Revision question · Safety and your motorcycle

What should you do if you find a cut in the sidewall of one of your motorcycle's tyres?

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Replace the tyre before riding the motorcycle

Check regularly to see if it gets any worse

Repair the cut before riding the motorcycle

Reduce the tyre pressure before you ride

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Replace the tyre before riding the motorcycleThis was the right answer

A cut in the sidewall can be very dangerous. The tyre is in danger of blowing out if you ride the motorcycle in this condition.

Reviewed reading for this question

Treat structural tyre damage as unsafeReviewed guidance summary · The sidewall bulge is the illegal-condition option; the cut question is about safe replacement, not a claim that every superficial mark exceeds the statutory threshold.

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