Will a 260 mile trip.....

....square off my expensive Pirellis?

I'm going from Selby to Bournemouth on Thursday, was going to go A1, M25 and then M3.

A1 has some corners and roundabouts, as perverse as it may sound I have never been round the M25 on a bike and I am actually looking forward to that bit.

I then have the option to miss out the M3 altogether and 'A road' it down to the south coast. No time limit as I've got all day.

So....do I need to miss out the M3 or will my tyres be alright?

Any tips appreciated.

G

Not a road tip....but be sure to make a pit stop in Wiggles whilst in Bournemouth

[Viney]

It wont 'square' them off to horrible proportions. I wouldnt worry about it to be honest.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Viney

It wont 'square' them off to horrible proportions. I wouldnt worry about it to be honest.

What Viney Said

Periodically leave the motorways and have a play on the roundabouts

If it doesn't help yout tyres it will relieve the boredom and get some blood flowing to other regions.

Originally Posted by ASM-Forever

Not a road tip....but be sure to make a pit stop in Wiggles whilst in Bournemouth

Whats Wiggles? I used to live in Bournemouth, but that was about 10 years ago. I would imagine its changed quite a but since then....

Thanks for the other tips guys. Always better to be safe than sorry I say.

G

Originally Posted by Jamaxx

....square off my expensive Pirellis?

What compound are they? If a standard sport-touring then such a relatively low mileage shouldn't have too much of an impact I wouldn't imagine. A 3k max mileage sport tyre would be a different question though...

Took me a good 3 or 4 return trips from Durham to London A1/M1 all the way to square off my Z6s.

very nice strip club. you can buy for £6-8 a steak while watching the shows. rather classy. but there are loads of other places too. i would say head towards winchester then take the a3090 heading towards romsey, then salisbury, very nice roads. cant remember the rest the road names though. i took a round trip to wimbourne, blanford forum, salisbury, winchester romsey then back to bournemouth. very nice ride. good weather for it yesturday too.
whats bringing to to bournemoth anyhow??

Originally Posted by MeridiaNx

What compound are they? If a standard sport-touring then such a relatively low mileage shouldn't have too much of an impact I wouldn't imagine. A 3k max mileage sport tyre would be a different question though...

Took me a good 3 or 4 return trips from Durham to London A1/M1 all the way to square off my Z6s.

Standard Diablos so no probs there.

Originally Posted by riktherider

very nice strip club. you can buy for £6-8 a steak while watching the shows. rather classy. but there are loads of other places too. i would say head towards winchester then take the a3090 heading towards romsey, then salisbury, very nice roads. cant remember the rest the road names though. i took a round trip to wimbourne, blanford forum, salisbury, winchester romsey then back to bournemouth. very nice ride. good weather for it yesturday too.
whats bringing to to bournemoth anyhow??

I might come off the M3 at Winchester and then head down that way.

Just visiting a mate for a couple of days, then off to Somerset for a couple of days at the in laws.

ah cool. well if your heading out into town for drinking sessions, cheap places are moon in the square, brass house, litten tree, and the student bar inferno. for night clubs, walkabout is allways a keen favourite, or you also have censo, elements, and then toko's and bliss if you fancy staying out till 7 in the morning