Brand new tyres. - SV650.org

30-05-11, 03:36 PM

Been looking around several forums and can't quite seem to grasp how lethal (if at all) new tires are? I've seen people breaking bones because of them and people claiming to notice no difference. I've had a new bridgestone battlax bt021 fitted on my sv. Just wandered if anyone can shine any light on the situation. Thanks in advance

30-05-11, 03:37 PM

I've just realised I've posted this in the complete wrong place. *facepalm* sorry

andrewsmith · 30-05-11, 10:02 PM

its the releasing agent used in the molds that make new tyres skittish when new.
They are dangerous if you try to ride the bike like the tyres are scrubbed in. Most dealers have notices up from the factories regarding it.

With a brand new tyre the bike will slide about like mad for a few miles. The 100 mile rule is the average scrub-in time for tyres (removing the shiny layer).

My fitter see about 2 a month atm where people have binned it after 100 yards on new tyres.

31-05-11, 08:17 AM

So just take it easy and should be fine then? Thanks for the reply

31-05-11, 02:51 PM

I had new battlax 016's fitted the other day, it ****ed it down just before I left. Just take it easy. I was just careful. to be honest after riding 30ish miles the black sticky stuff is pretty much gone. The chicken strips obviously take longer to get rid of!

Geodude · 31-05-11, 02:57 PM

Had two new pilot road 2's fitted and had the same worry as i had never had to scub new tyres in before, but tbh as long as you go easy on them for a few miles and get the shine off you be right. Then the fun starts

31-05-11, 03:56 PM

Thanks for all your help. Am scrubbing them in tomoz. Just been looking at the photo thread. May tale a detour tomoz and see what I can find

Sid Squid · 31-05-11, 04:23 PM

Tires are rubbish, buy tyres instead.

31-05-11, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Tires are rubbish, buy tyres instead.

Problem solved now. Runs a dream

31-05-11, 06:13 PM

30-05-11, 03:36 PM	#1
Milkus Guest Posts: n/a	Brand new tyres. Been looking around several forums and can't quite seem to grasp how lethal (if at all) new tires are? I've seen people breaking bones because of them and people claiming to notice no difference. I've had a new bridgestone battlax bt021 fitted on my sv. Just wandered if anyone can shine any light on the situation. Thanks in advance

30-05-11, 10:02 PM	#3
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Brand new tires.... its the releasing agent used in the molds that make new tyres skittish when new. They are dangerous if you try to ride the bike like the tyres are scrubbed in. Most dealers have notices up from the factories regarding it. With a brand new tyre the bike will slide about like mad for a few miles. The 100 mile rule is the average scrub-in time for tyres (removing the shiny layer). My fitter see about 2 a month atm where people have binned it after 100 yards on new tyres. __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

31-05-11, 02:51 PM	#5
WR87 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Brand new tires.... I had new battlax 016's fitted the other day, it ****ed it down just before I left. Just take it easy. I was just careful. to be honest after riding 30ish miles the black sticky stuff is pretty much gone. The chicken strips obviously take longer to get rid of!

31-05-11, 02:57 PM	#6
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,669	Re: Brand new tires.... Had two new pilot road 2's fitted and had the same worry as i had never had to scub new tyres in before, but tbh as long as you go easy on them for a few miles and get the shine off you be right. Then the fun starts __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

31-05-11, 04:23 PM	#8
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Brand new tyres. Tires are rubbish, buy tyres instead. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

30-05-11, 03:37 PM	#2
Milkus Guest Posts: n/a	I've just realised I've posted this in the complete wrong place. facepalm sorry

31-05-11, 08:17 AM	#4
Milkus Guest Posts: n/a	So just take it easy and should be fine then? Thanks for the reply

31-05-11, 03:56 PM	#7
Milkus Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for all your help. Am scrubbing them in tomoz. Just been looking at the photo thread. May tale a detour tomoz and see what I can find

31-05-11, 06:13 PM	#10
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