new tyre advice needed

lee125 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Karma :

hi just got a new front tyre for my dtr 125 and i was wanting to know do i just take it easy and not go fast round corners for bout 50 miles or so? cheers
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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

go easy? ,the mould compound comes off after about 50 yards, its just to cover their own arses , me after my BT45s got warm after 10 miles home I thought lets scrub them in and gave it some welly , such that my chicken strips are only 6mm on each side.
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THCi · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Took me the time to go to Sainsburys and back. Which is circa 5 miles! Smile

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andrea · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Karma :

Im glad someone else posted this, i'm having a new front tomorrow and was wondering the best way to scrub them in and how long it would take. Looks like its not so bad after all then.

THCi · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

If its pissing it down pretend you've got a new born baby balanced on youre head (at least until you've got em scrubbed in).

If you're lucky it will be dry and you'll be able to go for a blast, just be extra careful around those normal danger areas.
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Past: GZ 125 K4 Marauder, VL 125 LC Intruder, FZS 600 Fazer. Present: GSF 600 N K3 Bandit, GSX-R 600 X(soon)
"We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so...very...pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die."

BigChris · Spanner Monkey Joined: 25 May 2005 Karma :

just do what your normally do, but dont be a hero. You'll be fine.

If you've got spanking new tyres and its chucking it down, take the bus.

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

why? , it was pissing it down the day I got my new tyres and I'm still here managed to squeeze in a quick courier race too.
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THCi · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Always better safe than sorry Itchy.
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"We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so...very...pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die."

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andrea · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Karma :

Well had my new front today, and yes it was wet...and very windy. Baby on head advice was good Thumbs Up

But to be honest i didn't like it one little bit. The wind kept blowing what felt like under my bike and i could feel the front slipping, was so glad to get home! So my friends coming over to scrub them in for me Laughing

What a wimp i am Razz