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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
2,611 miles · Sep 11, 2012
Tires
INSTALLED NEW VEE RUBBER 200/50/18 REAR MOTORCYCLE TIRE ON 7/17/12. HAD DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF 07/12. RODE ON TIRE TWO WEEKS THEN STARTED TO NOTICE LOSING 5PSI EVERY DAY. I INSPECTED TIRE HAD NO NAILS OR CUTS AFTER 250 MILES. KEPT ADDING AIR FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE I WOULD GO RIDE. FINALLY REMOVED TIRE AND PUT IN DUNK TANK FOUND …
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INSTALLED NEW VEE RUBBER 200/50/18 REAR MOTORCYCLE TIRE ON 7/17/12. HAD DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF 07/12. RODE ON TIRE TWO WEEKS THEN STARTED TO NOTICE LOSING 5PSI EVERY DAY. I INSPECTED TIRE HAD NO NAILS OR CUTS AFTER 250 MILES. KEPT ADDING AIR FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE I WOULD GO RIDE. FINALLY REMOVED TIRE AND PUT IN DUNK TANK FOUND ABOUT 6 AREAS BETWEEN TREAD BLOCKS WERE AIR WAS LEAKING AND TIRE CRACKING/SEPARATING BETWEEN TREAD BLOCKS. ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE. NO RESPONSE YET. *TR
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