Question on greasy brand-new tires

[JimLor]

Motorcycle Consumer News did an article on this a year or two ago. They tried various methods to include sandpaper and a wire brush to name a few. Bad news is I can't remember which they said was the best. Maybe I'll pick that month's edition when I'm in the library. I'll let you know next time I run across the results. Like many, I ride easy for 100 miles or so and gradually increase lean angle.

 

[Fred W]

Motorcycle Consumer News did an article on this a year or two ago. They tried various methods to include sandpaper and a wire brush to name a few. Bad news is I can't remember which they said was the best. Maybe I'll pick that month's edition when I'm in the library. I'll let you know next time I run across the results. Like many, I ride easy for 100 miles or so and gradually increase lean angle.

I think it was covered here: click me

 

[TruWrecks]

Motorcycle tire manufacture quit using mold release compound like 5 or more years ago. The liability was way too high with several court cases from ridiers that had crashed. They changed the mold process and the molds. They all now use a multi-part tire form. The heat from the molding form makes the outer surface of the tire shiny because it it smooth and slightly more dense than the inner rubber. It takes a few heat cycles for the outside of the tire to loosen up and get as grippy as it was designed to be.

Take a few short rides and play with acceleration and decelleration starting gently, then slowly increase the intenstity. The tires will be as grippy as they are going to get within the first couple of heat cycles.

The above information came from a reputable tire rep at Pacific Racways in Kent, WA. I took a brand new set of Pilot Power 2CTs out on the road race coarse with no break-in miles with my Hayabusa. I was dragging a knee within five laps of the track on those tires. Not a single hint of slippage be the third lap.

I'm not saying don't be cautious. Just don't be aggressive until you have heat cycled the tire a few times to loosen it up.

 

[GPRIDER]

Good info TruWrecks. Thanks.

GP