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I stopped ordering from Motorcycle-Superstore for just that reason - 4 year old tires being delivered. Fortunately, the UPS driver waited while I checked the dates and once it was determined they were too old, simply sent them back. Unfortunately, the replacements they sent were just as old.
Never had that problem with them and I use their "preferred installer" program to ship them to the local shop nearby. My advantage I guess would be that I'm buying pretty mainstream stuff with Michelin Pilot Activs in fairly common sizes.
I stopped ordering from Motorcycle-Superstore for just that reason - 4 year old tires being delivered. Fortunately, the UPS driver waited while I checked the dates and once it was determined they were too old, simply sent them back. Unfortunately, the replacements they sent were just as old. I've never received any tire more than one year old from American Motorcycle Tire. http://www.americanmototire.com/catalog/
I've had surprising good luck with buying from Rocky Mountain ATV, and ...
I had an interesting conversation with a fellow that worked for Michelin tires for some time.Part of our talk was to tire dating and as to how long a tire was good for after said date..He stated that storage was key , dark and cool is best but dark was necessary over all as U V is a major factor that breaks down tires that are not being used. That being said 4 years is not an issue, but then again it depends on the mfg and the compound that was developed .Generally a sport touring tire has a longer lifespan stored or on a bike than a more performance based tire .he also said that a stored tire deteriorates from the outside first , just like when they are being used (tread wear) obviously..A good way to freshen a stored tire or even tires that have sat over the winter on your bike is to sand them, yep sand them he said...with sand paper 100grit garnet ...hand sanding any part of the tire that would hit the pavement, with more emphasis given to the edges , this ..light.. sanding removes any affected outer skin and opens up the tire to what it was more like when new .He seemed to me to be a up rite kinda guy and we talked of heat cycles and air pressure as well so....Have i done it ..yep on my old Kawasaki Z1 , I do not ride the bike all that much and the tires are 5 years old and of good tread depth so i clean them up once a year and ride ..makes sense to me but any other opinions would be welcome. Interesting
I go with local shop. They can generally meet most mail order deals I've found including the site listed here.