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take pics of the tire date and along with your current cracked tire pics and send them to Pirelli and ask for a replacement.
I just thought I would have a little fun. Its already off the bike and a new tire is on the way. I was trying to make it to winter but it was not to be. The cracks just showed up in the last week so its ready to come apart. It is a Pirelli Scorpion Trail. This one went south faster than the one it replaced last year. I really like the way these handle on the NTX but they don't last to long.
Now that's bummer news. I have a set sitting in the shop waiting for their turn next summer.Wearing out: I expected. Crappy carcass... I wasn't. How did they do in loose gravel and what about asphalt in rain?
I have 5300 miles on a set and they're due for replacement soon. The rear is pretty much worn out and the front is cupping. I plan to replace with the Trail Scorpion II, which is the new dual compound version. They're a great tire. Excellent traction on all asphalt conditions. They're marketed as a 95/5 road/off-road tire and I'd say that seems about right. I wouldn't use them on loose gravel or true off-road conditions.
The "5%" part was the draw for trying them. Where I live; summer is the time to rebuild winter damage. For example, I live 1000km east/south/east of Fairbanks. This past summer the trip one way by main highway (not Top of the World Hwy.) had over 200km of road reconstruction: road peeled down to the crush and waiting for a grader.
Well that was a great suggestion. I checked the manufacture date. 2001!!!!!. Mystery of early failure solved. Also no chance of any factory replacement. The guy I bought it from recently passed away. I doubt he checked the manufacture date either as he was an honest person and I had done a lot of business with him over the years. We both got screwed buy his supplier in this case. You can bet that I will be checking the date on the tire that is coming before I buy it.
That crack just adds more tread depth, increasing the life....
Are you sure you read the code right? I didn't think Pirelli Scorpion Trails were even on the market in 2001?