Kent! Sorry to hear this ...
glad you wernt at high speed...
Yeah! I hear that new Dunlops just snap at the first hint of a corner! I know a guy who knows a guy who had this happen to him. I also know a bunch of racers who have had it happen! It's an EPIDEMIC I tell ya!!!I'd Blame Dunlop!!!!
Nah man, we were just bein' smart asses in reference to all the hype about Pilot Powers snappin' at the edge. It was meant as smart ass humor. There's really not a (known?) problem with Dunlops bein' any more highside prone than anything else available. Of course we could prolly start postin' that and before long you'd see posts all over the net by folks who "knew this guy" or "knows a buncha racers" who highsided on a new set of Dunlops and he wasn't even on the gas, or some shid like that.Never heard that the dunlops were highside prone. I usually recommend that a rider do a 100 to 200 miles on a tire before they get to aggressive. Get the tire through a good heat cycle or two before going all out. I hear lots about tires but haven't heard that about dunlops. I don't run them but have heard mostly positive talk.
What's with all the double tappin' lately there bacharles?Glad you're OK ksheldon. People do laugh, but I always use sandpaper on my new tires. Hasn't steered me wrong yet. I first sand the tire with sandpaper, then I use this degreaser agent called "Mean Green" to get off excess or ground in oil (whatever this stuff is they put on the tire). This material is, from what I understand, used as a sort-of preservative for the rubber. Supposed to help keep it from dry-rotting or some shiite like that.
I told you to get the powers.I always take a piece of sand paper to new tires. Just a little roughing up, especially on the sides. It helps to get the glaze off.
The reason tires are slippery when new is due to the compound used to make them release from the mold. Just something you have to deal with. I tried the 208's out on a busa a couple years ago and found them to be very slippery when cold. I could easily spin them in any gear when cold and they seem to take a while to warm up? I only ran out one set and never trid them again.