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12-31-2006, 03:03 PM
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GP Champ
Member #970
Posts: 1,874
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Van Nuys, CA
Sportsbike: 01' TL1000 S - SOLD
Riding Experience: 19 years
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Life Wasted on TLZone: 0:57:24 Hours
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new tires.... bike goes down!! DOH!
not mine..... but a buddy of mine who lives in Indy called me today..... all jacked up on pain killers..... the other day he got new Michelin P. Powers on his CBR1000 RR..... thought he'd take the bike out for a spin and scrub the new tire surface shine off.... pulls out of his drive, heading down the street in his heighborhood, only going about 15-20 mph, said he was weaving the bike a bit left and right to scrub the sides of the tires a bit when the back end slides out, catches all of the sudden and high sides him off..... 360 degree head over heels, lands on his feet before landing on his ass...... bike slides to a stop next to him on the side of the road..... after he sorta regroups himself.... and realizes he's unharmed (full leathers and all the gear...) he tries to stand up and feels horrible pain shoot up his leg....... long story short, he broke his heel in three places.... Doctor says it may be 4 months before he will walk on it..... said the road was clear of any sand or salt, and the ambient temp was about 50 degrees F...... so maybe a combination of new tires, colder surface temp and dumb luck..... bike was just rashed on the fairings and cases, nothing real major.....
moral: your never exempt from going down... be careful out there........ 
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She's been SOLD.... 2/2/08 
Gap Mod, N2Wheelies undertray, back to the Stock can's  , fan-switch, Bitubo shock, Chewy's spacers, Riflemans 1/5 turn throttle, TLR front Fender, TRE, Ziggy999's RHA, RaceTech .90kg fork springs, Vandriver's Clear clutch cover, TLR 6 pot front brakes, TLR front brake master cyl., Fabritech number panels, Vandriver's Gold Clutch Spring Retainers, 
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12-31-2006, 03:20 PM
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Just call me Ragnar Danneskjöld 
Member #2079
Posts: 24,170
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Cambridge MA
Sportsbike: 97 TL1000S, 01 CR250R, 96 DR350SE
Riding Experience: 14 years
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Life Wasted on TLZone: 3 Months, 2 Weeks, 5 Days and 2:20:31 Hours
BikePilot
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 New tires can be slick - I always scuff them in by hand because I'm a wimp like that 
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1997 TL1000S/V
- TLR Akro Evo Ti Exhaust - PCII - 5.5" rear rim & 180/55 - Avon AV45/46ST tires - No Steering damper- Uni Filter -Relocated Temp sensor & 98+ t-stat housing/wp cover - TLRCrazy1 Fan Switch Mod - Dual Star heated Grips - HeliBars - 60k miles.
9k mile summer ride report [summer '08]
Ride report: Oshkosh, Rockies, UT, NV, CA, Bajal [summer '09]
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12-31-2006, 04:21 PM
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Pygmy looking for a new name
Member #2230
Posts: 16,969
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: DFW
Sportsbike: 2003 Yamaha FZ1, 1998 KTM 250 EXC
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gixxerjasen
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Scuffed mine in on the track and thought I had em good and done. Decided to try keeping up with Doug and went into a highside that sent me straight up thankfully because I came back down on the bike and it was a save. That was on my 600. Can't imagine trying to scrub in tires on a 1K in the colder weather.
Too bad about the foot. At least it should get better in time for the weather to get nice again.
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Current Bikes: 2003 Yamaha FZ1 | 1998 KTM 250 EXC
Past Bikes: 1997 Katana 600-wrecked | 2000 CBR600F4-Stolen | 2001 GSX-R600-Stolen | 1989 Honda CB1-Sold | 2001 Suzuki TL1000R-Traded | 1992 Suzuki Bandit 400-Sold | 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600-Sold | 2007 DR-Z400SM-Traded
A Kourier has to establish space on the pavement. Predictable law-abiding behaviour lulls drivers. They mentally assign you to a little box in the lane, assume you will stay there, can't handle it when you leave that little box.
Y.T. is not fond of boxes. Y.T. establishes her space on the pavement by zagging mightily from lane to lane, establishing a precedent of scary randomness. Keeps people on their toes, makes them react to her, instead of the other way round.
- Neal Stephenson
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01-01-2007, 12:18 AM
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GP Champ
Member #7563
Posts: 1,544
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Netherlands
Sportsbike: TLRS
Riding Experience: not enough
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Loki-TLR
Loki-TLRS
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When it's warm outside, just head to the nearest roundabout and drive around it going gradually faster. You should be able to scrub them in in a few rounds (on side at least). On my straight-sit-up bandit I could have scrubbed them in in 1 min if I had asphalt in front of my house  Last time I had to ride 1,5 mile to do a couple of rounds and good to go! 
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01-01-2007, 03:03 AM
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Que?
Member #4632
Posts: 10,715
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shiga, Japan
Sportsbike: 1998 Suzuki TL1000RW + 1986 Honda NS400R
Riding Experience: Enough to know better!
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Kamikuza
's real name is Kevin
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Damn I did exact same thing when I got my PP 2CT's ... glad it didn't happen to me 
Hope he feels better soon 
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01-01-2007, 06:07 AM
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Platinum Subscriber
Member #4643
Posts: 6,266
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Mid Sweden
Sportsbike: TL1000S -97
Riding Experience: 8 years
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Octofinger
Should be scared of the Admins
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I just mounted my PP's and went out riding. Didn't scrub them or anything and didn't experience any slipping at all.
Maybe I'm just riding to slow? 
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Done: -98 thermostat housing + bypass mod, Rifleman's 1/5'th, black screen, 17/40 sprockets, home made ATRE, Bitubo rear shock, Barnett clutch springs, split steering damper bracket, iridium plugs, D&D CF full system, +/- mod, Van fork sliders, Ziggy999 frame sliders, Pazzo shorty levers, US headlight, Busa front MC, Galfer SS lines, TLR 6-potters, airbox mod, PCII, Van sprocket cover, EBC front brake discs, TI rotor bolts, Van clear clutch cover, 6-spring clutch, Van clutch plate, Scotts oil filter, K&N.
Todo:CF undertail/gap mod, Discacciati discs, fork revalving, Stealth sprocket, full TLR M4 system, improve crank case breather, fix the broken faring and scratches  ...
Help a paralyzed TLR rider back on his wheels!
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01-01-2007, 07:50 AM
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Moderator
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maybe it was his weaving back and forth. Doesnt do a whole lot for tires, doesnt warm them up any. I mount my tires here at the house and just take off and ride like your obeying the speed limit for about the first 100 miles.
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01-01-2007, 08:25 AM
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Platinum Subscriber
Member #5902
Posts: 872
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: High Wycombe UK
Sportsbike: TL1000S,TL1000R
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Rich
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 you get a few heat cycles through 'em and you're sorted
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01-01-2007, 09:37 AM
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Moderator
Member #75
Posts: 20,398
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sthlm/Sweden
Sportsbike: TLS -00 the faster yellow and a DZR400 -00 motard + a raceproject TLS
Riding Experience: yes pleace
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Life Wasted on TLZone: 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days and 7:45:55 Hours
tl1000lasse
wants to cuddle with crashtd
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Originally Posted by Octofinger
I just mounted my PP's and went out riding. Didn't scrub them or anything and didn't experience any slipping at all.
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yes U are
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Hey I´m from SWEDEN so what did U expect
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01-01-2007, 09:47 AM
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GP Champ
Member #7563
Posts: 1,544
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Netherlands
Sportsbike: TLRS
Riding Experience: not enough
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Life Wasted on TLZone: 2 Weeks, 2 Days and 19:28:40 Hours
Loki-TLR
Loki-TLRS
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As I think of it.. weaving compresses suspension.. thus loads the tires extra. That might have just been enough to get the slide going?
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