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[Sturg75]

Kinda a survey question. When replacing both tires how many miles do you put on them before you fully trust your tires for traction.
1. Good as soon as I put them on
2. 25 or less miles
3. 100 or less miles
4. 500 or less miles
5. 500 plus miles

Sturg75 see ya there

[T-Hawk]

We just had a rider replace his tires (brand not too important) and had a slow speed drop.

I personally will ride a lot more cautious with new tires, and test the grip when the road sections allow it.

They all come with some kind of protective coating on them to keep them looking new until they are actually put on the road... kinda like an Armour All coating if you will.  Makes the new tires very slick for the first few rides... couple 100 miles for some.

I like to attempt, at least, to get that slickness down to a minimum as soon as possible, as my riding habits do not coincide well with slick tires.

It's all going to be a seat of the pants feel for you... but rest assured, they are going to feel quite slippery for the first 100 miles or so.  It all depends on how aggressively you ride, and whether or not you have roads capable of testing the feel without putting you or the bike in danger.

I don't 'baby' new tires... but I don't ride near as aggressive as I normally do either.  You are just going to have to readjust to the new feel until it feels normal to you again.

[J-Carr]

My dealer says 50.  I haven't found a reason to not trust them on that.  I don't baby the bike or anything in that break in period, but I don't do floorboard dragging turns or drill team type parking lot turns during the first 50 either.  I've never had a problem doing those things once I reach 50.  Maybe I could get away with it a little sooner, but why chance it.

I use the factory Dunflops that came on the '08 Cuse3.

FWIW - I've heard other guys say when the little molding nubs are gone they're fine.

[dayne66]

I have heard of 'sanding' new tires with something like a 100grit...just enough to scuff them.
I'm putting a new Avon Venom on the Wife's Sporty soon and might consider this.

[grc]

I've always figured about 100 miles of varied riding with plenty of curves at conservative speeds to clean all the mold release from the tread before I'd feel comfortable going into a corner at more than 60%.  Better safe than wind up with missing skin and a dinged up bike.  It's also a good idea to go easy on the hard acceleration and braking immediately after a tire is installed to keep from having it move on the rim. 

When you only have two tiny patches of rubber keeping the shiny side up, it's better to be conservative.  Btw, most racing teams pre-scuff tires to avoid such issues.  They know better than to trust a brand new tire immediately.

Jerry

[Para Bellum]

I ride through some dirt and/or dusty gravel right after I get the new tires, then conservatively for 50 miles or so.  Good to go after that.

[phato1]

I like to let the tires go through several heat cycles and about 100 miles or so to get rid of any mold releasing agents before resuming my usual riding habits.

[Sturg75]

All great answers guys. Thanks, hopefully this information becomes useful to all Riders
Consciences, here goes
1. Tires come with a release agent that gives them a shiny slick surface that needs to be worn off for maximum traction
2. First 25 miles most dangerous time on new tires BEWARE
3. By 50 miles most of agent is worn off but CAUTION should be observed (this is where seat of the pants feel comes in)
4. By 100 miles 49/50 sets of tires good to go but in the end there's no substitute for seat of the pants experience

Thanks to all the replies and if anyone has something else that they believe has been missed plz post
Sturg75 see ya there