New tyres in the wet

[Posh Tourer :P]

Well if you are racing, you can't wait 100 km.
And if you do fall off in the first 100 km you would wish you had.
(On or off the road)

If you had oil on your tires, do you say " forget about it, it'll wear off"?

And why not remove the problem.
Prevention is better than cure.

The point is not about whether it can be done or not, its all about how much hassle it would be. Thus paying lots more to get this removed (in most cases - except for racing) is not worth the money/time. Oil is probably slipperier (sp ?) than this compound, so more worth cleaning off. It is all a matter of degrees of hassle and money.

[Kickaha]

I have heard of the paint on stuff but have never used it my self.
So it's still around, I heard of the stuff about 15 years ago.
But have been told that it helps with grip, but is that another pit lane lie?
Because other guys that raced against them didn't think that it did.
Your Karting mates would have a better idear, I would like to know what they
think.

It makes them stickier and makes them wear faster,it is also slippery when wet!

[dangerous]

25mm of chicken strips are not going to make you come off when the contact patch with the road is the size of the palm of your hand. Once you have done about 25km - the centre is clean and you can lean the bike in progressively. Every time I have had new tyres - I just go on out a normal ride with the guys - but just take the first 10-20 minutes easier.....never had a drama.

Yeh mate.... but with the older jap bikes and Guzzi's like Lemans rides 25mm of chicken strips is about half of the tyre, (110-120 max rear & 90-100 frount) thell even my MG1100 sport only has a 160 unlike the VTR which has a 180 now thats a palm sized foot print

[Lou Girardin]

Getting back to the Z6's, let us know how they go. I'm thinking of trying them too.
Lou

[Hitcher]

Getting back to the Z6's, let us know how they go. I'm thinking of trying them too.
Lou

The Z6s are one sweet ride! They were great today in the dry and the wet. Lots of confidence in the twisties, good under hard braking, and the bike falls into turns easier than it did on the 020s. They have a softer impact on cats eyes and noticeably soften the ride compared with the Battlaxes. I think I am going to enjoy these a lot. It will be interesting to see how well they wear.

[laRIKin]

It makes them stickier and makes them wear faster,it is also slippery when wet!

Thanks for that.
Interesting that it makes a tire more slippery in the wet.

When one off the side car crews were useing it, their lap times were about the same. So none of the other crews tryed it, as it was not that cheap.
But to be fair to the product their slicks were very old.

Well back then we all used old raceing car tires, so they were stuffed unless
you were lucky to get a part set, because the car driver suffed one of his set
and had to, or wanted to, buy a new pair or set of tires.