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Nearly binned it last night...

17 posts · Started by lobster · 16 Nov 2010

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Post 1 by lobster,

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Gave myself a fright last night. Just had the bike serviced and a set of new Bridgestone 014's went on. Conditions were cold and damp and my shiny new tyres were stone cold with only about 30 miles on them. Pulling out from a junction into a heavy flow of rapid traffic, I give it a squirt of throttle to get into a gap and the back instantly breaks traction, back end swings round propelling me sideways into the traffic.
I back off the throttle and regain control.
Continue on my way.
Arrive home, change underpants....

Post 2 by Bamm-Bamm,

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for the love of god get rid of those 014's... they don't grip any better than that when warm!

Good to hear you kept it upright!

Post 3 by Colonel_Klinck,

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Glad you didn't actually bin it m8. You certainly did better than me that time I left Essential Rubber on brand new rubber and only made it 3 feet before ending up on the deck

Post 4 by Superdan,

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Post 5 by motoronin,

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Post 6 by lobster,

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Post 7 by good2bking,

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Post 8 by boney95,

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Post 9 by MrZ32,

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every time I get new tyres... its decides to rain... bloody hate it

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Post 11 by good2bking,

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Got this off another site. Rider sent queries to several tyre companies on whether they use mold release agents. Dunlop and Pirelli said no, BUT (combining the answers) ride cautiously for the first 100 miles to get the feel of the new tyres and scrub them in as tyres are shiny when new as consumers like the looks.
This is the response from Michelin:

Thank you for your email. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you.

Concerning your question, Michelin has a mold release agent on all
motorcycle tyres. This will cause the tyre to be slippery in the first
few miles, but that goes away after the tyre is scrubbed in. This normally
occurs in the first 25-50 miles or so. Until then, the rider should use
caution in riding the tyre at accelerated speeds. Michelin always
recommends obeying the speed limits and using care whenever riding.

Post 12 by matt_black,

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Post 13 by Grendel,

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Post 14 by lobster,

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Post 17 by DukeofCornwall,

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Still laughing at the title - 'nearly binned it - by Lobster '...........

Used to find Bridgstones have more 'coating' whether it's release or preserving agent etc than other makes of tyres - not sure if this is still the case as not used Bridgstones for a while now.

I always treat new tyres the same as riding in the wet, gentle into the bend & gradually build the power on the way out. Also carrying speed through faster bends without altering throttle/brakes.

There's a road near here that I use every time to scrub tyres in, after a couple of passes they are marked to the edge within 25 miles.
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