trusting the tire.....
#1
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ok, im new to riding......4,500 miles of seat time. when i bought my bike it had Pilot Roads and i got pretty comfortable leaning it after a while. the chicken strips diminished and the tire began balding in the center. i trusted those tires in the turns. just today i had some PP's put on and was told to take it easy for the first 2hundred miles or so. now my question, i understand that there are natural oils and what not on the tire. but once i ride it for the first 2hundred miles or so, how do i know WHEN i can begin to lean'er back into the turns a bit harder? im nervous of the virgin tire slipping. i trusted the PR's. and i know the PP's are way better tires (or so i've heard).
so how do i know WHEN i can begin dipping the bike into turns more?
so how do i know WHEN i can begin dipping the bike into turns more?
#2
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200 miles should be enough, but it's more about heating the tire than it is about mileage.
When I got a new set of PP on my bike (2CT on the back), I rode 10 miles to some roads in a new housing development. I heated the tires with some hard acceleration (back tire) and some hard straight-line braking (front tire) then I started riding laps - 20 laps using right turns, 20 laps using left turns (another5-6 miles, maybe).
Stopped the bike and took a look - scrubbed right down to the Michelin man's feet.
When I got a new set of PP on my bike (2CT on the back), I rode 10 miles to some roads in a new housing development. I heated the tires with some hard acceleration (back tire) and some hard straight-line braking (front tire) then I started riding laps - 20 laps using right turns, 20 laps using left turns (another5-6 miles, maybe).
Stopped the bike and took a look - scrubbed right down to the Michelin man's feet.
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haha wow! yeah, i rode it maybe 45 miles today and noticed that the tire was visibly worn and i wasnt even really leaning it! but i'll tell you what......they DO heat up quick! when i got home and rode down my gravel driveway, i think i brought the driveway to the shed w/ me!!!! but i appreciate the reply. i know its a bit of a dumbass question, but its new to me.....this is my first time w/ fresh rubber on the bike and was worried that the tire needed to slowly be leaned to wear the tire. but thank you for the info!
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lmao 200 miles good lord. I broke mine in, in like 2 miles not even. I've broken mine in and my friends on his. We both run PP's. I'd start a small weave, and dip into more and more and more. I'd do this until I got it to the edge, and then it's fully broken in. Just make sure you don't take a big first bite, just start out small.
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