How do you scrub your tyres in

[aff-man]

Well after lots of riding in the past 2 weekends i had totally shagged my tyres...

So put on some new avon azaro's. A sport touring on the back and a sport on the front (hopefully will last a bit longer)

And as usual i got told the whole be carefull for the first 100km etc etc tec.

But as i get home today (only been comuting on it) i notice that not only am i a bit more than a bit shy of the 100km but the chicken strips on my tyres have seemed to almost vanished.

So here is the question if you ride your bike "cautiously" Does the silicon still remain on the un scrubbed bit. Hence you dip into a corner and it becomes a bit interesting. Or does all the silicon bleed out...

[Motu]

Half a mile of gravel road...scrubbed and ready for use.....

[Toast]

Chicken strips being the waxy bits on the outside that you don't lean far enough to get on to I assume? You say you're being shy and it's all gone?

I've seen tyres which are unwarrantable due to the tread in the middle, but have nearly an inch of wax on either side...hardly getting value for money these people if you ask me.

So, I'd say that unless you use the whole tyre, there will be wax on the outside still, it won't just vanish. So...well done

[aff-man]

Chicken strips being the waxy bits on the outside that you don't lean far enough to get on to I assume? You say you're being shy and it's all gone?

I've seen tyres which are unwarrantable due to the tread in the middle, but have nearly an inch of wax on either side...hardly getting value for money these people if you ask me.

So, I'd say that unless you use the whole tyre, there will be wax on the outside still, it won't just vanish. So...well done

my front was the opposite on monday. Tread in the middle but rooted on the sides. Well i am not taking the corners upright but i am not pushing nearly as hard as i would when riding??

[DingDong]

you could try sanding them down... If I spend $300 on a new tyre I want it to last as long as possible so I just take it easy... as long as I dont push hard in and out of corners Im pretty safe and can still get the bike over to scrub them in... I dont worry about "100k" thing, just get some heat in them and work the sides as carefully as poss.

[SPman]

Dont worry about it - just ride the f**ken bike. They'll scrub ok in a few K's

[justsomeguy]

The way you ride - I'd say 10mins on a twisty road.....

And Toast - Aff-man doesn't usually have chicken strips.

[aff-man]

Dont worry about it - just ride the f**ken bike. They'll scrub ok in a few K's

Been there ... done that. Only been able to commute on it but there is only a little bit left to scrub in. I'm not to worried i was just thinking about someone who just started riding comes along. Does the 100 or so knm thing pretty much upright then drops it into a corner and the edges are still slippery as f$#k. I was just interested cause the back moved around a tiny bit but i like powersliding so it wasn't to differnt to normal

[ducatijim]

Well the problem with new tyres is the mould release wax used in the moulding process to allow the newly formed tyre to part company with ist mould. This wax stays on the yrre and as you imagine is a 'little' slippery! You really don't want to adopt the gung-ho....get out and ride it scenario...this is a real danger.Sandpaper is a very good bet 40-60 grit over the whole tread area as soon as you get home- remove that new 'sheen' you see on the new hoop. This process is real easy if you have either a centerstand on the bike, or a paddock stand in the shed, just stand the bike up and with it at idle in 1st gear present the sandpaper CAREFULLY to the revolving tyre- untill the 'sheen' is dulled all over. Hey...take care of your tyre and it will look after you!!

[bugjuice]

some people stick brand new tyres on and thrash around Puke, then sell 'em.. Other people potter around for ages until they think they're right..

Just head out, bearing in mind you can't just drop the bike straight in, and just lean a few degrees further each corner, then they'll be done in no time, just don't gas it straight off, cos it'll spin up.. And don't do it in the wet/damp either..

[aff-man]

some people stick brand new tyres on and thrash around Puke, then sell 'em.. Other people potter around for ages until they think they're right..

Just head out, bearing in mind you can't just drop the bike straight in, and just lean a few degrees further each corner, then they'll be done in no time, just don't gas it straight off, cos it'll spin up.. And don't do it in the wet/damp either..

Lets just say monday's ride home in the pissing rain with brand new tyres was a slowish one... But yeh been testing how far i can lean over hence the amazing vanishing chicken strip. The only slight problem was that the rear let go at high revs in second today(in a straight line). Not to much of a problem as i am used to rolling burnouts when a tyre conservation move doesn't quite work but other than that nothing much. The front is giving me heaps of confidence and the rear heaps of feedback so all is good. I just was wondering why the 100km thingy and how some people do it. I've done 60km on them and i feel like i could start to get a bit more adventurous in the corners.........

[Toast]

Lets just say monday's ride home in the pissing rain with brand new tyres was a slowish one... But yeh been testing how far i can lean over hence the amazing vanishing chicken strip. The only slight problem was that the rear let go at high revs in second today(in a straight line). Not to much of a problem as i am used to rolling burnouts when a tyre conservation move doesn't quite work but other than that nothing much. The front is giving me heaps of confidence and the rear heaps of feedback so all is good. I just was wondering why the 100km thingy and how some people do it. I've done 60km on them and i feel like i could start to get a bit more adventurous in the corners.........

New tyres in the wet royally sucks many, many big ones. When I bought my new set of Pilot Powers it rained for 3 days straight. The first corner I took I could feel both tyres going for a skate at around 40km/h.

Second gear burnout on a 600 is pretty impressive...or maybe I'm just too soft on mine.

[aff-man]

New tyres in the wet royally sucks many, many big ones. When I bought my new set of Pilot Powers it rained for 3 days straight. The first corner I took I could feel both tyres going for a skate at around 40km/h.

Second gear burnout on a 600 is pretty impressive...or maybe I'm just too soft on mine.

Yeh think it was just a new tyre. Usually happens if i grab a bit to much clutch in forst when doing wheelies

[Hooks]

I just got a new rear for the beast (finally !!) it's a Corser Sport and after only about 50km's (hard) riding it feels just fine when I drop it into a corner ... even today in the wet it felt good and I gave it some herb exiting most of the corners ... they are a great tyre and scrub in quickly whilst not wearing too fast !! ... By the way guys ... is $165 a good price for one of these ?? It's a 130 80/18 .... and ended up being cheaper that the battlax I got for the front !!

[R1madness]

Racers commonly spray "CRC brakekleen" (other brands have caused problems because of the different chemicals in them) on a rag and wipe the silicon off the outside of a new set of tyres before putting the warmers on. Remember to wipe off the excess and do not spray it directly onto the tyre as it sucks out the silicones that are ment to stay in there...