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24-03-08, 06:23 PM
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Cold new tyres
Hi all, getting my bike back on the road next week, having new tyres fitted. As I’ve fallen off before due to new tyres, douse anyone know how to help remove the slippynuss of a new tyre?
I’ve got the tyres in my garage at the moment was thinking of scrubbing them with something rough to remove the waxy coating. |
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24-03-08, 06:25 PM
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Re: Cold new tyres
Just go steady on them, or maybe find a trackday-junkie to bake them for a bit in tyre warmers? Dunno whether that's a good idea or not, but I heard it somewhere.
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24-03-08, 06:36 PM
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Re: Cold new tyres
take care and ride sencibly with gradualy increasing lean angles. try to get them on a dry day becasue new tires in the rain is not fun or safe!
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24-03-08, 06:37 PM
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Re: Cold new tyres
Bah, keeps you on your toes
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24-03-08, 06:41 PM
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Re: Cold new tyres
Do you know anyone with a set of tyre warmers?!?!?
'sweating' the tyres in warmers to let the goo seep out then going out for a ride on hot rubber is the way forward  Whatever you do, don't spray brake cleaner or any other solvent on the tyres as someone is bound to suggest ... you wouldn't do that on a condom before using it would you!?!?  ... it's simply not the brightest thing to do!! 
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24-03-08, 06:46 PM
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Re: Cold new tyres
scrubbing in new tyres at this time of year is character building.
Seriously just ride it, taking it steady build up the speed and lean angle. Riding on the road really is the best way IMHO of scrubbing them in.
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24-03-08, 06:50 PM
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Re: Cold new tyres
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24-03-08, 08:38 PM
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Re: Cold new tyres
Im with the others, im having to scrub my daytonas tyres in, just ride that little bit extra steady on the road until you are happy that they are scrubbed in, i will admit im gonna get some help with getting the edges scrubbed in as im not quite that confident on her yet-so will be ahnding her over to my fella when the better weathers here
 
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24-03-08, 09:30 PM
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Surely you won't need the edge of the tyre until you are leaning it over and when you are leaning it over that far, you will quickly scrub them in yourself! Seems strange to me.
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24-03-08, 09:40 PM
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Re: Cold new tyres
yeah just take it steady
i tend to get some petrol on a rag and wipe it on the tyres to get rid of the wax but make sure you get the petrol off lol and not use diesal
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