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Minty
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PostPosted: 12:06 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cold, damp and new tyres.

Nope, can't see anything there that could be troublesome. Wink
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PostPosted: 12:23 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
If it's an 11 and only the glass broken they are £35 for a new mirror.

If the unit is ok but just glass broken then stick it on ebay and some monkey will pay £25-£30 for the old one.
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PostPosted: 13:23 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Didn't the guys at the fitters help you out?
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PostPosted: 13:25 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been there but not with new tyres, jut the cold and damp.

Pulled out of junction too lively, back steps right out, I straighten up and glance back in a "must have been diesel or something" kind of manner. Embarassed
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PostPosted: 13:52 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Having just fitted the CBR with new Pilot 2CTs, I promptly span it off the garage forecourt straight into a traffic light.

Cracked front fairing, bent mirror, scuffed timmeh, the usual bollocks.

pride, well and truly dented.
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PostPosted: 14:19 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
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It can also happen when the bike is brand new so new tyres on it. Sad

Not pretty :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zNUPDmnz4



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PostPosted: 15:20 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Got my PR3's fitted today and not so much as a wobble. LOVE them.

Grippier in the 1st mile that in the last 3000 on my other tyres. (Bridgstone 021 rear and ContiMotion front)
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PostPosted: 15:56 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Got to love part-worns... Razz

Why is that new bike so "rattly"?
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PostPosted: 20:20 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Must be those release agents they don't use any more Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 20:43 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Timmeh wrote:
Having just fitted the CBR with new Pilot 2CTs, I promptly span it off the garage forecourt straight into a traffic light.

Cracked front fairing, bent mirror, scuffed timmeh, the usual bollocks.

pride, well and truly dented.


Do tyre fitting places have CCTV pointed out the front in order to make a bit of money from you've been framed?
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PostPosted: 21:10 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
soforene wrote:

Surely these things only happen to other people (or a mates mate) and you hear about 'em third hand.


It would appear so!
Hope the damage isn't too grim.
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PostPosted: 21:50 - 23 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Should have got Continentals Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 01:23 - 24 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
EazyDuz wrote:
Should have got Continentals Thumbs Up

Or any other tyre, because they don't use release agents like Continental.

New tyres aren't slippery, there was a post not so long ago about this, within a few miles of having a new rear put on, early Jan and was doing summery type speeds without falling off, 30 miles later I was knee down on a roundabout.

That GSXR video, wang the throttle open on a litre bike whilst lent over on a shit surface, there is a chance you're going to drop it.
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PostPosted: 12:18 - 24 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
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New tyres aren't slippery


Well that's us told then!
Two examples on here of people who've binned their machines right outside the tyre fitters, warnings issued by every fitter I've ever known about slippery tyres and, personally, I do find new tyres slippery as do many others on here, despite manufacturers reassurances that they're not.
Maybe it's got nothing to do with the rubber but the fact that we're running on brand new tread with lots of airy spaces. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 13:29 - 24 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
soforene wrote:

Luckily I'd left the panniers at home (to assist the fitting of the rear tyre) otherwise it could have been a lot more expensive.


Is this a mk2 Pan?

My '95 Pan has been slid down the road and the crash bar cover (winglet) was the only item that got damaged.

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PostPosted: 16:08 - 24 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
soforene wrote:
'05 ST1300
Damage is a new crash bar cover and a wing mirror (and my dented pride).
My Bar end has gone all wobbly though.
Do they just "Bang On", twist or what?


Usually screw up so that a cone on the end of the thread opens up and grips inside of tube. They are usually a PITA to retighten because the cone rusts to the thread.
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PostPosted: 16:19 - 24 Feb 2013    Post subject: thats tough Reply with quote
That doesnt give you much chance to warm them up. bed them in ,or smudge the newness off ...I always weave mine about a fair bit to get the whole of the tyre warmed up and scrubbed off, but when the thing goes down right by the tyre fitters thats really a tough break . glad it wasnt too badly damaged.
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PostPosted: 16:19 - 24 Feb 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
pits wrote:
EazyDuz wrote:
Should have got Continentals Thumbs Up

Or any other tyre, because they don't use release agents like Continental.

New tyres aren't slippery, there was a post not so long ago about this, within a few miles of having a new rear put on, early Jan and was doing summery type speeds without falling off, 30 miles later I was knee down on a roundabout.

That GSXR video, wang the throttle open on a litre bike whilst lent over on a shit surface, there is a chance you're going to drop it.


It needs to be pointed out so that nobody follows this advice and crashes. Brand new tyres are slippery. Some brands may be more slippery than others brand new, but they are definately slippery.

Tyres that have done "a few miles" are not new tyres. I have ridden hard on tyres after intentionally scrubbing them in for 4 or 5 miles. They are not new tyres at that point.

Please don't spout shite that'll end up with someone coming off their bike.
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