Maintenance and Adjustment
103
Minimum Recommended Tread
Depth
Warning
Operation with excessively worn tires
is hazardous and will adversely affect
traction, stability and handling which
may lead to loss of control and an
accident.
When tubeless tires, used without a
tube, become punctured, leakage is
often very slow. Always inspect tires
very closely for punctures. Check
the tires for cuts, embedded nails
or other sharp objects. Operation
with punctured or damaged tires will
adversely affect motorcycle stability
and handling which may lead to loss of
control or an accident.
Check the rims for dents or
deformation. Operation with damaged
or defective wheels or tires is
dangerous and loss of motorcycle
control or an accident could result.
Always consult your authorized
Triumph dealer for tire replacement, or
for a safety inspection of the tires.
In accordance with the periodic
maintenance chart, measure the depth
of the tread with a depth gage, and
replace any tire that has worn to, or
beyond the minimum allowable tread
depth specified in the table below:
Under 80 mph
(130 km/h)
0.08 in (2 mm)
Over 80 mph
(130 km/h)
Front 0.08 in (2 mm)
Rear 0.12 in (3 mm)
Tire Replacement
All Triumph motorcycles are carefully
and extensively tested in a range of
riding conditions to ensure that the
most effective tire combinations are
approved for use on each model. It
is essential that approved tires and
inner tubes (if installed) mounted in
approved combinations, are used when
purchasing replacement items. The use
of non-approved tires and inner tubes,
or approved tires and inner tubes in
non-approved combinations, may lead
to motorcycle instability, loss of control
and an accident.
A list of approved tires and inner tubes
specific to your motorcycle are available
from your authorized Triumph dealer, or
on the Internet at www.
triumph. co. uk.
Always have tires and inner tubes
mounted and balanced by your
authorized Triumph dealer who has the
necessary training and skills to ensure
safe, effective installation.
When replacement tires or inner tubes
are required, consult your authorized
Triumph dealer who will arrange for the
tires and inner tubes to be selected,
in a correct combination, from the
approved list and mounted according to
the tire and inner tube manufacturer's
instructions.
Initially, the new tires and inner tubes
will not produce the same handling
characteristics as the worn tires and
inner tubes and the rider must allow
adequate riding distance (approximately
100
miles (160
km)) to become
accustomed to the new handling
characteristics.
