| Author | Message | ||
     Doitindark |
I just got a new set of Diablo Corsa tires. This will be my first new set of tires. I was just wondering how everyone goes about breaking in there tires? Do you use anything to take the slickness away or just ride it easy for 100 miles. I have a track day planed in a couple of weeks and want to be ready to ride as hard as I can and not worry about my tires. | ||
| M1combat |
I wash mine with dish washing soap before I mount them (I would imagine it would work just as well after you mount them...). I then take it easy for a while... | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Doit, put some miles on them -- 100 should be more than plenty. the contact with the road is important (i.e. scuffing), but so is the heat generated, which will help "cook" some/most/all of the slippery out of the tires. go easy on abrupt throttle inputs when you're leaned over, obviously, until you're confident that the tires have "come to you." Ferris | ||
| M1combat |
I've heard that if you can find a fence next to some softish dirt, steady yourself on the fence and do a burn out until the treaded portion of the tire is buried.... I would imagine that if you got unlucky that you may end up slicing your tire on a buried rock, but other than that... It "sounds" like it would work  . | ||
| Tom_b |
Just ride em like you normally would.they will "break" in on their own. The washing them with dish soap is a good idea to get started. .  (Message edited by Tom_B on May 13, 2005) | ||
| M1combat |
"Just ride em like you normally would." Ummm, No. I'd end up piled into a rock wall if they let go on a left, or stuffed into a guard rail if they let go on a right. | ||
| 12bolt |
I wouldn't do the burn out idea. I don't like the thought of having a sticky rear tire and a slippery front one. May give you a false sense of security right up to the point when your front tire slides out from under you. | ||
| Unibear12r |
Badweb is full of the new tire horror stories. Jerry knows what he's posting about. |
