Does weaving a motorcycle benefit with the "warming" of tires?

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I have never really been convinced by the whole weaving thing, especially just on the road ... on a race track where you can weave at higher speeds, maybe .. but on the road I feel the temperature of the tyre is dependent on braking and acceleration over a much longer period of time ....


Jules

 

Ok here's what I was told by the instructor at my MSF course... it was nearly a year ago and I have no expert opinion on this so I'm just restating what I was told by someone who seemed to know what they were talking about and had better than 25 years riding experience..

The best way to warm up your tires is to accelarate (and I think decelerate/brake also) quickly in a straight line. The tires will radiate heat from the center out toward the walls and warm your whole tire.

Intuitively it seems like that would create more friction on pretty much the same size contact patch than weaving and also keeps friction on that one point so that it is not allowed to cool as you weave from "wall to wall" on the tire.

So my answer is, I think it will warm your tires -- yes -- but I don't believe it is the best way to warm your tires.

My two amateur pennies.

p.s. what kinda dolt is weaving like that on cold tires anyhow?!?!??!!11111

 

I agree. Weaving will cause friction on the sidewalls causing heat to build up but not enough as say making a hot lap. Most the time you see the pro's doing it is because their just scuffing up their race slicks.

 

schultzy.........seen this question B4

Saw this answer too........ LOL


hard accel' & braking will heat a tire carcass quicker and better

 

I've been doing a fair bit of weaving lately but its not really to do with heating the tyres up.

I've been doing it out of boredom or if Im cold and just want to get the blood in the arms moving. I also weave if ive just ridden through some crap that a fish lorry has dropped to get the sh*t off my tyres before a corner.

If im in a crusing mood or the car behind me is too close for comfort. Weaving usually makes them fall back to a safe distance, out of fear I imagine.

 

I have used weaving for all of the above reasons...

Warm up tires
See if they are warmed
Get sand grit etc off

Id imagine they do it during a caution in auto racing for a reason so that, and that is fun, is reason enough for me.

 

I dont do it to warm the tires up.

I do weave to clean the shyt off my tires after stopping at pulls n overlooks.

I also weave out of boredom or annoyance following window lickers!!

 

Et Tu Brute ........LOL

Marcus