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Alex · June 4th, 2011, 08:13 PM

Touching a tire with even the dirtiest, oiliest, greasiest hands isn't going to matter a whit in terms of the tire becoming more slippery afterwards, such that it makes it likelier to lose grip in a turn. Putting a bike down blows, but even the slightest implication that it was the tire tech's or the dealerships fault is, IMHO, mis-aimed. New tires are slippery, and we need to be careful on them for a few miles until they both warm up and scuff up a bit.

To the OP - I hear you on the repeating cycle, but now that they have a few miles on them, just take some gradual turns at a gentle pace, leaning a little more each time, and within a few minutes the tire will be good to go at any pace one can dish out.

June 4th, 2011, 08:13 PM	#27
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Touching a tire with even the dirtiest, oiliest, greasiest hands isn't going to matter a whit in terms of the tire becoming more slippery afterwards, such that it makes it likelier to lose grip in a turn. Putting a bike down blows, but even the slightest implication that it was the tire tech's or the dealerships fault is, IMHO, mis-aimed. New tires are slippery, and we need to be careful on them for a few miles until they both warm up and scuff up a bit. To the OP - I hear you on the repeating cycle, but now that they have a few miles on them, just take some gradual turns at a gentle pace, leaning a little more each time, and within a few minutes the tire will be good to go at any pace one can dish out. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)