new tire break in

[yamadada]

Does anyone know if there's an alternative method to break in new tires instead of riding cautiously for the first 100 miles?

 

[Bustanut joker]

Wash it, sand it down with 80 grit an ride like ya stole it..

Personally? 100 miles is excessive..

 

[r1byker]

Just take it easy for a few miles until it gets up to temp, and you'll be fine. On track days, we go easy for one lap to get the tires warmed up, and then we go all out.

 

[HYCLE]

I suggest, no more than half throttle until you get out of the driveway. :blink:

 

[escapefjrtist]

Turn right out of the driveway and make two complete round trips on your nearest twisty (chip seal) road...mine happens to be 6.4 miles each trip! Tires are nice and scrubbed in at the end.

Seriously though, ride the bike easy the first few miles and don't do anything stupid.

--G

 

[Frushlorton]

I picked up my new set of Angels on a chilly night in a thunder storm. I rode across the street to IKEA's parking garage and did figure eights and laps for 10 mins. Then it was 35 miles in a down pour with the last 10 on back roads with no issues.

 

[Bounce]

Anything you do other than ride it would take more time and be more squidly than simply riding the 100 miles. As quickly as moto tires wear out, that extra 100 miles is money in the bank. Is constraint during riding that hard to maintain for 2 hours?