New R6 New Tires (How careful do you need to be?)
I'm am excited to say that I've been approved for a Yamaha card and will be finishing the paperwork tomorrow to purchase an '04 Blue R6. (Tomorrow won't be here soon enough )My question is regarding...
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It's not that bad. It's not like you're going to hop on your bike, give it a little gas and it'll slide right out from under you. You don't want to take 90 degree corners like you normally would,...
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go ride five or ten miles on some curvy roads at moderate or slow speed. That does itErnie
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Yes you need to take care. The shop will tell you 100km (60 miles) to wear the wax off but it depends on how you ride. A couple of laps on a track will do it for instance. However you also need to be...
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dude, just be careful. i got my blue 04 r6 on Tuesday(last week) and on Thursday, 150 miles later i'm going down this turn and i've should of known beforehand, but anyways i take it a little too fast...
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well, my $.02 is that the sides of your tires take a lot longer to get the crisco off. you normally ride on the middle of your tire, so the crisco comes off quick, but the sides only get worn in when...
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heres my $.02 worth. after i replaced my first set of tires on my 03 (silver) i took the new tires to a deserted parking lot were i live and just did circles in both directions gradually increasing in...
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Thanks for everyones input.I like your method a lot liquidr6. A controlled environment with no cagers sounds appealing. There's a parking lot near my house that's really big and empty in the evenings...
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you got 56 miles on the tires go ride them. By the time I get to 56 miles I have forgotten the tires are new. dont obsess on this stuff.There is no such thing as mold release on tires, or actually...
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