New tyres are really slippy.

Just got my bike back after falling off trailer incident, had it serviced new tyres while it was in shop. Picked it up last night, got told about 5 times, "new tyres on, take it easy". Riding bike home ( 2 miles), taking it nice and slow (25-30), everything is fine. Bus in front pulls in, lean to slide bike past without slowing and discover massive lack of grip. No real difficulty as I'm just pootling, but a shock as I _really_ wasn't expecting the grip to be so completely non-existant.

Guess I'll go for a couple of hours run this weekend to get the shiny scrubbed off.

On a similar note, shop cleaned the bike for me while it was in there, and the gits polished the seat! If I wasn't pootling along I would have had a nadgers to tank related incident.

I've never found this problem with new tyres, the lack-of-grip thing. I had new tyres fitted to the bandit a few weeks back, and my initial journey was in the pouring rain. I took it easy, but i didnt notice any real lack of grip. Same with my SV

check the tyre pressures are alright though

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Originally Posted by Alpinestarhero

I've never found this problem with new tyres, the lack-of-grip thing. I had new tyres fitted to the bandit a few weeks back, and my initial journey was in the pouring rain. I took it easy, but i didnt notice any real lack of grip. Same with my SV

check the tyre pressures are alright though

+1 never with aftermarket tyres fitted.

The only time a new tyre has slipped for me is when I picked the 600rr up from the dealers, the bike had been in the show room for the last year and some clever **** had used a tyre shine on them.

CHeck those pressures they won't be set right I'm guessing.
There shouldn't be a massive lack of grip you just have to be careful when putting the power down out of a corner and not lean as much for 50/100 miles

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Many new tyres are not slippy, but one or two are. Looks like the OP got some of the slippy kind. There is plenty of evidence of this problem with new tyres, so everyone should still take it easy with new rubber.

He he! In fact many years ago a bike copper I knew was unseated going after some Nova chavs, due to not having scrubbed his new rear tyre...

My old Bridgestones wern't bad at all.

My current Michellin Pilots though were scarey as hell. Rear end and front sliding left n right under very mild throttle. Scared me poopless....

They are find now though.

I always take it really easy, new tyres do let go quickly, so not worth it for a fair few miles till they are scrubbed.

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Be careful coming out of the store, and the first few roundabouts. After that I wouldn't really say you had much to worry about

AFAIK It's the heat that chemically "readies" the tyre for use. Basically you need a good motorway/fast A-road run, and then ideally a nice set of progressively tightning twisties, or a shell grip roundabout. I got rid of my chicken strips on a new RA after about 25 miles. I never really noticed a "lack of grip". But I guess different tyres are different, so just "play it by ear", ie ride to the tyre for around 100miles to be safe.

As others have said, check the tyre pressures. Most places just put 36/42 as a standard, while not actually checking for a specific bike, especially if pressures aren't on the swingarm or if they're too busy/in a rush to bother looking.

Originally Posted by Jamiebridges123

As others have said, check the tyre pressures. Most places just put 36/42 as a standard, while not actually checking for a specific bike, especially if pressures aren't on the swingarm or if they're too busy/in a rush to bother looking.

Left my tyre gauge at home today, went to work on bike (16 miles) and they seemed better, not pushing it at all yet. Going for a motorway sprint (minding the ave. speed cameras) up to Lancaster and back over Cockerham sands at weeked weather permitting. That should hopefully take any remaining shine off.

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Which tyres are they Andy?

I've never suffered from this either. I do only use tyres on the track but they are road legal, usually Pirelli Dragon SuperCorsas or Pirelli Diablo Supercorsas. The last new set I rode on had two laps (4 miles) before going full speed.

100 miles is a very long scrub in, provided you are gently and progressively introducing harder braking and more lean angle I would expect them to be fully up to the job after 30 mins or so. Best thing is to get heat into them, riding around very gingerly is not going to get them warm.