Re: Tyre tread depth: 3mm vs. 1.5mm?

"Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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: scoter1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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: >
: > "Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
: >
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 > : Just JT wrote:
: > :
: > : > "John_H" <john4721@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
: > : > > Just JT wrote:
: > : > >
: > : > >>Need.to.get.a.tyre.thingie.to.measure.tread.depth.
: > : > >
: > : > > What's wrong with the built in tread depth indicators?
: > : > > ~~
: > : > > All.tyres.have.'em.
: > : > >
: > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: > : > Better accuracy?
: > : >
: > : > --
: > : > There's.the.penny.test.but.we.don't.have.pennies.in.Aus.
: > :
: > : What John H is referring to is in between some of the tread blocks
on
: > : your tyre you'll see a little raised section. Almost like a bridge
: > : between tread blocks. That's the depth indicator, and if the blocks
: > : are worn enough to be the same height as that then you're officially
: > : illegal. Having said that, many tyres are at pretty poor performance
: > : levels even before they hit this indicator.
: >
: > And some come off the shelf piss poor performers!!
: >
: > I had a mates Falcon over the weekend as he needed my towbar adn
althought its tyres where 
almost
: > new they were noisey, plastic, harsh pieces of crap! I dont know what
brand they were (Forgot to
: > look once I got it home, just glad to be out of it!) but Im sure
someone had fit shopping 
trollies
: > wheels to it!
: >
: In the '70's I said I'd rather ride on bald Avons than Japanese tyres.
: The OEM Bridgestones (on most Japanese motorcycles) were deadly,
: aquaplaning pieces of ****.
: I'd just buy a new bike then have Avons fitted. Oddly, some dealers were
: rather surprised by that.
:
: Al
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Hmm, you dont hear about Avons shoding Stoner or Edwards bikes now do ya?