scrubbing tires - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

chrisan · 08-05-2006, 03:31 AM

A lesson I learned few days ago that I want to share with the rest.
Afret putting a new set of Michellin Pilot Powers I went to the local canyon to scrub them in. I went to my faforite strech of road above the Rock store Cafe / for those of you fammiliar with the area there is no doubt that you know the place/ And after going up and down the road several times and taking rid of all the chicken strips, I headed home.
While taking rid of the ckicken strips on the rear tire didn't mean that the front has had it enough, I made the wrong decigion and took the Los Flores Canyon towards the PCH full spead ahead.Shure enough I lost the front on the first hair pin right hand corner and broke my collar bone.
Lesson learned. It really takes more than 100miles to scrub the tires, not 50 / as I did that day/, and the trail braking that I was taking for granted is much limited during these first100 miles.
To make it more clear the place where all that happened is very twisted road and an extreme downhill too, the corner where I fell resemble a corkscrew /it is the firs sharp corner in succession of many more/. I was entering the corner around 35mph scrubbing speed while leanning the bike over. Something that I have done before, but wasn't taking into account the fresh front tire, the bike dissapeaared from under me for a fraction of a second without any warning.
Now my bike will sit on the stands for a month or two before I will be able to ride it. /because of the fracture/
Oh and the bike is tip-top, the frame slider did what they are supposed to do.
FInally,
wear full protective gear,
and scrub new tires propperly before attempting any agressive riding/braking.
And don't ride home with a broken collar bone, it causes heavy sweating under the helmet. And it certainly helps to have someone around to help you lift the bike. i was lucky that three guys on bikes showed up to the site seconds after my spill. Many thanks to them whoever they were.
ride safe.