Thanks guys I replied twice on this forum through the quick reply but it does not work for me so here I go a third time..... Thank you all for the advice and opinions, and thank you for the info on Pioneer Motorsports. I do most if not all of my parts shopping in the US and have a US address for this. I am sorry for my late response as I have been in the shop starting to put the bike together as I have it down to a bare frame, lots of cleaning painting and time to rebuild. I think I am going to keep an eye on these tires as I rebuild and may even run them the first few miles locally but I do know they will be changed in less than a month of riding as I will be placing new for my summer trip. The sole purpose of this tight budget rebuild is that I took a voluntary lay off from work due to work shortage to ride across the country. This bike came on a trade for work I provided on the previous owners lexus who I found on an internet classified site. This bike needs to be reliable and trustworthy and I am confident with proper materials, my skill set, and advice from experienced individuals, that everything will work out fine. I am good at what I do, have job offers almost weekly, but am humble enough to ask for and smart enough to take advice from those that know this product more than I do. This forum is a valuable resource. By the way the tires are 10 years old stored indoors their whole life.