, I am thinking that that tire was running higher than intended tread temperatures for a bis tire due to the mixing of construction types resulting in the tread separation. When we have had an abnormal run of issues on tires in the truck fleets we would set this tires aside and either have a tire rep come out or send the lot to the manufacture to be analyzed as to why a particular issue suddenly started to occur. It may not be a bad idea to see if you can send that tire in so the can determine the cause of the issue. Just don't mention the mixing of tires, let them figure out why it happened If you offer any theory or darkside info on your part they will just jump to conclusions instead of actually looking into the root cause.

Generally on vehicles other than motorcycles we are only concerned with the cracks, in the groves between the lugs, if we can pry the crack open enough to see the cords. If we are unable to see any cord material we let it go. Now on a motorcycle I am not sure I would leave it go to that point but at the same time If they are only fine hair line cracks with little or no depth I would not be to concerned yet. As stated by Firestone about the rubber between the treads being very thin and does not impact the treads stuck to the belts, is true up to a point. But once the crack penetrates to the cord you now have a point were water can get to the cords. If steel cords they begin to rust and eventually fail and you get a bulge in your tire or you start to work towards a tread separation. Even a partial puncture were the foreign object only penetrates to the cord you also run the risk of moisture penetration we usually seal those holes after removing the object provide no serious damage has begun. Another example of foreign penetration is what is referred to as a stone bore. This were a stone or small pebble gets lodged in the tread or sipping and over time bores its way into the the casing and eventually allow for moisture to attack the cord material in the tire resulting in tread failure of some sort. TIP: every once in a while go around your tires and pick out any stones etc. Truckers are so aware of this that very often while we are working on their trucks you will see them go over their tires while they are waiting with a small screwdriver picking out any and all pebbles lodged in the tires. For them its not just a safety issue but at $500 or more per tire it becomes a cost factor as well.

It is not uncommon to see some slight hair line checking in the grooves known as weathering of most tires but I would definitely keep a close watch just the same

Stopped by Fin Feather and Fur yesterday just to look around., Ended up buying another pistol. I bought a Kimber Micro 9. Also picked up 5 boxes of 9mm ammo. They had plenty of Ammon but there was a 5 box limit. I have several pistols and my carry piece is a Sig Sauer P365. It's a good gun for carry because it holds 12 rounds and is small. This one is about as small but only holds 8 rounds with the extended magazine. Still, I prefer the looks and feel of the hammer fired 1911 style pistols. The Sig will still be my main carry piece but I like this one just because of the styling, finish, etc. BUT.....I haven't kept up with the new models in a while and just learned that Cold is making the .44 Anaconda again. I think that will be my next major gun purchase. They are expensive but I've wanted one for many years. Anyway, here is a pic of the new addition. It goes well my my Crimson Carry in .45.

Good information! Learning experience for sure. Hopefully Squidley, you will follow through with the tire and let Shinko deal with it... If only to find out "why". I was one of the first on this forum to run Shinko tires on my scoot. I was quite impressed with them and have had no issues at all on both bikes. Of course, knowing the technology got it's start in Yokohama racing, I knew they would be good tires if Shinko kept the quality up. Crossing fingers that they have...do... And continue to do so.. D

That's what I said the first time second guessed myself and changed it and now I got to correct it again. ....I guess I should thank you though. and before you say I am still waiting....Thank you. BTW all after Carl got through the border he managed to get permission to come back through to see if he could lend me a hand that's why he was able to correct me on which bridge it was. Goes to show once again what kind of guy he is.

The question is......Did he survive or was it a suicide run or did you not get to end of the book yet. I have run one set of E2's one set of E3's and on my second set of E4's. I found them to be a great running tire with excellent tread life. If I had any complaint at all it is that I found near the last 1/4 of their tread life I found the rubber getting harder and road grip in the corners started to fade some.

We’ll I’m gonna have to do it. City just informed us we either take the needle or wear a mask at all times in the station. Nothing like a group of Alpha male firefighters running around with masks and whining like school girls.

So I am assuming then that it did turn over well enough. Did you check to make sure all the electrodes were still on the spark plugs, thinking that one make have broken off and started bouncing around inside a cylinder.

Ok, Here's the skinny, I did receive an emailed response back from Shinko, which was fairly quick. This is what they had to say... Hello Brad Thank you for reaching out to Shinko Tires USA. All possible warranties begin with the original selling dealer. Please reach out to the point of purchase and they will work with us to get the proper information and inspections done. Please let us know if you have any further questions! Thanks! Aly Clark Support Specialist –Tire & Wheel Division I purchased the tire online, from I believe Dennis Kirk, I would have to try and research that out. I had my local Yamaha dealer install and balance it. So unfortunately it appears that I have to do a lot of legwork and time to get it to the point where they will look at it and determine if it's a warranty issue. I'm not sure I'm going to waste my time to do this on a $100 tire. I believe that I'm just going to try a different brand, perhaps something that I haven't tried before like a Pirelli. If i do decide to spend the time jumping through the hoops, I'll let y'all know what becomes of it.

Just Remember that if using a c-clamp to only use gentle pressure. If it requires a lot of force then the pistons and seals will need to be serviced.

You as well

I don't necessarily disagree with you Ben, I just remember the Metzler debacle and them ultimately blowing many people off. I will get a batch number for y'all so we can see if they did indeed have a bad run.

Not that I disagree with your decision Mr @Squidley. but keep in mind any brand of tire is capable of having a bad one in the batch. My wife's car started shaking real bad and would bunny hop at slow speeds. turned out all four tires had broken and shifted belts resulting in bulges in the tires. These were Michelin tires a brand many us pretty much consider top of the line tires. So one bad apple should not condemn the whole basket, where as the Metzler 880's, had a whole rash of tire separation failures and Avon not so long ago had a rash of side wall cracking, related to a certain batch and yet both before and after they have been one of the highly recommended tires except for 1st gens were they tended to cause a rear end sway at highway speeds. I would get the batch number off the tire and contact Shinko and see what kind of feed back you get. They may have had a bad batch and if so may be willing to provide a new tire. there may even be a recall on that batch. None of this is to say I disagree with your decision just some food for thought. At the end of the day you gotta do what makes you feel safe.

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/topic/64407-dumb-brake-question/ in post 11 cowpuc has a video showing some piston cleaning.

My dog hears me coming and barks to let the wife know who hits the door opener button. No wiring to update, no remote to hide or get stolen. Just got to remember to keep mouth shut if she doesn't hit the button on time