| Author | Message | ||
     Jak |
Is there anybody out there that scrubs new meats in in a particular manner or should I just ride the hell out of them? Kilgore | ||
| 99buellx1 |
Ride them.....safely. | ||
| Firewhirl |
I scrub them down with a pad. | ||
| Firebolteric_ma |
i too use a scrub pad w/ soap and water then lightly w/ some steel wool. i then get them mounted. | ||
| Spike |
I don't do anything special to the tires other than throughly wash the wheel/tires before mounting the wheels back on the bike. Other than that I just ease into the tires, using more lean angle gradually. Most new tires aren't going to stick well until they've been scrubbed in, so I'd be cautious about riding the hell out of them right off the bat. | ||
| T9r |
You could always use some sand paper. Though an abrasive (rough) scrubbing pad works. Steel wool could be used too. Even after that still treat them as though you are riding on glass... or ice. | ||
| 1badbuell |
I use high grit sand paper | ||
| Donutclub |
Just ride the bike to scrub the tires in. Pretend the road is wet when your riding on new tires until you get them scuffed in. | ||
| Lorazepam |
If you are worried, wesleys bleache white and a scotch brite bad will remove all the mold release that is on the tire. It also scuffs it up a bit, and doesnt leave residue. | ||
| Jak |
thanks everyone! I just made it back from the dealership and holy $h!t either these tires are amazing or the dunlops just suck that much. Temp is around 92 or so and I was able to gradually go from side to side with no slipping. the profile of the diablo strada is so much taller than the 208's so when I would head into a corner it felt as if the bike was just going to fall over. Absolutely amazing in the corners. I actually got off the bike to make sure they had not accidently put the diablo corsa's on my ride. After 70 quick miles I can say these tires are worth the price of admission. Kilgore | ||
| Hans |
Am using a sand road to scrub them in. Hans | ||
| M1combat |
It's nut just the scuffing though... It's also the mold release compound. It soaks into the tire (or there's something else already there?). In any case, it "cooks" out over the course of the first/second heat cycle. I generally consider them scrubbed after about 20 miles of riding a canyon road, and I start gently. I also wash them with soap before mounting them. | ||
| Rafartist |
I use tire cleaner and let it sit for a few minutes then take it on the highway and then some gradually increasing lean angles to get them up to heat. Whoever said that they need to get up to heat is absolutely correct, the oils need to seep out with heat. You can prep them with sand paper or tire cleaner all you want but the mold release will still come to surface with heat. | ||
| Djkaplan |
I just start slow. Works every time. | ||
| Skyguy |
I head out to one of my favorite canyon roads that can handle speeds of around 80 mph and is 10 miles long. Starting slowly in the turns and speeding up in the straights I run it three times and gradually fast speeds. Sand, scuff and wash all you want but the mold release compound needs to be cooked out of the tires before they stick well. | ||
| Mojave_mike |
You never see racers scrubbing in tires..a couple of laps at moderate pace and off they go ! | ||
| Rafartist |
Yeah but they have tire warmers. | ||
| Bake |
Dirty big burnouts, best excuse for doing one  | ||
| Mrvvrroomm |
Ride it, let pavement scrub them. | ||
| Teddagreek |
If you can find a big concrete parking lot or road that works great... I have a lot near me that is pretty big... Once a Marine always a Marine! | ||
| Superman217 |
Semper Fi |
