Campaign for clean tyres

**quallman1234** · 12th March 2009, 16:47

It seems to be a little bit of a facade. But a good one, as it makes people be more careful.

From my expirence a 10 minute session at a race track is plenty of time, to break em in, road tyres as well as slicks. Probabaly Equivalents to 50km of normal use. So bugger all.

**Mom** · 12th March 2009, 16:51

Originally Posted by vgcspares

Given that the accepted doctrine of dealers and tire vendors is that a warning to take care when riding on new tires absolves them of any liability :

"You twat I told you to be careful !"

and given that we don't drive cars (which you can't fall off of when new tires have been fitted)

Why aren't we campaigning for them to do something about it instead of just sitting there smirking, taking side-bets on who will fall off and saying I told you so when it happens ??????

Some good replies in this thread, here is one more...

it is tyres not tires!

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**AllanB** · 12th March 2009, 16:54

Originally Posted by Mom

it is tyres not tires!

Unless they are American ones........ all Harleys come with a pair of Tires, when they wear out we fit Tyres.

Now the use of the word FANNY can get one into a lot of bother on a global trip.

**HDTboy** · 12th March 2009, 16:54

I saw Robbie Bugden do a sub 1 minute lap on a brand new pair of tyres with the sticker still on as he left the pits.

I reckon there should be a campaign for thinking.

**AllanB** · 12th March 2009, 16:56

Originally Posted by HDTboy

I saw Robbie Bugden do a sub 1 minute lap on a brand new pair of tyres with the sticker still on as he left the pits.

I reckon there should be a campaign for thinking.

Did the sticker read "always ride carefully on new tyres"?

**peasea** · 12th March 2009, 16:59

Originally Posted by YellowDog

If you are talking about the slippery oil residue on new tyres, then yes they should do something about it. Surely there is some kind of alcohol based solvent they could brush the tyres with to prevent the 'bleeding obvious' occuring?

Alcohol based? Yum.

**peasea** · 12th March 2009, 17:00

Originally Posted by AllanB

Unless they are American ones........ all Harleys come with a pair of Tires, when they wear out we fit Tyres.

Now the use of the word FANNY can get one into a lot of bother on a global trip.

......and don't go talking about rubbers in a primary school!

**peasea** · 12th March 2009, 17:02

Originally Posted by quallman1234

It seems to be a little bit of a facade. But a good one, as it makes people be more careful.

From my expirence a 10 minute session at a race track is plenty of time, to break em in, road tyres as well as slicks. Probabaly Equivalents to 50km of normal use. So bugger all.

I have a 40k return trip uphill, round bends, downhill again and bingo. I agree, about 50k should do it, but not on a flat, straight (boring) motorway.

**NordieBoy** · 12th March 2009, 17:05

5 mins in the gravel cleans them off.

**mikeey01** · 12th March 2009, 17:51

Slippery new tyres, yeah so!

Next you'll want "caution when hot" stickers.

It's been happening for years and years, nothing new here.
When your on new tyres, you take it easy. Simple enough isn't it?

lol re "all Harleys come with a pair of Tires, when they wear out we fit Tyres"

**boman** · 12th March 2009, 18:06

Originally Posted by mikeey01

Slippery new tyres, yeah so!

Next you'll want "caution when hot" stickers on bikes.

It's been happening for years and years, nothing new here.
When you are on new tyres you take it easy, simple enough isn't it?

IMHO I agree totally

**dpex** · 12th March 2009, 18:10

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Could be that they are asking you not to be a friggin eejut.
In my experience the amount of "slippery stuff" on the new generation tyres is stuff all.

Yeah, I'm kinda with Frosty on this one. On the day I got my new Sport-tecs (last Monday) another bloke (clearly one of Jrandoms, Red Misted Knob Jockeys), took off on a new pair of Pilot Powers. The rain had just come through, the road was slick. This dude rolled down hard right and kicked it. Both me and the troops at Drury Performance Tyres expected him to splat. He didn't even get a wiggle on. So maybe frosty is right. I have to say I didn't noticed any undue twitches when I gave my new set a bit of death through the Gorge outside Paeroa.

But, I guess, if ya worried, you could pour over some meths and set fire to them. That should burn of the release agent, such as it is.

**Maha** · 12th March 2009, 18:16

Originally Posted by R6_kid

So what your saying is that you want your tyres to come from the shop with no chicken strips?

Can you buys those??.....

At leats it would mute a talking point where I am concerned....

**Hiflyer** · 12th March 2009, 18:21

so im getting me some bt 45's on saturday if it rains should i bother going to get them? im getting them from cycletreads and live in greenlane so its basically just motorway to and from. or is it too risky? (ive never bought new tyres before if you cant tell)