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JebattoRocket posted:This is probably a stupid question, but what are the advantages/disadvantages of running tires with tubes versus without? Are tubed tires more commonly found on dual sports and dirt bikes? Spoked wheels get a tube, the other ones get tubeless.
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Jul 23, 2009 08:22
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Well I'm not going to say anything against the guidelines of the manufacturers lest the motorcycle gods pay negative attention to me.  I'm no walking motorcycle encyclopedia (we have nerobro for that) but I would not hesitate to use tubeless on casted wheels from whatever era. The warning is a complete mystery to me to be honest.
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Jul 24, 2009 22:58
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That burnout needed more gasoline. 
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May 10, 2010 09:31
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Two chairs, a level and paper. A dedicated balancer is unnecessary.
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Jun 12, 2011 20:02
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Last time I got new tyres a balance was definitely in order. Front end started shaking like mad at ~50 mph.
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Mar 21, 2012 22:00
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Yay new tires! If you want to rough up the surface of your tyre to make sure it works like it should, do parking lot weaves for about 15 minutes. Go slow and shallow first and gradually increase lean and/or speed. It used to be that manufacturers used some kind of grease to help release the rubber from the mold but today any slipperiness is attributed to the mold's polished surface. Whatever the case it won't take nearly as much as 100 miles to scrub 'em in. More like, one. 
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Jul 27, 2012 09:31
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EvilCrayon posted:Need to get new tires for the CB-1. Incredibly tiny sizes but I'm already running a 150/40 in the rear so should I just spring for Pilot Road 3 front and rear? I'm one on the front of my VFR and it's been awesome but they're just so expensive.... You can fit some pr2's if the price difference is significant.
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Jul 27, 2012 09:32
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Z3n posted:Yeah but you have a giant rim to move the tire around on, and you're more worried about flex in the carcass than the sidewall directly. A dirtbike tire doesn't really flex at all, has very little clearance, and you're usually shoving a tube in there as well. A thought popped in to my head: does a dirtbike tyre also has a bead that needs to be set?
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Feb 5, 2013 20:55
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It's recommended to get new tyres when the thread depth goes lower than 2mm. 
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Jul 23, 2013 01:05
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Motorcycle tyres aren't flat. Do some slaloms with lots of side to side to scuff the sides.
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Sep 9, 2013 09:38
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M42 posted:Is brand-new tires being hella slick still a thing? I hear modern mold release doesn't cause those problems anymore, just want to make sure. That's a no on the mold release, yes on the sligtly slick. The surface of a tire needs to be a little roughed up before real use. I do slaloms and slowly increase the radius, that seems to do the trick nicely. Takes about all of ten minutes or thereabouts. About a year ago at a dealership I saw a dude on a new gsx in an all-new suzuki getup drop it in a corner when driving off the lot. He wasn't trying to get on the gas too hard or anything; just leaned it too much. He was cursing up storm. I probably would too, if I had my parents and girlfriend right there as a witness to the whole thing. Yeech.
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Feb 12, 2015 10:39
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Digital_Jesus posted:I just take the green side of a Scotch-Brite pad and some rubbing alcohol to new tires when I get home to get any leftover mold wax / chemicals off then go hog wild.  There are no release agents on tires since forever. The reason new tires are slippy is because the surface is too smooth. Your scotch-brite regime does nothing beyond the alcohol dissolving a bit of surface.
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Jun 12, 2016 12:27
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