Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
Go ride it really fast on wet leaves.
Go ride it really fast on wet leaves.
How do you scrub-in new tires?
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
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Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
Are you trying to ruin this guy's new tires? Everybody knows that before riding on any wet surface that several protective coats of Armor All shoud be applied to the new rubber to protect it from dry rot. VWW
Are you trying to ruin this guy's new tires? Everybody knows that before riding on any wet surface that several protective coats of Armor All shoud be applied to the new rubber to protect it from dry rot. VWW
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
You might try just taking it easy for the first 50 miles or so. Only takes an hour. Just enjoy the scenery instead of riding like a bat out of hell. You might not have any scenery where you live. So put on a walkman and listen to the Doobie Brothers instead.
Or you could "scrub" the back tire by doing a long burnout while rocking the bike from side to side. Scream like a girl as loudly as you can while doing this.
Then do some stoppies.
Another possibility is getting a hand drill and a wire brush and scuffing up the tire, like Buzglyd does to hide the chicken strips.
I'm sure MR. ALLCAPS has even better suggestions.
You might try just taking it easy for the first 50 miles or so. Only takes an hour. Just enjoy the scenery instead of riding like a bat out of hell. You might not have any scenery where you live. So put on a walkman and listen to the Doobie Brothers instead.
Or you could "scrub" the back tire by doing a long burnout while rocking the bike from side to side. Scream like a girl as loudly as you can while doing this.
Then do some stoppies.
Another possibility is getting a hand drill and a wire brush and scuffing up the tire, like Buzglyd does to hide the chicken strips.
I'm sure MR. ALLCAPS has even better suggestions.
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
There is an easy method for scrubbing in both tires. Ride it like THIS.
There is an easy method for scrubbing in both tires. Ride it like THIS.
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
You expected good, solid advice from THIS BUNCH???
I've never heard of a product or procedure to do what you ask. Which only means that I'm ignorant of such product or procedure if they exist....
From the useless info dept: LP record fans have a similar problem with mold release compound on their black vinyl records, but instead of falling down and going boom, you LP sound just kinda sucks. There are a bunch of products for removing LP record crud..NONE of which I'd put on a bike tire. I would not even put it on KPAUL's tires....
Geez, just ride easy for 50 miles. I mean, is that too much sacrifice for a nice set of rubbers?
You expected good, solid advice from THIS BUNCH???
I've never heard of a product or procedure to do what you ask. Which only means that I'm ignorant of such product or procedure if they exist....
From the useless info dept: LP record fans have a similar problem with mold release compound on their black vinyl records, but instead of falling down and going boom, you LP sound just kinda sucks. There are a bunch of products for removing LP record crud..NONE of which I'd put on a bike tire. I would not even put it on KPAUL's tires....
Geez, just ride easy for 50 miles. I mean, is that too much sacrifice for a nice set of rubbers?
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
If I only could! With apologies to "The Cable Guy"...watching that made me as happy as Jim Nabors pushing a wheelbarrow of a**holes!
If I only could! With apologies to "The Cable Guy"...watching that made me as happy as Jim Nabors pushing a wheelbarrow of a**holes!
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
Don't forget to scuff up the leathers too so you can tell the chicks you "went down."
Don't forget to scuff up the leathers too so you can tell the chicks you "went down."
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
Never tried it but I've heard of people using the green rough side of one of those sponges, steel wool, or sandpaper.
Never tried it but I've heard of people using the green rough side of one of those sponges, steel wool, or sandpaper.
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
There you go again stealing my stuff. I posted this a few days ago. Have you no shame?
There you go again stealing my stuff. I posted this a few days ago. Have you no shame?
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
Sounds like you speak from experience.
Sounds like you speak from experience.
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
A friend of mine said he put Armor All on his seat of his Kawasaki Ninja EX500 once. He fell off the back. This same guy also "went down" by running into some goose poop once.
A friend of mine said he put Armor All on his seat of his Kawasaki Ninja EX500 once. He fell off the back. This same guy also "went down" by running into some goose poop once.
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
"I would not even put it on KPAUL's tires....
Geez, just ride easy for 50 miles. I mean, is that too much sacrifice for a nice set of rubbers?"
LOL I feel the love today. I agree geez 50 miles isn't that long to wait.
"I would not even put it on KPAUL's tires....
Geez, just ride easy for 50 miles. I mean, is that too much sacrifice for a nice set of rubbers?"
LOL I feel the love today. I agree geez 50 miles isn't that long to wait.
To scrub-in your tires....
Just take it easy on your out-lap. After that, cautiously increase the pace for two more laps, until you are at 99.9999% of maximum lean angle/torque transfer/grip etc...
Oh you meant for a STREET bike? For street bikes and modern tires, ride conservatively for the first 10 minutes, gradually increasing your lean angle. Diablos are so good, that you shouldn't have any trouble with them, as long as you don't ride like an idiot for the first few miles. -Sean
Just take it easy on your out-lap. After that, cautiously increase the pace for two more laps, until you are at 99.9999% of maximum lean angle/torque transfer/grip etc...
Oh you meant for a STREET bike? For street bikes and modern tires, ride conservatively for the first 10 minutes, gradually increasing your lean angle. Diablos are so good, that you shouldn't have any trouble with them, as long as you don't ride like an idiot for the first few miles. -Sean
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
Freakin' sweeeeet!!! I pray that one day I may have the skill and confidence to ride a bike like that. Fookin' fantastic!
Freakin' sweeeeet!!! I pray that one day I may have the skill and confidence to ride a bike like that. Fookin' fantastic!
Re: Squdly Nitwit?
...or ride like a Squidly Nitwit.
Sean, I wasn't the squidly nitwit on that 1000cc compro, was I?
I mean, shucks, I only got to ride tht ZX10R for about 10 minutes. And who wouldn't look like a squid on that tank I was riding?
I though "wow, this bike has got one of those slipper clutches"...but it was slipping the wrong way, like when I opened the throttle.
Jeez. And when I put that Bandit in the back of my truck, it was like a scoop of c-ment. Squished the springs down, real good.
Hope your hands better.
...or ride like a Squidly Nitwit.
Sean, I wasn't the squidly nitwit on that 1000cc compro, was I?
I mean, shucks, I only got to ride tht ZX10R for about 10 minutes. And who wouldn't look like a squid on that tank I was riding?
I though "wow, this bike has got one of those slipper clutches"...but it was slipping the wrong way, like when I opened the throttle.
Jeez. And when I put that Bandit in the back of my truck, it was like a scoop of c-ment. Squished the springs down, real good.
Hope your hands better.
Video on how Sean scrubs his tires
ftp://ftp.motorcycle.com/pub/videos/02_vfr_zero-80.mpg
Someone ought to delete some of the files.....
The whole directory is full of this incriminating stuff.
ftp://ftp.motorcycle.com/pub/videos/02_vfr_zero-80.mpg
Someone ought to delete some of the files.....
The whole directory is full of this incriminating stuff.
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
ah jean paul, saw him at bmw's 80th
ah jean paul, saw him at bmw's 80th
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
Sorry about that.
After applying the Armor All, I've found that used motor oil is really effective at preventing dry rot in the tread.
Sorry about that.
After applying the Armor All, I've found that used motor oil is really effective at preventing dry rot in the tread.
Re: How do you scrub down new tires?
Sounds like a buddy of mine armor all'n the hell out of the bench seat in his 72 chevy. First hard left he ended up in the passanger seat, and somebodys front lawn.
Sounds like a buddy of mine armor all'n the hell out of the bench seat in his 72 chevy. First hard left he ended up in the passanger seat, and somebodys front lawn.
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