Whats the oldest tire you have bought?

[pago cruiser]

A couple months ago, left on a 1000 mile roundtrip ride thinking I could get there and back on my 3000 mile rear tire.
OOPS. Time I got to my 500 mile mid point destination (Albuquerque) the tire was toast.
Called around the closest shops, and expanded my search to the 2 Honda Dealers.  Eureka!  One of them had a stock Dunlop.

In and out in about an hour.  Now it's 4000 miles later, and I'm replacing THAT Dunlop with Michelin.  Was comparing the tires side by side, and...



  Yep.  The dealer provided tire (in the back) has a born-on date of 4910. Yes, the 49th week of 2010!!  For whatever reason, while I always check tires that I purchase online, I never stopped to check the Dealer provided tire. Heck -I did not know they even made this tire in 2010???

If that is a real date, their actions are borderline criminal...     

Caveat Emptor, baby.

[hubcapsc]

I've only had a dealer install tires for me a few times... a couple back when I first got my
Valkyrie (2006) and a few more recently (changing the low profile tires on my 2014
Valkyrie kicks my butt)... I remember way back when... I got the dealer to order me
an Avon... after it was on he was looking in the rack and slapped his head... D'OH -
I already had one of those!... I looked it it, it was old... probably not ten years old,
ouch...

-Mike

[bscrive]

I just checked the one I have downstairs waiting to be put on and it says 4016.