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they aren't slick, the surface of the tire is just smooth. if you are getting slip and wheelspin on new tires, you are doing something wrong.
From 'tireexpert' on sportbike forum. sums it up nicely.
Q. Mold Release - Do any manufacturers of MC tires use this, and is this why a tire need to be 'scrubbed in?
A. There is NO manufacturer that uses mold release on the tread area of the tire. Approximately 70% of any tread compound is oil. During the curing process, oil rises thru the compound and forms a natural release agent against the metal mold. After curing several tires the molds "Seasons" from the oil and look like grannys "Cast Iron Skillet".
The surface of any tire has to be mechanically abraided to get to the rubber compound used for traction... removing the oil that has risen during the curing process. Anyone that has seen tires from the race track that are "BLUED" will understand that this is also the oil in the compound rising to the surface.
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1997 TLS - the subtle green one. Yosh full system, custom high mount. PcII, Sharkskinz TLR one piece race tail with anti draft undertail, Zero gravity double, Pro-tek rearsets, Hyperpro 916 style damper, corbin seat, Vortex triple clamp, airtech hugger, Penske/Lindeman rear shock and linkage, Lindeman superbike fork valve job, Marchesini 10 spoke Black, Gsxr 750 6 piston calipers and larger m/c, SS brake lines front and rear, Braking Wave Rotors front, milled gsxr rotor rear, billet preload adjusters, airbox reworked, Graves clutch cover, gsxr 1000 rear caliper, Stealth tri metal rear sprocket, Rk 520 chain, sprocket specialists front, KN air filter, Black/gold Pazzo levers, Vortex black gas cap, Ti bolts, ceramic coated headers, 05 1k clip ons, 4 lb battery.
January 2009, the end of an error.
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