| Author | Message | ||
     Paralegalpete |
I learned another lesson the hard way today. Over the winter I installed new brakes and tires (dunlop d616) 40F today and sunny, and the massive snow banks are melting. 1/2 mile down the road I make a right hand turn from a stop and the bike just slides out from under me. No Ice, just wet roads. I now know that a 40F wet road surface is not the best conditions to break in a new set of tires. So now I need to replace the right side frame puck that I've just replaced | ||
| Ratbuell |
Leave the puck where it is. "Chicks dig scars"  And, snowmelt does NOT = "wet roads". They = SLIME. Salt. De-icer. Sand. All that crap, mixed in with the "water" that used to be snow. But you know that now...ride on | ||
| Sperz1 |
Sounds like a wrong place at the right time situation. | ||
| Pnw_uly |
I run the D616s (I'm a fan) here in the Seattle area daily for commuting, and in my opinion the D616s do take longer than other makes to heat up, especially in cooler weather... Still a great tire; 12k on the rear when swapped, 14k on the front and still going. . . YMMV. Paul | ||
| Ulykan |
Pete, I'm sorry to hear of your spill. About 2 weeks ago I almost fell in a left turn in a sandy intersection. Thankfully I was turning very slowly and my rear tire grabbed solid pavement quickly and I recovered. Then yesterday I was making a right turn and there was a muddy spot that almost got me. Again my tire grabbed dry pavement before I could fall. I've learned to be very deliberate and careful this time of year with the roads in less than ideal condition. Thankfully you weren't hurt and the damage is minor. Ride safe. | ||
| Paralegalpete |
thanks for the comments, I did a little research on new tires, apparently Dunlop does not use a mold release however they use a type of highly polished chrome mold, and as a result the tires are very shiny new. As well new tires need to go through one good heat cycle before they rubber compounds start to grip properly. That combined with road surface is what did me in. (Message edited by paralegalpete on February 17, 2011) | ||
| Ourdee |
I opened it up a little too quickly yesterday with left over winter sand on the road. She walked around a little but took it all in stride. Sorry for your puck. | ||
| Charlie_zulu |
Bummer. | ||
| Paralegalpete |
I got back in the saddle on Friday, went for a nice ride in the country, not before scuffing up the new tires in the garage though. I have to admint I've never riden a bike so gingerly around town than I did Friday when I first set out. Ripped it up good on the back roads. [IMG]http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/sportster1200/garage036.jpg[/IMG] (Message edited by paralegalpete on February 20, 2011) | ||
| Paralegalpete |
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| Electraglider_1997 |
Peter, Could that photo be any BLUE-ER. | ||
| Paralegalpete |
had the camara on manual setting and was to lazy to set it up correctly, thats not a lake, just some snow melt |
