riding home with new tire

Roomie said:
For the 3rd time now I've boys Michelin and for the third time right out of the gate they were great. Unlike the others when you run your hand across them new there's nothing for residue. had them Installed and was on Hockley road 28 km later and they were perfectly fine.

As others have said though take it a little easy for a bit. Maybe even wash them off with warm water and soap using a scrubbing sponge or something.
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Absolutely, just because they admit to using a release agent doesn't mean that they confess to compromising the rider. I have also bought a new rear PR4 and it felt great right off the bat.
Nevertheless, even Michelin will admit that the tire will perform better after a slight break-in period.

As mentioned before, I believe that it's the tire's smootheness combined with cold rubber and the rider's eager hands that cause most incidents when it comes to new bikes or new tires on them. So many accidents happen just around the corner from home.

Another factor is that the new tire's profile is different, and also its performance varies, even if it's the same model. That's why it's beneficial to give oneself some time to get used to these new characteristics before assuming the bike will react exactly the same as beforehand.
 
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Lol. I love Gtam.

1) Be careful

2) Forget about it!

3) Cover the rear brake as you wheelie away from the dealership.

It's like jeopardy some nights.

:P
 
DemonPig said:
Absolutely, just because they admit to using a release agent doesn't mean that they confess to compromising the rider. I have also bought a new rear PR4 and it felt great right off the bat.
Nevertheless, even Michelin will admit that the tire will perform better after a slight break-in period.

As mentioned before, I believe that it's the tire's smootheness combined with cold rubber and the rider's eager hands that cause most incidents when it comes to new bikes or new tires on them. So many accidents happen just around the corner from home.

Another factor is that the new tire's profile is different, and also its performance varies, even if it's the same model. That's why it's beneficial to give oneself some time to get used to these new characteristics before assuming the bike will react exactly the same as beforehand.
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I will likely put some klm on it before heading straight home.....thanks for posts that stayed on topic.
 
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