New tyre.... Arrr frike! forgot it was that slippery [Archive]

Zapf

27th June 2006, 15:46

New tires ermm nice...

forgot they where slippery....

went for a slide after taking off at the lights... :gob:

oggy nobs did the job....

just some holes in the right lower fairing on the 954 and my leathers now :angry:

BUGGER

WickedOne

27th June 2006, 15:50

DOH!!! What rubber did you put on?

Fishy

27th June 2006, 15:51

Bugger alright mate, that sucks.

Oggy knobs are great aren't they. Oh well at least ya ain't hurt, thats the main thing eh.

Macktheknife

27th June 2006, 15:52

OOOOOHHHHHH SHIT, bugger.
You are ok tho? take it easy

SimJen

27th June 2006, 15:58

Stink man, could have been worse......boss's son in Oz just went for a big slide. Broken leg in six places, left arm rendered unusable.
I gotta be careful on the way home, just had new Pilot Powers fitted....the big gay sticker on my triple clamps should remind me. "Warning New Tyres Fitted"
Be careful out there.....

SARGE

27th June 2006, 16:17

New tires ermm nice...

forgot they where slippery....

went for a slide... :gob:

oggy nobs did the job....

just some holes in the fairing on the 954 and my leathers now :angry:

BUGGER

shouldnt you change your sig now ?

Metezler M3 SUPER STICKY DONUTS "I LIKE!"

Big Dave

27th June 2006, 16:33

shouldnt you change your sig now ?

Or at least spell it correctly.

Kornholio

27th June 2006, 16:41

Lol...I know of a guy who just bought the latest R6 and instead of riding it home and scrubbing tyres he put it on a trailer and when he got it home spent 2 hrs sanding the shiny stuff off the tyres before riding it LOL

One other thing....How did you forget they were new!!!

madmal64

27th June 2006, 16:48

Out for my 1st ride on new Pilot Powers today. Damn careful I am today... & its just started to drizzle. Bloody slippery road & new tyres not the best combo.
Sorry to hear about the bin. Oggy nobs sound like they paid off for ya though

DemonWolf

27th June 2006, 16:50

Sorry to hear about the bin.. hopefully not too much damage was done to you your bike or your gears.

sAsLEX

27th June 2006, 16:55

..How did you forget they were new!!!

I am personally suprised you know what old tires feel like Zapf! You change bikes more than some people change underwear on this site!

Glad to hear you or the bike wasnt too badly damaged though!

Zed

27th June 2006, 16:56

...just some holes in the fairing on the 954...Oh no Felix!! :gob:

I guess that means my bike is the straighest looking 954 in Aucks again hehe.

Zapf

27th June 2006, 23:45

Oh no Felix!! :gob:

I guess that means my bike is the straighest looking 954 in Aucks again hehe.

LOL true... true. So guess I am on the path now to customise it :)

looks for coin in pocket... (feck...)

Anyone know how to repair the plastic in fairings?

It looks like a type of black plastic... is it ABS plastic? can anyone recommend how I can repair it? (just one thumb nail sized hole and palm sized scrape to about 1/2 the normal thickness) or who to bring it to? I only want to repair it structurally as I have plans for the colour part.

I still like those M3's. Its just me who should have remembered I was on new tires.

Saslex... I don't think I'll be changing them anymore now. I like them. :)

Zapf

27th June 2006, 23:46

ldnz

28th June 2006, 00:39

A small hole like that - i'd fibreglass it. Quick and cheap and if your careful you'd never know there was a problem.

Re new tires - i've been told by a number of guys that the thing to do is spray some brake cleaner onto a cloth, wipe the tires down and rinse them quick. Never tried though.

Zapf

28th June 2006, 00:53

rite... seems that fiberglass is the trick

think I'll go buy this... http://www.selleys.co.nz/itemDisplay.aspx?ItemID=43

and follow this http://sportrider.com/tech/146_0204_body/

:)

hope it'll be ready for Sat's sheep scoot! :scooter:

anyone know what sort of plastics are the Oggy nob / frame sliders are made of? I was thinking I should re-enforce that area... e.g skid plate.

NhuanH

28th June 2006, 07:35

I am personally suprised you know what old tires feel like Zapf! You change bikes more than some people change underwear on this site!
:Oi: I bought some new undies the other day, to mark Felix's 5th bike.

Felix, seeing as you like Hon-duhs, wouldn't a Honda Jazz be a more suitable communter/tourer? No problems with new tyres on that bad boy! Heaps more luggage space!

SimJen

28th June 2006, 07:59

Tires need a heat cycle or two as well as the shiny stuff taken off.
Best to just ride and gradually get faster over a few hundred km's. Thats how I've always done it.
A gravel road helps get the shiney shit off too.....just don't bin it.

frogfeaturesFZR

28th June 2006, 08:06

:gob: The main thing is you're ok, bikes can be repaired, people are a little harder to fix

beyond

28th June 2006, 08:32

Yep, heard ya can't just sand your tyres. I was thinking of doing that and was told the tyres need to be heated through normal riding to help set them to the rim, cycle up to temperature and then while riding the shiny bits get worn off and the rubber compounds set properly.

What I've done on my last five sets is get the bike out in the dry and travel along a coarse chip road at about 50kmh countersteering the bike from side to side, easy at first and then increasing the arc and lean angle. Do this for a few minutes building up slowly and then start riding some twisty roads.
I find from my place in Drury to Kaiaua, through Clevedon and back does it for mine. On the way back from Kaiuau, I feed it more power and start leaning more into the corners. Never had any problems doing it this way.

skelstar

28th June 2006, 09:23

Thats sucks bro. Look after that new bike eh? 'Oggy Knobs' are treating you well this year arent they ;).

Drunken Monkey

28th June 2006, 09:24

Anyone know how to repair the plastic in fairings?

It looks like a type of black plastic... is it ABS plastic? can anyone recommend how I can repair it?

Glue it using ABS pipe glue from plumbing suppliers, otherwise use old ice-cream containers and a soldering iron to make plastic welds. You'll then need to use some sort of filler, then sand back and respray.

Plastic bumper repair places can repair fairing damage, they usually won't do any paint though.

Attached image(s) are before and after work done by the plastic bumper repairs place on Merton Rd, GI. Cost about $40 to get done.

terbang

28th June 2006, 09:34

Yep, heard ya can't just sand your tyres. I was thinking of doing that and was told the tyres need to be heated through normal riding to help set them to the rim, cycle up to temperature and then while riding the shiny bits get worn off and the rubber compounds set properly.

Yup thats it, heard all sorts of wierd and wonderful ways including rubbing them down with brake fluid..!
A lot of tyres, especially Pirelli, leech a 'waxey' compound out of the rubber in the first 1-200 kays.
The only real answer, after fitting a new tyre, is to pay some more attention to our self control skills for a couple of hundred kays.

sAsLEX

28th June 2006, 09:56

A gravel road helps get the shiney shit off too..

Maybe he just sticks to the weaving on the tarmac idea

Zapf

28th June 2006, 11:07

wouldn't a Honda Jazz be a more suitable communter/tourer? No problems with new tyres on that bad boy! Heaps more luggage space!

sorry a bit slow... moved up to a Civic now.. :P

Zapf

28th June 2006, 11:08

Thats sucks bro. Look after that new bike eh? 'Oggy Knobs' are treating you well this year arent they ;).

LOL yea. I should be buying shares in that company!

Zapf

28th June 2006, 11:09

Attached image(s) are before and after work done by the plastic bumper repairs place on Merton Rd, GI. Cost about $40 to get done.

Thanks, think I'll be going to GI today then

Zapf

28th June 2006, 11:14

Ermm... combine tirewarmers with fine wire brushes.

ZeroIndex

28th June 2006, 11:52

damn Zapf.. that sux.. hope you get everything 'working' properly again.. one of the people at work was just talking about a guy on a CBR1000 (or something) that did the exact same thing

Zapf

28th June 2006, 12:38

damn Zapf.. that sux.. hope you get everything 'working' properly again.. one of the people at work was just talking about a guy on a CBR1000 (or something) that did the exact same thing

yea... plastics not hard to fix... I am just left pondering what to do with the holes in the leathers

ZeroIndex

28th June 2006, 13:01

yea... plastics not hard to fix... I am just left pondering what to do with the holes in the leathers
what brand? buy some QUASiMOTO ones..

Kornholio

28th June 2006, 17:35

I thought you need heat to scrube them in as well?

Maybe I can invent a Tire scrubber and sell them to tire shops.

Interesting...wait til I tell this guy he'll probably shit his pants lol

Usually a ride back from the bike shop and my tires are ready to go.

Kornholio

28th June 2006, 17:47

NinjaBoy

28th June 2006, 18:25

yea... plastics not hard to fix... I am just left pondering what to do with the holes in the leathers

Why don't you just take them to MSW in K'rd. Kerry should be able to patch them

sAsLEX

28th June 2006, 19:02

Why don't you just take them to MSW in K'rd. Kerry should be able to patch them

Nah he will just buy new ones!

Zapf

28th June 2006, 21:46

Nah he will just buy new ones!

yea... whos paying? :innocent:

Leong

28th June 2006, 21:55

That's a bit of a pain..... hope the repairs go quickly. Each time I've put new tyres on.... twice, I've had to ride home in the wet, then leave the scrubbing in to another day!

steved

29th June 2006, 13:35

yea... whos paying? :innocent:Bro, you've had how many bikes in the past 18 months? Each time claiming you could only just afford it? :zzzz:

Zapf

29th June 2006, 17:49

Bro, you've had how many bikes in the past 18 months? Each time claiming you could only just afford it? :zzzz:

but thats true... I am just a sucker for spending money on bikes