Tyres, Brakes and Suspension » Keeping old tyres-why?

Last year I had new rubber fitted. A slow puncture and a forthcoming Europe trip prompted the change even though there was still some mileage left in them.
Today I was tidying the garage for the 11th time and came across the old set.
Why have I kept them?
Will they ever be refitted? I doubt it. The rear still has the slow puncture and the front doesn't inspire confidence.
So I've decided to bin them, though I might try out my tyre plugging kit on the rear just to gain experience.
Is it just me who hangs onto old stuff or are we all alike?

Alan

I have no idea what you mean but somehow over 50 years I have collected
5 battery chargers / 5 torque wrenches 1/4 3/8 and 1/2 inch drive/ 5 or 6 air pumps, manual or 12v sets, one rechargeable, 2 tents from last trips across europe, multiple tool sets, 3 electric drills, 2 black & decker workbenches, duplicates of most tools, inherited tools from family, 2 motohansa toolkits (brilliant kit) and once my replacement trangia non-stick 27-5 arrives that will be two sets, gas or spirit burners.
I still have the two 10" screwdrivers and a brass plumbob made on my apprenticeship at Marconi in Chelmsford, essex and the first set of pliers from my christmas present as an 8 or 10 year old and the screwdriver that my grandmother gave as a present for my 16th birthday.
Have just thrown out the broken Karcher pressure washer and bits which was being kepy "just in case the new set broke" but WHY? I would only buy a new replacement now anyway.
So again (duplicated)I have no idea what you can mean by this thread!!!

I can identify with that, Alda. I don't consider my self a hoarder, but there are a few things stashed away that make no sense to anyone else (and sometimes me, as well). I have a front & rear rim from my brothers totalled ZRX1100 and my old worn out RS tires to keep fresh on my tire changing routine. Practicing the plugging repair seems like a good reason to hold onto them for a while longer.

Did have ZRX1100 and 1200 models, still have the Kawasaki head stock adjusting tool.

Just shown my wife this thread and can confirm we must all be as mad as one another!

Only time I saved a tire was before a trip where I had about 1/2 of the wear left...not enough to last the planned trip but enough to last an ordinary riding season. Put on new rubber, slapped the old one back on when the new one wore out.

You can turn old tires into planters, use them as structural walls in in-ground home construction, etc...if you’re creative.

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Did have ZRX1100 and 1200 models, still have the Kawasaki head stock adjusting tool.

Just shown my wife this thread and can confirm we must all be as mad as one another!

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After my Father died 20 years ago it fell on me to clear his garage . Among his stuff that he was keeping "just in case" there was at least 30 hacksaw blades with no teeth , and a whole drawer full of files that were as smooth as a piece of glass. I felt really bad about throwing them out after he had kept them for so long. Now I try to have a regular clear out , just in case I snuff it unexpectantly and someone has to sort my "just in case" pieces.

I have a couple of tyres that are part worn, one with a repair and they actually do come in useful for supporting wheels when working on discs, cleaning rims or whatever. They stop you damaging the discs, scuffing the rims etc. I find them useful for helping to support ythe front end when taking a wheel off as well.

I am a terrible hoarder and have mountains of stuff that will 'come in useful someday'. It actually often does and the moment I do throw something out (rare!), I can guarantee that within a week or so, I am looking for it to use for some obscure job somewhere!

I only remember remounting a used tire on the back of both bikes one time.
Unless you have your own tire machine it's not worth it.
I used to keep one used rear and one front on hand in case I damaged a tire and needed one in a hurry.
After three or four years I would put them out on the curb and they would disappear.

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I still have the two 10" screwdrivers and a brass plumbob made on my apprenticeship at Marconi in Chelmsford, essex and the first set of pliers from my christmas present as an 8 or 10 year old and the screwdriver that my grandmother gave as a present for my 16th birthday

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After my Father died 20 years ago it fell on me to clear his garage . Among his stuff that he was keeping "just in case" there was at least 30 hacksaw blades with no teeth , and a whole drawer full of files that were as smooth as a piece of glass. I felt really bad about throwing them out after he had kept them for so long. Now I try to have a regular clear out , just in case I snuff it unexpectantly and someone has to sort my "just in case" pieces.

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Zitat von Dave H im Beitrag #3

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I still have the two 10" screwdrivers and a brass plumbob made on my apprenticeship at Marconi in Chelmsford, essex and the first set of pliers from my christmas present as an 8 or 10 year old and the screwdriver that my grandmother gave as a present for my 16th birthday

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Dave, your post caught my eye because I was a student apprentice at Marconi in Chelmsford starting in 1973. I didn't have to spend as long in the machine shop training area (which we called The Pit) as the younger apprentice intake but still did some time there and made myself a tap and die holder set which I still have somewhere. We lived at Springfield House, a lovely old country house run by a strict but kindly ex-matron and her husband. Happy days!

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Hi Fred,
I was their from 1970, my father had worked there before moving to the new Basildon facility. Things I remember him working on were, cameras inside dartford tunnel and on the elevated M4 into London for traffic flow and safety. Same on the forth bridge scotland, not sure he enjoyed going on top of either structures to check instalations. Also the very first 'closed circuit tv system for schools' in the London area.
His last jobs were in Finland (still have the wood/leather/stainless steel camping knife from Roveniemi) and Texas where he stayed for 9 months circa 1972 working for good old boys from usa and some new fangled 'see in the dark' cameras for the air force. Did come home with a usa presentation aircraft on a plaque which my nephew has, so a new horder was started!
Prior to the usa visit I spent some nights working(stumbling in the dark) across fields with another engineer, two miles from test site to calibrate the cameras, under 'official secrets act' which seemed fun at the time, now everyone on youtube has one of these cameras.
Also oil/gas fired power power stations, heat resistant cameras monitoring the burners among things they worked on. walking round you could see there were power station modules one day and torpedos another.
Being tech apprentices rather than craft we got 6 weeks in mid devon tech college, classroms and 6 weeks moving in to every department on site, including the plating shop. Always seemed someone was asking for a motorcycle part to be chromed/plated even in those days.
I often tell my son about the injured war veterans in the workshop, one area full of 5 tool capstain lathes, each being operated by blind men. One of the most amazing group of men you culd imagine.
There were two grades of apprenticehip I recall, those destined for the production and those for future management. I was the latter so we never had to 'clock in' which pissed off the rest, 40 of us and 170 of them clocking in. I do recall we had some residentils apprentices at that time but because I lived near Rayleigh I was too local for that. I think that address was near the technical drawing school which I probably enjoyed the most.
It's all gone, New Street GEC Marconi has just the front door and I think a plaque.
Moved to Devon soon after my father came back from Texas and they took away his job, expecting him to drop a grade to work under his trainee who had been put in post in his absence so he quit. Best thing for me was moving to devon a year later and trained with post office telecommunications with 35 years at BT, originally working across dartmoor, then in Exeter offices on world wide kit support, covering everything from europe to africa , russia and med, egypt, asia singapore circuits before a trip to India before retirement.
Glad to know another new street survivor, best wishes, Dave