Sore Arse...

Hey guys... is it a common thing to end up staring at the sky 100 metres
after getting a new rear tyre? Yes, I was taking it easy going round the
90 degree turn... That was my first spill at a mere 5mph (if that).
Busted my damn ankle, and top of my arse. I especially liked how the cars
just drive past and ignore you. The two student guys who helped me out,
got a well deserved pint. Scotspeed M'cycles in Dumfries were very helpful
also, even makeshift fitted the rear footrest to get me home to decide what
to do with it, but I just handed him the keys.

So, thats a new mirror bracket, front foot rest and bar end I need. Plus
some bending of the handlebars. Glad I bought engine bars btw, they
worked. All that for a Suzuki Bandit 600Y ('00)... any guesses on how
much it's likely to cost?

Sigh...

Stuart

 

S.J. Ewen wrote

Only for muppets.

Ahh. Snot all your fault then.

It is your motorcycle, cost is irrelevant.

 

Ouch - very sorry to hear that but you have my sympathy - did exactly
the same ham-fisted thing on my Fazer a couple of weeks ago on a brand
new pair of tyres, circa 100 yards from home. Couple of scrapes not much
damage in my case. Luckiest thing of all was no neighbours spotted me...

GWS

 

You have my sympathies. Yesterday I had to ride a Blackbird back from the
garage with two new tyres and new discs and pads. In the rain. Over
salt-encrusted roads.

Fucking delicate does not do it justice.

 

That's a bugger. GWS

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Saw exactly the same thing over the weekend. A guy pulled away from
the bike shop after having had some new tyres fitted and promptly
binned it in front of many onlookers.

 

... you maxi-mise your problem.

 

He should take it one stepthru at a time.

 

I thought this was another colonic irrigation thread.

 

That's nova the idea

 

You could try cleaning the super non-sticky crap off with solvent, which
is what I did last time I had tyres fitted (on loose rims).

 

Isn't that supposed to be a_bad_idea? On the basis that the rubber's
not properly heat-cycled yet and may be adversely affected by said
solvents.

I generally manage to 'scrub-in' a pair of tyres in an hour or so and
have never experienced the described phenomenon. I've always put it
down to simple ham-fistedness myself.

 

I have no idea about 'heat cycling', what's that supposed to do?
The solvent I used is fairly non-agressive, I doubt if it has any effect
on rubber.

Well, same here. In the past, I've always taken it easy for 100 miles or
so.

 

As the tyre is heated and cooled, its chemical properties will change
slightly. This is possibly more important than the actual
'scrubbing-in'.

In which case it wouldn't have any effect at all.

Where's SWK when you need them?

 

Champ explained this to me once and I confess to not having taken it all
on board. However, as I recall, it's more of an issue for race tyres but
does generally apply to all tyres.

Here:
http://www.ssapubl.com/html/tech tips/may 2003.htm

'Cause of this, the tyre has a finite lifespan.

TBH, it's a personal preference thing. I know I'd only resort to using
any sort of solvent on my tyres if there was summat nasty like chain-lube
from ham-fistedness on 'em.

Weather permitting, I've always taken it fairly steady for the first 20
miles or so and then deliberately and progressively wound it on to try and
get 'em "scrubbed" asap.

As another poster said, it'd be an utter arse to just potter around for
100 miles or more /thinking/ you were "scrubbing in" only to still have
FOAD shiny chicken strips on the things which you forget after 101 miles
and end up lobbing it.


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When he fell off, he just moped around.

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Putting solvents on the tyre is a stupid idea. Up there with
sandpaper/wire brushes to 'scrub' them in.

I found with a normal road bike with normal tyres [1], take it easy for
10 miles or so to get some heat in the tyres then ride as normal.

Its getting the tyres hot that 'scrubs' them in. The heat changes the
chemical properties of the tyre, as its designed to. All part of the
'curing' process. Once they're hot they're done.

My experiences of doing it the "Champ Way", google group ref.
http://tinyurl.com/ytqem


[1] Alright, the bike isn't normal. The tyres are BT45s and skinny
120/90x18

 

Proving to be a problem with me... Now done 25 miles on new front *and*
rear. 10 miles in pissing down rain, followed by 15 miles in driving snow.
I'm thinking my tyres haven't warmed up yet

 

The idea behind this was just to clean off the slippy stuff which seems to
be on new tyres.

 

So why bother at all then? As tyres get pretty hot when they're moulded.