Tyre myths - Pirelli's answers

[Biggles08]

I used to run Conti Sport Attacks on my ZX9R on the road and they were as slippery as buggery when first put on...I mean it felt like I was ridding on ice! Took about 20-40k's before I felt I could ride on them normally and possibly another 20-40ks before I could push them. Also, they certainly took a while to warm up on the track. I used to give myself 4 laps of taupo before I started pushing...that was in winter granted. Seems this article may have been taken out of context (i hope) as some brands of tire you most definitely have to scrub in!

[discodan]

I can't say the same for other brands but I would be completly comfortable rolling up on the race grid with brand new Pirellis on.

Using unscrubbed Pirelli Supercorsa tyres I qualified on pole at the Manfeild National round by doing 1 out lap and 2 flying laps before pulling into the pits. Those are tyres you can put on your road bike, ie not special qualifying tyres.

[Mishy]

I can't say the same for other brands but I would be completly comfortable rolling up on the race grid with brand new Pirellis on.

Using unscrubbed Pirelli Supercorsa tyres I qualified on pole at the Manfeild National round by doing 1 out lap and 2 flying laps before pulling into the pits. Those are tyres you can put on your road bike, ie not special qualifying tyres.

I'm not sure that all of what you said fits together.
We never bother scrubbing race tyres either (we also had pole in 600, and two race wins) but that's mainly because thay come off tyre warmers, and are stinking hot.
This largely negates the need to scrub, and if you had warmers on your road bike you wouldn't bother either.
This is the real point - race tyres rely heavily on temperature to work correctly, and not enough can often leave you with an unpredictable grip scenario.
I would NEVER suggest that someone takes a new race tyre, fits it to a road bike, and treats it like it was on a race bike straight off warmers - it's just not a good idea at all, and the two situations are vastly different due to the use of warmers.
FYI - I don't know of anyone who had access to qualifying tyres.

[jonbuoy]

Maybe no need to scrub in new tyres if they removed the release agent before they sent them out of the factory but taking it easy on the road for a few k´s after your wheels have been taken on and off for any reason including a new chain isn´t a bad idea anyway.

[discodan]

In case anyone didn't understand what I was saying, I'm not suggesting that someone fits a set of race tyres and takes off down the road at full tit. I was just saying that in the case of the Pirelli Supercorsa tyres, which you CAN put on a road bike, they don't really need to have the coating 'scrubbed' off before they grip well.

I'm not sure that all of what you said fits together.
We never bother scrubbing race tyres either (we also had pole in 600, and two race wins) but that's mainly because thay come off tyre warmers, and are stinking hot.
This largely negates the need to scrub, and if you had warmers on your road bike you wouldn't bother either.
This is the real point - race tyres rely heavily on temperature to work correctly, and not enough can often leave you with an unpredictable grip scenario.
I would NEVER suggest that someone takes a new race tyre, fits it to a road bike, and treats it like it was on a race bike straight off warmers - it's just not a good idea at all, and the two situations are vastly different due to the use of warmers.
FYI - I don't know of anyone who had access to qualifying tyres.