As i have squared off the rear of mine, does this look like its still legal? There is not much tread in the centre, but more than a mill at the edges, safe to go out on? http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavsta/4510524256/sizes/o/ -- Gavin. GSXR600K1 Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Nope. You should have 1mm over three-quarters of the tyre width all the way round the tyre, and visible tread on the remainder. I'm sure it'll be fine if you take it easy. Most people ride nowhere near the limits of their worn-out tyres.
I'm sure Rennsports have that little tread from new. The Goldspeed supermoto cut-slicks that I really must get around to buying wheels for have...welll...not really any tread at all. My view is, as long as you're not down to the canvas: game on.
Except that slicks are as thick as the new tread on regular tires, right? So if your tires are worn that far, there's very little rubber left.
Why does everyone seem to be asking about tyre legality, when all they need to do is get off their arses and pop down their local garage/motorspares dealer and buy a tyre tread depth guage. Then they can work out for themsleves.
