blue tyre?

[aaron020873]

after my recent spill my bike has been sat outside my house waiting for repair, and i have noticed that the outside edge of my tyre seems to have gone blue, it looks like the area of tyre that locked up or maybe slid along the road due to the scratches in the rubber. Is this normal or should i be looking at changing the tyre???? it is a dunlop roadsmart tyre and has probably only covered about 500 miles. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?? :confused:

[dizzyblonde]

I have blue edges on the tyres of one of my bikes. It not an uncommon occurence

[aaron020873]

thanks for that dizzy, i have never noticed it before on any of my tyres so wasn't too sure. It may wear off again when i start riding it again.

[dizzyblonde]

How longs it been off road?

[aaron020873]

a week and a half :( goin in for repair on thursday :D

[benji106]

I saw something about this in an article pinned to the wall of the tyre place when I got new tyres on the bike, cant remember exactly but think it was something to do with the tyre heating up/cooling down, but nowt to worry about.

Having said this a quick search brings up this:
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/community/Forums/Categories/Topic/?&topic-id=331242

[dizzyblonde]

a week and a half :( goin in for repair on thursday :D

Is that all....my pride and joy has been sat waiting for 18 months:pale:

[AndyBrad]

ive had blueing from getting solvent on them, also from getting them hot on a long run. Ive been told its the "oils" comming out of the rubber and nothing to worry about unless i was tracking them

[aaron020873]

Is that all....my pride and joy has been sat waiting for 18 months:pale:


that would do my head in dizzy.. why is it taking so long??

[aaron020873]

I saw something about this in an article pinned to the wall of the tyre place when I got new tyres on the bike, cant remember exactly but think it was something to do with the tyre heating up/cooling down, but nowt to worry about.

Having said this a quick search brings up this:
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/community/Forums/Categories/Topic/?&topic-id=331242

that makes for interesting reading benji, but surely after just normal road use for so few miles the heat cycle thing shouldn't be causing me a problem, especially as i'm led to believe the dunlops are a dual compound tyre designed for lasting a little longer over more milage?
I bought these tyres for that reason and i wouldn't say i'm a rider that takes my tyres to the limit (in fact far from it compared to others).

[Bluefish]

After reading them posts, i'd get some one to have a look at them, and take it easy till you are confident with them.

[dizzyblonde]

that would do my head in dizzy.. why is it taking so long??

because I've been pregnant since she was put away for the winter, and I haven't had chance to get her taxed and MOT'd this year yet:(

[aaron020873]

because I've been pregnant since she was put away for the winter, and I haven't had chance to get her taxed and MOT'd this year yet:(

well if your still pregnant good luck with the birth, and if you have already had the baby congratulations, and when you do get back on the road take it easy. ;)

[dizzyblonde]

Oh I've got an 8 month old now! I rode up til I couldn't get in my pants.
I was riding up and down an airstrip with a Lancaster bomber whilst six months pregnant on my new Raptor, but only because my fella had ridden it 80 miles to do so
Six weeks after a caesarian I was back on the road. I'm still in the taking it easy stage...honest. Just don't have as much time these days as I'd like :(

[aaron020873]

Oh I've got an 8 month old now! I rode up til I couldn't get in my pants.
I was riding up and down an airstrip with a Lancaster bomber whilst six months pregnant on my new Raptor, but only because my fella had ridden it 80 miles to do so
Six weeks after a caesarian I was back on the road. I'm still in the taking it easy stage...honest. Just don't have as much time these days as I'd like :(

ha i really should pay more attention to whats happening, how far behind am i?? and as for time for riding tell me about i have 3 of my own, they should extend the day and put some spare time in it for riding. :D

[benji106]

that makes for interesting reading benji, but surely after just normal road use for so few miles the heat cycle thing shouldn't be causing me a problem, especially as i'm led to believe the dunlops are a dual compound tyre designed for lasting a little longer over more milage?


I wouldnt have thought so personally, but I am no expert. I guess if you had been tanning them on the track its a different story. pop down to the place you got them fitted if you are concerned, could be a problem with the compound or something, bad batch etc. Not saying it is but we can only speculate, you are probably best off asking an expert.

[aaron020873]

will do when i get back on the road!!