If you’re a registered organ donor don’t even worry about it bro. It will provide extra grip
Also, metal is much stronger than rubber. So this is actually safer.
Motorcycle tires don’t use steel belts. These are woven cords showing
If you have to ask, it probably is.
This is actually the secret “ejecto seato” button.
It’s also the “magical slide with a smell of barbecue” button, but you don’t know which it will be. Tis a surprise!!
How is this not the most upvoted comment? I just do not understand!
On a more serious note, yes, this is extremely dangerous and the rear tire should be replaced before anyone rides this bike.
Very.
Eh slap a little Gorilla Tape on there, it’ll be fine.
On an unrelated note, have you considered taking out a life insurance policy on your friend there?
This post is obviously not meant serious.
To the right of the damaged section we can see a thread indicator, so there is maybe around 1 mm thread on the right shoulder. Therefore the centre part was below legal limits.
Before changing tyres, the owner of that bike decided to kill off the old tyre completely by doing a burnout. We can see the flat centre piece all around on the tyre, typical for a burnout.
Tell you friend he has a death wish
Ironically this is called a chicken strip.
Incredibly so. Not only is there basically no traction, the tire will be unbalanced and could vibrate causing loss of control, and it could also catastrophically fail at speed almost certainly causing loss of control.
Don’t worry. Your loud pipes will save you.
Use both brakes, kiddies.
Rubber is just the grippy part of the tire. Not super important.
Only if you ride it.
I had a cop pull me over for a sideways license plate over my tire. He pointed at it and was almost screaming at me for it . Meanwhile my tire looked like that and he didn’t notice or didn’t care.
That actually looks like when I split my shorts over at my brother’s
Yes. That’s a piece of gravel from popping
