Running in tyres

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

I had a new rear fitted at the weekend due to a f*cking huge nail sticking out of it. Evil or Very Mad

The people at the tyre place said not to excide 60mph and avoid aggresive aceleration for 200 miles and then gradually take it up more.

Do people follow this or is this just b*llocks to cover their backs?

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

I think its mainly to cover there back.

And 200 miles seems alot, I have always been told 100 miles by my tyre fitters.

Though I ignore them and have fun trying to scrub it in fully as soon as I can. Very Happy

Obviosly I don't lean as much with a new tyre till I've done a few miles though. Smile

NickD · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Karma :

The problem is, that with sportier tyres they need to use a silicone release agent to prevent the tyre sticking to the mould. Only when this is worn off is the tyre up to being used properly. I have had a number of 'moments' as a result of going too hard on fresh tyres, you can tell when the coating has worn off. Take it steady for a few miles.
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Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

I knew a bloke who tried to wear his back tyre in by doing a burn-out outside the bike shop on a GSXR1100. The tyre bit and threw him and the bike over! Doh!

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

Covered around 100 miles on it and it is no longer shiny, so I think it is time to ride properly again. Sick of taking my time. Brand new tyres scare me when the roads are wet though:evil: .

Cheers guys. Just wanted some opinions Thumbs Up

Ian (GPX) · Brolly Dolly Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Karma :

Take it steady on that new tyre, 100 miles on the new tyre will scrub it in as they say, after that the grip will creep in. The WARNING on my new front tyre (not fitted yet) says:

Avoid hard acceleration, hard braking and hard cornering for the first 100 miles.

This is a Bridgestone Battlax BT45....... Should be the same for most tyres.

mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Ride like a maniac with a pillion! It certainly worked for the guy whose pillion I was on his VFR. Hard braking, accelerating and cornering were certainly not off the menu, and his tyre was very well scrubbed in when we were done, not a millimetre of chicken strip. Shocked

Oh, and he didn't tell me he had a brand new tyre on before we started either. Laughing

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Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

I'm running battlax 020 so must be a similar period surely?
I'll start to increase things now it's started to bed in. 200 miles seems extreme to me, Thumbs Up

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

On John's rear 010 on his nc30 I was happy getting my knee down after the about 5 miles that he rode it to the industrial estate.

The 020 claims to have the same compound on the sides as the 010, but I don't reckon it warms up as quickly so I'd take it slightly easier.

On track, sticky tyres wear in after a couple of laps... probably need less, but I've always been a bit cautious as you're going a bit faster on track.

Frost · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 May 2004 Karma :

Just wait for a dry day and get some miles under your belt, the hardest bit will be wearing in the left hand side of it but so long as you don't go for knee down in your first 10 miles then you should have no problems.

Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

I scrubbed a full set of BT014 Battlax's in on my cbr600 after about 30 miles. They were put on with a week between the two, the rear being on first. best to be progressive with the leaning and gradually increase throttle. The BT's were that soft that after 20 miles of swerving and accelerating/slowing/accelerating, when I pulled into a petrol station the silicone stuff was peeling off the very warm tyre.

Obviously you need to take it easy on the first few miles, depending on your bike and weight. A slippery brand new tyre aint gonna like having a hundred horses forced onto it when it can't bite, and it aint gonna like leaning at speed when its just silicone between you and an off. Best thing I find is to find open space on a trunk road etc and swerve across the lane left to right for a while, combined with medium/hard throttle followed by backing off etc etc.

100 miles is a bit rash for a modern sports tyre, but baring in mind our safety guy at work sells his bike when it needs new tyres because every time he's changed a set he's crashed! Rolling Eyes

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Yea, should point out that I would take it a lot easier in the wet and to make sure you lean progressively.

In the wet you are in a bit of a catch 22 because you can't lean thanks to the tyre's state and you can't scrub them in thanks to the weather.

Whatever, if you only get progressively faster you should be fine, just keep an extra eye out for slippery surfaces in the cold months.

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mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

You REALLY dont want to run them in in the wet, appart from it takeing allot longer its a rubbish idea..

Last lot i had just went for a 100 mile ride in the peakes, did the trick nicely Wink

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Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

Scrubbing in tyres in the wet, now THATS a scary prospect! New tyres + rain = enjoy the bus to work!! Razz

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headlamp · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Karma :

I had a new rear tyre fitted today! Riding home in the wet was, er interesting! Manhole covers provided the biggest challenge, even under the slightest braking there was no bite so the back slid! Fortunately the forecast for tomorrow is dry so it will be just the leaves to contend with!
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PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 02 Jul 2002 Karma :

I've got a pair of tyres being fitted to the Benelli when it gets serviced next week, I just hope it drys up a bit before I go and pick it up! Shocked

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bath of kylies · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

What tyres did you go for ? And also curious how much your service costs... Question

headlamp · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Karma :

EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

Sounds like you got your tyre from Buckley tyres. Whenever I bought tyres from there they told me that and had me sign a declaration that I'd heard them say it Laughing

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

Yeah I did go Buckley. They always do a good job there, so I trust them. Had a tyre put on once at 'Everything but bikes' and they didn't put the wheel back on properly. Good one guys Rolling Eyes

Still taking it easy in the wet (binned one bike this year, don't want to do that again) but got a nice steady 80 today in the dry. Woah dude, dry roads!!!

Yes it is scary scrubbing in tyres when it's wet. F*ckin' nail Evil or Very Mad

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EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

Yeah I've always found Buckley to do a good job, cheap and a nice waiting room too.