HELLO from new lady rider Nashville, TN

[Water Warrior 2]

There you go Counselor. Check your tires for their date of manufacture. My guess is they are original and way too old to be safe. Oh yeah, welcome to the forum. We like new riders to show up and keep us old guys on our toes.

[Rookie Rider]

Welcome, ride safe. Mine is red too, high 5.

[Way]

Welcome aboard! Your bike looks totally awesome. The fact that it's the same color/decal as mine is totally coincidental to me saying it looks awesome. :cool:

Stay safe, browse through the forum, post up your riding experiences etc. I'm so jealous of southern winter weather now that I can't ride.

[TNCounselor4u]

Thank you all for the nice welcome. I took your advice and checked the age of the tires and they are 11 years old...yikes..then I checked the front tire (I have already been riding on them) and they are cracking along the sidewall. Questions: 1. Can anyone recommend an online place to buy tires and what tires are best for recreational occasional road driving: 2. I have read online that Seafoam is a good additive for my gas tank-can you comment on that; 3. How do I locate a reasonably priced motorcycle mechanic who can do general maintenace and swap out my tires (do they need balancing and rotation like car tires?)...THANK YOU :-)

[TNCounselor4u]

Originally Posted by Rookie Rider

Welcome, ride safe. Mine is red too, high 5.

NICE RED BIKE :2tup:

[TNCounselor4u]

Originally Posted by greatmaul

Great pics! Welcome! I'm sure since you just had the BRC that you know about gloves, armored jacket, boots, helmet etc. It's pricey stuff, but really worth it, especially since you got such a great deal on such a great bike!

Also, since it's very low miles but 10 years on, you should check the dates on the sides of the tires. Mine was a 2000 with 6900 miles and the tires were original. Good tread or not, tires shouldn't go for much more than 6 years. The rubber gets old and dried up and cracked. My bike rides so much different now that I put brand new rubber on it.

There are date codes stamped into every tire. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=11 It starts with DOT and there are a bunch of numbers at the end. If it's newer than 2000, then the last 3 numbers will be the important ones. They are "week, week, year" as in "246" would be 24th week in 2006. Mine said "1799" at the end which meant 17th week of 1999, and had very fine cracks along the sidewall, which is dry rot I found out, and a very bad sign.

Anyway, just tryin to help! Ride safe and best wishes from sunny CA where it's 27 degrees last night.

What type of tires did you put on your bike and what type of driving do you do?

[Jvacustoms]

http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com

http://www.cheapcycleparts.com

http://www.jpcycles.com

http://www.jafrum.com

Those are the places I get my gear and parts online hope this helps! :rawk:

[Water Warrior 2]

Counselor. The front and rear tires are made for their specific position so you don't rotate them. The tires are designed for specific duties on the bike. The front is for steering and braking primarily. The rear is for pushing the bike and braking primarily. Internal construction is different. They are also constructed to rotate one way for best performance. Their will be a small arrow on the sidewall to indicate the direction of rotation. Front and rear are also different size tires. Both will have tubes in them and at their present age I would replace them while replacing the tires. The contact patch is very small so you will want a better tire with better grip on the road. Old tires are a health risk.

[Gz Rider]

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[JWR]

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/3/ ... cycle.aspx

Usually over nite shipping.

Comes out of Louisville,Ky.