speedyme
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posted December 19, 2010 03:23 PM
do you have to take it easy on new pilot pwers?
i just put on new pilot powers and they seem to be sticky right away, not like ALL the other tires i ved used, they always have that tire sheen from the factory on them and seem slick as hell. but i just wANT to make sure its safe to hit the twistys tomorrow. thanks
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posted December 19, 2010 04:35 PM
ALWAYS go easy on any new tire until you can scuff them in....bring them up to temps FIRST then get on with the scuffing it. If you have a set of corners close by, you can easily get them scuffed within 5-10 miles no prob.
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LAB3
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posted December 19, 2010 06:34 PM
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ALWAYS go easy on any new tire until you can scuff them in....bring them up to temps FIRST then get on with the scuffing it. If you have a set of corners close by, you can easily get them scuffed within 5-10 miles no prob.
+1 I Really like the way the Michelin Pilot Power 2CT work in the mountains. I tried the 55 series rear this time.....Big difference in the turns. You will notice a difference just turning around in the street in front of your house.
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speedyme
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posted December 19, 2010 06:49 PM
thanks!
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Rook
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posted December 19, 2010 09:04 PM
Have recently been told that there is no such thing as mold re;ease agent on tires. That would be too dangerous. They would just clean it off if there were any slippery stuff on there. Still, i would always go easy a little at a time scfrubbing the new tires in--if it's 40 deg F by you ar colder I wouldn't push it at all. Cold roads don't ever warm up tires enough to go to the edge. Not on the 14 ..not any tires I have used. Had the rear step out on me twice. Both times in cold weather. No ice just cold.
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SteveWFL
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posted December 19, 2010 10:31 PM
every manufacturer says go easy 1st 100 miles or so.
LAB3: for rear tires 55 instead of 50 is the ONLY way to go if you care about how well the bike turns -in 
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eklipse636
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posted December 20, 2010 11:46 AM
Rook, if you dont think there's a slick, oily feeling coating on new tires, that goes to show how many new tires you have picked up.
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CanTour
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posted January 13, 2011 04:21 PM
I'm skeptical about the 100 mile scuff in period. Even if you did put on 100 miles before you tipped your new tires into a corner, the first time you tipped it in would still be the first time that part of the tread came in contact with the pavement. I'm sure every tire manufacturer makes that warning for liability reasons. And also, for liability reasons, I can't imagine any manufacturer putting slippery shit on their tires. Still, I take it a little easy, but only manage to do this for maybe 30 miles, before my inner squirly rears it's beautiful head.
It's like microwave manufacturers telling you not to stick your head in the microwave. Ya, whatever!
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Rook
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posted January 13, 2011 04:50 PM
 Edited By: Rook on 14 Jan 2011 00:58
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Rook, if you dont think there's a slick, oily feeling coating on new tires, that goes to show how many new tires you have picked up.
Only been at this 3 years but have gone through the stock BT-014, 2 sets of BT-016, most recently ~1000 miles on BT-003. Also put 2000 miles on stock busa BT-015 tires. I wash them off when brand new and I'm not worried about sliding at all. They might shine when they are new but if they can be heated up, I've never had a problem. IMHO, Slippery tires are old tires like what I have on my busa with the blue cast chicken strips. New tires are not bad but I don't go and run them to the edge for quite a number of miles. Actually, I wouldn't dare try in the cooler climate where I live. Mid sumer is probably the only time I corner as hard as I can. Sux. I have a friend in Texas who cleans his chicken strips off on the first ride and I don't even know if he washes them. He uses BT-016s and that is the tire I have felt the most confident on as well. The new BT-003s did feel the slipperiest of the tires I have used but I have not tried them in warm weather yet.
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posted January 14, 2011 08:22 AM
I always lube my tires up with some WD40 and use Vaseline on the sidewalls to keep them shiny and pretty to look at!!! 
Honestly, before I ride new tires in I always throw the bike up on the stands and rub 'em down with warm water and an SOS pad..........takes all the film / shine off of them so I never have any worries about dumping it when on the brakes leaving the garage
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