After getting new tires, what do you do?

[rangerbrown]

my new set of bt-45 i washed with dish soap, anda brilo pad. then put them though a few heat cycles. wash them again, then ride the hell out of them.


my last tire (rear) i broke it in at deals gap

[bettingpython]

I just broke my new avons in this weekend. about 70 miles of easy highway riding some gentle sweepers on and off ramps stuff like that then we hit the twisties down by the lakes and I just progressively ran it harder and harder. I was running with one of the local track guys on his GSXR 750. Sweet ride and sweeter tires the Bridgestones never felt right to me. Just wish the temps would have been a little cooler. As far as stock tires I spent $135 on my tires from MAW and the guys I was riding with were running pilot powers on their gixxers. The GS kept up in the twisties, If it's never gonna go on a track why spend mad money on tires that wear faster, if you ride something as hard on the street as you do on the track you have no business on the street. No tires I have ever run on the street have had the chicken strip completely gone racing is for the track keep yourself within your comfort zone on the streets.

[Kasumi]

Find a deserted parking lot and just go around and around one way leaning further over and turning harder. Then do it in reverse, a few laps and they will be scuffed in. I personally just ride like i normally do having the cautions thought in the back of my mind that i am on new tyres.

As far as scuffing in new items, a friend at my dads work was caught scraping a set of knee sliders on his driveway so it looked as though he could get his knee down. He road an R1 which had a larger chicken strip than a goldwing with panniers on.

[bettingpython]

Find a deserted parking lot and just go around and around one way leaning further over and turning harder. Then do it in reverse, a few laps and they will be scuffed in. I personally just ride like i normally do having the cautions thought in the back of my mind that i am on new tyres.

As far as scuffing in new items, a friend at my dads work was caught scraping a set of knee sliders on his driveway so it looked as though he could get his knee down. He road an R1 which had a larger chicken strip than a goldwing with panniers on.

I used to ride a GL1100, pipes and pegs scraped on it when I needed it to turn and turn fast. The bike don't matter it's the ability of the rider.