Put a new Qualifier on the back Wednesday, and decided I did NOT want to pussyfoot around for 100 or so miles wearing whatever-the-hell it is off the tread before I could trust it to deliver excellent traction.
SO, borrowing from another post about oiling the chain in a quick convenient manner- I put the bike up on the rear stand, started it up and shifted to first, then second with the fast idle still on. Took a 4"x12" piece of 150 grit sandpaper and held it tightly by the ends and applied it first to half the tire, then the other half. Held it tightly on one side from edge to slightly overlapping the center and counted to ten, then shifted to the other side. Did this for a total of thirty seconds on each side, then shut it down to check my work. This was the result.
I rode about 50 miles before taking the pics (impatient!) but you can see there is NO shiny film left on the tire so I believe it is broken in at this point!
Didn't have a chance to push it on a warm road yet, but I will the first chance I get.
Can anyone think of any drawbacks to this? The only reason for the 100 mile thing is some sort of treatment/coating on a new tire correct? Any reason why this procedure wouldn't completely take care of the problem?
SO, borrowing from another post about oiling the chain in a quick convenient manner- I put the bike up on the rear stand, started it up and shifted to first, then second with the fast idle still on. Took a 4"x12" piece of 150 grit sandpaper and held it tightly by the ends and applied it first to half the tire, then the other half. Held it tightly on one side from edge to slightly overlapping the center and counted to ten, then shifted to the other side. Did this for a total of thirty seconds on each side, then shut it down to check my work. This was the result.
I rode about 50 miles before taking the pics (impatient!) but you can see there is NO shiny film left on the tire so I believe it is broken in at this point!
Didn't have a chance to push it on a warm road yet, but I will the first chance I get.
Can anyone think of any drawbacks to this? The only reason for the 100 mile thing is some sort of treatment/coating on a new tire correct? Any reason why this procedure wouldn't completely take care of the problem?