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I just had a new tyre fitted to the front. I hadn't wore the tyre in. I had to anchor the brakes at a round-a-bout. The front went from under me like I was on ice. (the road was dry).

Damage to bike:

Front fender cracked, just needs chopping down a bit.
Clutch lever scratched
Left wing mirror scratched
Left footpeg snapped off
The bars that hold the forward controls is bent.
Small dint in exhaust.
Side stand bent under slightly.

Apart from a nicely bruised hand and pride... I'm ok

Glad you're OK, Nick. Sorry about the bike damage.
What brand tyre did you buy? I may want to avoid that purchase.

Bloody he|| dude....

But glad you are ok.

And not too much to repair...I have a foot peg if you want it.

I thought you meant something Nick in your post on the campsite, your pride can be fixed and also the bike mate as long as you did not suffer any broken bones..

Interested to know what tyre you fitted on the front though, or was it simply you had not worn it in yet

any brand of tyre has to be worn !!!!!in every shop I had tyres change they talking about this

OOh yeh please Gina.. I could use that peg

The tyre was a Metzeler... the guy at the garage suggested I take it really easy because all new tyres have a kind of oil on the rubber as it comes out of the press and 100 miles are needed to get it off.

I was only doing 20ish and had to anchor on I wasn't even banking

Whatever that dbl bar that holds the footpegs is called.. I'm sure its cheap enough and also comes in chrome

How come this post got moved to accessories??

The Foot control Bar comes in chrome and is £79.99. part number A9738089.

I think I was told to take it easy on my Metzelers for 200 miles. However I had them put on and then rode 300 miles up north....so that kinda covered that!
I'd go back and check the road surface where it happened. It may be that there was something that you couldn't see on the road.

The peg...I know where it is (ok one of two pairs I have sat doing nothing...) PM me your addy and it'll be in the post tomorrow. I've been told I need to walk more and I'm not in the mood to go out today....but if I need to go out....I go out.

On any new tire, soak a rag in Goof Off and wipe it down.
This will remove 90% of the mold-release chemical that makes it so greasy. There is still a break-in period, but it is only about 10 miles.

that sux bad, glad your alright

Frank

Sorry to here about your spill. Glad you are Okay!

Xylene or tolulene will work.

I still havent got my new tyres and lowey's tale of woe gave me the willies as here in queensland we have had constant rain for 2 weeks so we have slippy roads, new tyres are slippy reminds me of black ice from the old country.

Glad you didnt hurt yourself lowey and because of this message I am going to ask the shop to clean the tyres with whatever they should be using after fitting

Blessings

I wouldn't mind Revnd, but I was riding the new tyre in the wet for a couple of days... only some bugger pulled out on me, hence the hard braking and fall

Thanks all for your voices of concern

Instead of applying a solution, could I use a sandpaper on the rubber to score it and take a thin layer of rubber off?

Sanding the tire would help. But the oil is in the rubber and has to "work" its way out...sanding tires was done by some sport bike people, so the break in period was shortened. What is needed is for the tire to heat up, this moves the oil out of the tire. That is why you can put a new tire on a sport bike and ride on a track and after a several laps the tire is ready to go...

I wouldn't worry too much revnd. I rode my bike home from the dealer in the rain. Took it easy and had zero problems.

Glad to hear your ok mate,bloody cagers eh.
i would have thought cleaning a tyre off with chemical solvents wouldnt be good for a tyre ,degrading the rubber etc. i think i would be leaning towards sanding myself .