Scrubbing In.........

[TheFoxyDuke]

Just had a new Pilot Power rear fitted this afternoon. £120 fitted to bike which I thought was fairly reasonable

Now, as this is the first new rear I've had, how do I go about scrubbing it in properly. By this I mean how many miles does it take?, should I take it on some twisties to generate a decent amount of lean for the shoulders etc.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated

Oh, and yes, my 'chicken strips' would put KFC to shame

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[mr jamez]

I just ride like I would when its wet at first, nice and smooth. Then just gradually build up the lean angles and braking over 50 miles or so.
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[Paulington]

Put the bike on a paddock stand or something or anything so the rear tire is in the air.

Put in gear so the tire spins.

Low grit sandpaper on the tyre, all over for a few mins.

Good to go.
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[cLaTTeReD]

i got a pair for £145 pilot sports on the sp1

yeah 20-30 miles just take it easy

[Faraz]

I scrubbed in my new tyre in the pouring rain 2 weeks ago.

Had decent lean within about 20 miles.

If it was dry, I would take it to the edge within about 10-15 miles.
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[Tonka]

Had a new rear tyre a month ago and was told 100 miles to scrub in, not to brake or corner too hard and keep it smooth. Maybe they were just making sure if everyone else is ok after 20 miles
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[G]

It's just easier for them to sat '100 miles' than worry about law suits. 100 miles upright and I still wouldn't trust the side-grip available.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Tyre fitters always say "100 miles" as an arse covering.

As G says 100 motorway miles will have scrubbed the middle in a treat, but not the edges.

It should be done after about 20-30 miles on twisty riding most of the time, and on track it takes a couple of laps.
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[The Tot]

250 miles to be on the safe side. I usually don't use my full acceleration before that point. Be progressive in the corners and take them a bit slower than you normally would and you'll be fine. Just pretty much repeating what G says.

Sand/silicon carbide paper is silly. The release agent will probably have permeated sufficiently deep into the leather, so even if you've taken off the sheen, it'll still be slippery. With small glass particles embedded into the rubber, you're effectively artificially heating up the tyre through the addition friction when the particles move around at high speeds ... well that's my take on it.

Don't worry about yer chicken strips mate ... get the running in sorted after 250 miles and any remaining release agent will have reacted with the heat.
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[quacker_boy]

I got to about the 100 km mark after getting a new Dunlop Qualifier fitted on my dad's FZ6 whilst I was back for Easter and then I got bored so started leaning more and more and didn't have any problems
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[Barry_M2]

5 miles max and the releasing agent is gone. I can't belive I'm seeing recomendations of 250miles, 100 miles etc...

The releasing agent will be off the tyre in about 100 meters to be honest, but the extra distance is to warm the tyre so you can lean it comfortably to get the sides scrubbed.


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[thewildblue]

I usually find that once youve left the tyre fitters, got into national speed limit roads, done a few clutch ups and had a few wheelspins the rear is more or less ready to roll, some progressive braking attempts get the front up to speed, then a bit of roundabout surfing and some other small roads with lefts in and I feel good. All in all about 15-20miles and your done.

Ive only done about 50-60k miles over the years so Im still a bit green on this sort of thing...

[Paulington]

I do it to my bike and no problems occur at all.

As for the front, I just spin it by hand for a few revolutions. It's not much but it's enough to get the worst out of it, heard plenty of people recommend it, also do it to my race tires. Scuff slightly with sandpaper makes the agent on them come off in about 2 laps rather than 3/4 with no detrimental effects that I can feel.

Oh well. (: Whatever you guys say!
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[JAMSXR]

If you have an RS50 which does 75mph use sandpaper, and after that fly to the moon for a spot of crater jumping....

If not 15 miles should be ok, depending on the tyre.
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[neatbik]

Lots of tyre manufacturers dont use release agent, Bridgestone being one of them.
Its a bit of a myth really - the only reason they need scrubbing in is to rough up the surface, which is entirely possible within 15-20 miles.

[Thom]

I do a wee burnout just to get a bit of a scuff onto them, letting the rear end lean ever so slightly left to right. then its just normal riding for me.
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[KevTM]

What's all this sandpaper jobby-gob? this ain't fnking carpentry class.

Just ride the bike around some average speed smooth twisty roads progressively leaning more as you go. I've scrubbed a new set of tyres in within 20 miles (about 1/4 each side of the rear).. Just don't go stupid and you should have no probs. If it was wet I probably wouldn't even try to scrub them in that much, but then, I'm a pussy!