Question regarding weaving to warm your tires

[revnort]

What Brand/Model tires are you using? I don't find my Pirelli/Metzeler tires to even need scuffing,
as brand new...or any time later.

Metzelers (I use Tourances) tend to be slick until scrubbed.

Where as the conti attacks I had have this marketing speak attached (and actually did not feel as slppery when new)

Traction Skin provides an extremely safe and short tire break-in. This is possible due to the revolutionary raw tread surface, which is the result of a new mold coating technology which eliminates the need for tire-release agents

Is this just marketing speak and do I imagine the new tire's slickness?

 

[louemc]

??? Never slick for me...not the Pirelli Diablo Corsa III's I used to use or the Metzerer Roadtec Interact Z6's I used last year or the Z8's that are on there now.

All I can go by is my experience's...And it's been No slip.

 

[fast4d]

Location: San Bernardino
Motorcycles: 07 GSX-R600



it all make sense now.

 

[Tharkûn]

Location: San Bernardino
Motorcycles: 07 GSX-R600



it all make sense now.

I want to see the responses from the other forums

 

[k9gsxr600]

http://www.sportrider.com/tips/146_0810_how_to_warm_up_new_tires/viewall.html

"The next myth we see perpetuated nearly every time we watch the warm-up lap to a race. Riders begin weaving back and forth in apparent attempt to scuff the tread surface (which we've already discounted) and generate heat. The reality is that, according to every tire engineer that I've asked, there are far more effective ways of generating heat in a tire that are also much safer. Rather than weaving back and forth-which does little in the way of generating heat but does put you at risk asking for cornering grip from tires before they're up to temperature-you're far better off using strong acceleration and braking forces, and using them while upright, not leaned over! Acceleration and braking forces impart far more flex to the tire carcass, which is what generates the heat that then transfers to the tread compound as well (you often see Formula 1 cars weaving violently back and forth because automobile tires operate on a horizontal plane, so they have and use significant sidewall flex to generate heat)."

 

[CABilly]

I weave around for fun. But I usually don't do it until I've been riding a while and the tires are warmed up a bit

 

[R1-Limited]

I weave cuz its coolz n makes look like ima racerz and da chick love it specially wehn i wheres my red moohawk and putz on my coolz trashed up bike skinz

Hangz wit me homies an wez r llik to coolz fo da gangsta so we stunna

I never got weaving, in the day it was just to scrub a tire and that is what parking lots was for or a wire bush

 

[ST Guy]

I weave cuz its coolz n makes look like ima racerz and da chick love it specially wehn i wheres my red moohawk and putz on my coolz trashed up bike skinz

Hangz wit me homies an wez r llik to coolz fo da gangsta so we stunna

I never got weaving, in the day it was just to scrub a tire and that is what parking lots was for or a wire bush

One thing I've found weaving good for is tailgaters. Almost universally, when someone following you sees you weave, they back way off. 'Gotta be careful, though, as when you weave, your forward speed is reduced. Start out with a small weave and work your way up, all the while keeping an eye on your 6.

 

[planegray]

I weave cuz its coolz n makes look like ima racerz and da chick love it specially wehn i wheres my red moohawk and putz on my coolz trashed up bike skinz

Hangz wit me homies an wez r llik to coolz fo da gangsta so we stunna

I never got weaving, in the day it was just to scrub a tire and that is what parking lots was for or a wire bush

Fo reels, I kan tell u got mad skillz yo

 

[AkatomboRR]

i do it in hopes of getting rid of my chicken strips

 

[Zerox]

Blue screen!

 

[High-Side]

i do it in hopes of getting rid of my chicken strips

Cycle Gear will do it for a nominal fee.

 

[Ol' Gravy Leg]

Metzelers (I use Tourances) tend to be slick until scrubbed.

I put on new Racetec K2s a couple of days ago. They were indeed a tad slippery, even though I tried to dispel this crotchet after reading said article a while ago.

Perhaps it was just the sitckers.

 

[Gixxergirl1000]

I'm more worried about my tire's air pressure than its temperature - but that's how I roll.

THIS.

Damn you people. Let us have our fun.

Naughty!!

Pics of the tires, yes, but first post some of your girlfriend, so we can decide if she's hawt or not.

Later, we'll discuss what kind of oil you should be using, when to use your highbeams, when to stunt, if helmets are safe, why the sv650 is a girls bike, and what's the best brand of Depends to match our GS's.

Puh-leeze... everyone knows it's the R6 that's a girls bike!!

I do it just to get comfortable with the bike before I start my Track 9 Laps.

Rookie... didn't you know you can plug your tire warmers in at the Saratoga Bux???

I weave cuz its coolz n makes look like ima racerz and da chick love it specially wehn i wheres my red moohawk and putz on my coolz trashed up bike skinz

Hangz wit me homies an wez r llik to coolz fo da gangsta so we stunna

I never got weaving, in the day it was just to scrub a tire and that is what parking lots was for or a wire bush

Hey, you speak gangsta really well- I can't understand a word you're saying, so you must be doing it right!

 

[asthmodeus]

 

[clutchslip]

OMG - I WANT those Tire Warmers. Why are they in Germany?

And I want this to go with them. Perfect for winter rides:

 

[SirFonners]

If im bored on a long empty road, ill weave a few times......but not really around other people or riders
its like singing Call Me Maybe in your car, you can get away with it alone
but if somebody else sees you, youre gay

 

[sanjuro]

Ever since I moved from the box underneath the highway overpass, I no longer have to gun it right away.

I just go real slow on the mile or so to the on-ramp, then not lean much when I enter traffic.

10 minutes I'm good to go.

 

[EjGlows]

If im bored on a long empty road, ill weave a few times......but not really around other people or riders
its like singing Call Me Maybe in your car, you can get away with it alone
but if somebody else sees you, youre gay

This!

I really only do this when I'm singing in my helmet, away from traffic, and just for a second. You know, just to see how it feels

 

[Ol' Gravy Leg]

Knit me a pair, assmo! I'll let you eff my seester.

 

[packnrat]

i tend to not weave at all, but there is a nice short rd to town. three times longer then the easy way. has hills and turns. if can not warm my tires nothing can...and i get a bit of fun in the possess.


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[ALANRIDER7]

i do it in hopes of getting rid of my chicken strips

 

[SikMoto]

From SLO Stringer:

On March 26, 2012 at approximately 11:15 am, a single male was riding a mid-nineties yellow and black Suzuki GSX750 Northbound on Turri Road from Los Osos Valley Road when he lost control of his motorcycle, leaving the roadway, coming to rest in a creekbed.

A female witness was driving behind the rider and noticed the accident take place – she called 911 and attempted to render aid. Unfortunately, her efforts were to no avail – the rider succumbed to his injuries on scene after CPR was performed for over 25 minutes by emergency personnel.

The witness reported that the rider turned onto Turri Rd. and began accelerating while "weaving all over the lane", possibly doing what riders know as "warming up their tires"...​

It happened here, .25mi from the main road, at the beginning of a straight leading to a 5mi of twisties.

Hey, thats me!

That accident was no joke, and yes it was believed that the bike had some sort of traction loss after the rider was weaving, either to warm his tires or just was out of control. RIP rider.

As has been said 100 times, acceleration and braking in a straight line is all you need to get heat in there.

 

[Aluisious]

That's a dumb reason to die.

I was following a group of people on liter sport bikes on the way to Uvas, and all 8 or so of them were doing this weaving nonsense on the straight bit of road in front of IBM. Got to the 1 mile twisty uphill bit, and they started going so slow they were holding up a 90s Corolla. I don't think they needed all that "heat" in the first place.

 

[Ironbutt]

Friction creates heat, and tires warm once you begin riding. The few pro races I've seen, when the riders get up and take tire warmers off they immediately start weaving. I know street tires warm fast and don't necessarily have to be warm but I would rather be safe.

Except<drum roll> you're not racing..