Campaign for clean tyres

[Owl]

Apparently many/some of the newer tyres come from moulds where a silicon-based mould releasing agent is not used, so it's not really an issue.
Certainly my Avon Storms weren't slippery when new, and when I asked about it, that's what I was told.

I wasn't so lucky with my rear Storm. I hit a patch of rain on the maiden journey and the rear started sliding with the road camber. I did the sensible thing and did a U-turn back to the dry stuff.

Yes I was taking it very easy!

[tigertim20]

ah fuckem mate, roll the bike into their shop, dump the cluth and do a MASSIVE friggin burnout in their shop, leaving the oily residue on their shop floor, should stop the bastards smirkin eh? . . . . . . . . lol

[enigma51]

Bunch of noobs all of you!

[cs363]

How come they don't shine our bike tyres up like they do with car tyres?

Silicone/tyre dressings and motorcycle tyres don't mix as a rule....

[pritch]

Given that you know new tyres need scrubbing in, and that you are the one going to be hurt if you don't take care, what, then is wrong with "personal responsibility"?

I watched a guy on a Blackbird, not 30 seconds from the shop on new tyres, he was being super careful (I was going faster on my pushbike) but he still lost it and wound up in a heap in the middle of the first corner he came to. He was pissed off. I would have been too.

If they don't use silicon release agents now that's fine by me.

[Motu]

5 mins in the gravel cleans them off.

IDIOT!!!! You want these clowns to crash their bikes even more!?? If they fall off their bike by just putting on new tyres,how the hell will they cope with a gravel road? I suggest one of us each side to hold them up until they are steady enough to do it on their own.

[AllanB]

IDIOT!!!! You want these clowns to crash their bikes even more!?? If they fall off their bike by just putting on new tyres,how the hell will they cope with a gravel road? I suggest one of us each side to hold them up until they are steady enough to do it on their own.

Meh - get a set of these trainers

[Hiflyer]

so does any1 have any proper advice other than slow down? or is that the only advice able to be given?

[McDuck]

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)

Ride like your tyres are slippery and you should be right. When i did my first ever ever ride it was in the pissing rain on a new front tyre.

[cs363]

so does any1 have any proper advice other than slow down? or is that the only advice able to be given?

BT45's aren't particularly greasy 'out of the box' so ride carefully home and if you want to banish the psychological bit about greasy tyres, just give them a good rub over with some rag soaked in white spirits, brake cleaner, thinners or similar.
Wouldn't be surprised if you were that worried about it that the guys at CT would supply the above, just to ease your mind.
As suggested in a previous post, it's still prudent to get a bit of heat into them before practising your MotoGP lean angles.

[Hiflyer]

BT45's aren't particularly greasy 'out of the box' so ride carefully home and if you want to banish the psychological bit about greasy tyres, just give them a good rub over with some rag soaked in white spirits, brake cleaner, thinners or similar.
Wouldn't be surprised if you were that worried about it that the guys at CT would supply the above, just to ease your mind.
As suggested in a previous post, it's still prudent to get a bit of heat into them before practising your MotoGP lean angles.

well look to quote gubb o don't feel the insane need to go around corners at warp 9 haha


but i still like speed, just not that easy with a 250 i might just add it to my invoice

cos im already thinking about asking them to bleed my brakes, my brakes are totally soft at the moment unless sum1 wants to teach me how to bleed them

beers/cash would be payment depending on what you prefer

[cs363]

well look to quote gubb o don't feel the insane need to go around corners at warp 9 haha


but i still like speed, just not that easy with a 250 i might just add it to my invoice

cos im already thinking about asking them to bleed my brakes, my brakes are totally soft at the moment unless sum1 wants to teach me how to bleed them

beers/cash would be payment depending on what you prefer

Save yourself the hassle - if they have the wheels off they can check your brake pads and the condition of your calipers. And for only a few $$ while they are there get them to bleed the brakes. If you can, hang around and observe what they do - it's the best way to learn (coupled to a good workshop manual). Unless of course, someone local feels like helping you out that knows what they are doing.

[Hiflyer]

Save yourself the hassle - if they have the wheels off they can check your brake pads and the condition of your calipers. And for only a few $$ while they are there get them to bleed the brakes. If you can, hang around and observe what they do - it's the best way to learn (coupled to a good workshop manual). Unless of course, someone local feels like helping you out that knows what they are doing.

thats wht i was thinking, i was trying to watch the motorcycle doctors do it but was distracted. there was only a couple of people here who i would trust to do it for me haha. (not gonna name names tho)


but yea i think i should be fine. thank god for cycle treads! (and discounts)












geez . . .brackets seem to be my thing lately haha

[MaxB]

Got some new rubber last month. Remember thinking 'Hope it won't rain'.

Of course it pissed down but the 40 km trip home was taken at super nana pace and apart from a few small wibbles from the back it was all good.

[samgab]

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)

Well the new tyres I bought today *looks at clock* ...err, yesterday... were way grippier than the outgoing ones right out of the box. I rode them home to South Auckland from North Shore, in the rain, and they were amazing. Course I didn't try anything too stupid.

So I say go ahead and do it, rain or shine. Like Frosty said, just don't ride like an eejit and you'll be fine