scrubbing in tyres - SV650.org

19-05-06, 05:30 PM

Ok sorry - I am on a roll!!

My super set of £109 a pair metzelers Z6 are on the bike now- courtesy of the "come to your home in a van and drink 3 cups of tea and eat all your biscuits man " !!!......

no he was ace- fitted on half an hour !! ..

so I gotta scrub em in

done a search------- not much on it..

never ever scrubbed tyres in b4..

so is it just take it easy for 70-100 miles??? ...

thanks - appreciate your help..

19-05-06, 05:33 PM

Yeah, just take it a little easy for a bit.
If it's dry and you do more than just straight roads, you'll probably find them scrubbed in less than 20 miles.

19-05-06, 05:35 PM

i gradually build the lean others chuck it into a corner and expect a slide...you choose which you want to do, i aint rossi and never will be and i need money so go on the side of caution...that said they aint that bad within 20 milestbh if the above conditions are applied

Andy

19-05-06, 06:05 PM

I will wait for a warm dry day !! --- July then !!!

cheers boys

19-05-06, 06:15 PM

70 -100 MILES is about right, it helps if you can find some roundabouts with shell grip surface to take the compound off the edges, it scrubs them quicker and they have more grip than ordinary tarmac.

Daryl

fizzwheel · 19-05-06, 06:16 PM

Z6's I found dont take a huge amount of miles to scrub in. Ride it gently for the first twenty miles or so and lean the bike a little more each time your corner. Riding a 100 miles in a straight line and then going hell for leather round corners isnt going to help. You need to remove the releasing agent they put on the tyre to get it out of the mould from the tyre.

I found my Z6's fine after 50 or 60 miles, you'll be able to feel when they are gripping. Also if you look at your tyres when you are stopped you will easily be able to see the scrubbed bit of the tyre as opposed to the non scrubbed as the non scrubbed will be all shiny and new looking still.

I did a fair few miles on a non scrubbed set of Z6's before I had a dry day to scrub them in properly. They were OK I just made sure I rode very carefully.

19-05-06, 06:19 PM

Ok, scrubbing in tyres is really a matter of trying to get rid of the ‘release agent’ that is on the tyre from when it was in the mould.

To do this you want to get the tyre HOT, on a race bike you fit your warmers and it only takes a lap to scrub them in (<2 miles), i.e. if they have been heated, you can almost go flat out from the off!!

On a road bike (and presuming you don’t have access to warmers) I guess you will have to try and simulate this. So get out there and take your bike to some twisties. Just gradually ‘work’ the tyres, this will get the heat in and scuff the surface of the tyres.

On a nice warm/sunny day you will be able to do this whole process in say 10 miles.

I really can’t see how the 50-100 miles thing is of any use. I can’t believe that a tyre that has done 100 motorway miles is going to be scrubbed in!!! That said, it will get the tyres hot, which is half the battle here!!

Long story shot, actual mileage I reckon is pretty irrelevant, so I shouldn’t worry about trying to measure that, just ride as you normally would (lets face it you would have warmed your tyres before getting ‘on it’ anyway)!!! Having a bit of respect on the throttle when you first get it cranked over.

19-05-06, 06:31 PM

cheers- good info-

I will pop up to the cat n fiddle n buxton no doubt- that will do it-

looking fwd to it- to see if they feel different.-

I dont ride on the edge and I do have chicken strips.! so wont be breaking any records!...

thanks a lot chaps- I appreciate the time it takes to amswer a Q .. cheers.

19-05-06, 07:16 PM

I scrubbed in some Road attaks mid winter. I'd had braided lines and serviced my brakes on the same day they were fitted. Midwinter, tyres and brakes, good combination....

100 miles is more than enough. The process isnt to "roughen" the rubber as most people think, although it helps. Its to warm the tyres through and remove an additive that is added to the tyre mold to stop them sticking.

19-05-06, 07:21 PM

aha --

I always thought it was to rough em up!
iknew it was to get rid of th shiny look and assumed they neded roughening and therefore making a better grip-

must admit i know I will be riding with a bit of trepidation when i go out on them as brand new !

19-05-06, 05:30 PM	#1
Quiff Wichard Guest Posts: n/a	scrubbing in tyres Ok sorry - I am on a roll!! My super set of £109 a pair metzelers Z6 are on the bike now- courtesy of the "come to your home in a van and drink 3 cups of tea and eat all your biscuits man " !!!...... no he was ace- fitted on half an hour !! .. so I gotta scrub em in done a search------- not much on it.. never ever scrubbed tyres in b4.. so is it just take it easy for 70-100 miles??? ... thanks - appreciate your help..

19-05-06, 06:16 PM	#6
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Z6's I found dont take a huge amount of miles to scrub in. Ride it gently for the first twenty miles or so and lean the bike a little more each time your corner. Riding a 100 miles in a straight line and then going hell for leather round corners isnt going to help. You need to remove the releasing agent they put on the tyre to get it out of the mould from the tyre. I found my Z6's fine after 50 or 60 miles, you'll be able to feel when they are gripping. Also if you look at your tyres when you are stopped you will easily be able to see the scrubbed bit of the tyre as opposed to the non scrubbed as the non scrubbed will be all shiny and new looking still. I did a fair few miles on a non scrubbed set of Z6's before I had a dry day to scrub them in properly. They were OK I just made sure I rode very carefully. __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

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19-05-06, 05:33 PM	#2
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, just take it a little easy for a bit. If it's dry and you do more than just straight roads, you'll probably find them scrubbed in less than 20 miles.

19-05-06, 05:35 PM	#3
silent Guest Posts: n/a	i gradually build the lean others chuck it into a corner and expect a slide...you choose which you want to do, i aint rossi and never will be and i need money so go on the side of caution...that said they aint that bad within 20 milestbh if the above conditions are applied Andy

19-05-06, 06:05 PM	#4
Quiff Wichard Guest Posts: n/a	I will wait for a warm dry day !! --- July then !!! cheers boys

19-05-06, 06:15 PM	#5
darylB Guest Posts: n/a	70 -100 MILES is about right, it helps if you can find some roundabouts with shell grip surface to take the compound off the edges, it scrubs them quicker and they have more grip than ordinary tarmac. Daryl

19-05-06, 06:19 PM	#7
Blue_SV650S Guest Posts: n/a	Ok, scrubbing in tyres is really a matter of trying to get rid of the ‘release agent’ that is on the tyre from when it was in the mould. To do this you want to get the tyre HOT, on a race bike you fit your warmers and it only takes a lap to scrub them in (<2 miles), i.e. if they have been heated, you can almost go flat out from the off!! On a road bike (and presuming you don’t have access to warmers) I guess you will have to try and simulate this. So get out there and take your bike to some twisties. Just gradually ‘work’ the tyres, this will get the heat in and scuff the surface of the tyres. On a nice warm/sunny day you will be able to do this whole process in say 10 miles. I really can’t see how the 50-100 miles thing is of any use. I can’t believe that a tyre that has done 100 motorway miles is going to be scrubbed in!!! That said, it will get the tyres hot, which is half the battle here!! Long story shot, actual mileage I reckon is pretty irrelevant, so I shouldn’t worry about trying to measure that, just ride as you normally would (lets face it you would have warmed your tyres before getting ‘on it’ anyway)!!! Having a bit of respect on the throttle when you first get it cranked over.

19-05-06, 06:31 PM	#8
Quiff Wichard Guest Posts: n/a	cheers- good info- I will pop up to the cat n fiddle n buxton no doubt- that will do it- looking fwd to it- to see if they feel different.- I dont ride on the edge and I do have chicken strips.! so wont be breaking any records!... thanks a lot chaps- I appreciate the time it takes to amswer a Q .. cheers.

19-05-06, 07:16 PM	#9
mysteryjimbo Guest Posts: n/a	I scrubbed in some Road attaks mid winter. I'd had braided lines and serviced my brakes on the same day they were fitted. Midwinter, tyres and brakes, good combination.... 100 miles is more than enough. The process isnt to "roughen" the rubber as most people think, although it helps. Its to warm the tyres through and remove an additive that is added to the tyre mold to stop them sticking.

19-05-06, 07:21 PM	#10
Quiff Wichard Guest Posts: n/a	aha -- I always thought it was to rough em up! iknew it was to get rid of th shiny look and assumed they neded roughening and therefore making a better grip- must admit i know I will be riding with a bit of trepidation when i go out on them as brand new !