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Question regarding weaving to warm your tires

Squidly McSmearstain said:
Serious suggestion.......Do not post a pic of your tires; unless you WANT a shit ton of drama and every know-it-all on BARF telling you how your riding is flawed.
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Don't listen to him. Post the pics. We need this.
 
Enchanter said:
A very well known motorcycle magazine did a test to see if that helped. It didn't. You cannot weave enough to warm your tires, it doesn't work.
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This. Weaving does nothing to warm your tires. And with modern street rubber, you really have more than enough available traction for everyday riding as soon as you leave your driveway.
 
Squidly McSmearstain said:
Just imagine what would happen if he were weaving on cold tires and hit some chewing gum. :wow
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:rofl

*insert apocalypse picture here*

Damn, Dave, you're on a roll today!!! :laughing :thumbup

corndog67 said:
No, it's one of those things where you throw yourself under the bus.
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Pretty much this.

OP, we just had that thread... please don't make it "chicken strips, part deux"... it won't end well... :facepalm
 
acidjzaz said:
this is all true.. but out of habit and routine.. how many riders still do this. I do:ride.. I have even taken training classes where this practice is still done.
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I've never done that. Nor have I ever had a reason to be worried that my tires were too cold.
It's my opinion (based on 43 years of riding with barely a thought given to tire temperature) that for normal street riding at a safe pace, tires don't need to be warmed up. ( I know there are some who will dispute that point, I said it was an opinion, based on my own experience, and works for me)

It's not until you're pushing the limits of cornering and braking that warm tires are significant, and while I do ride fast relatively often, I've never done it less than two or three miles from my garage. And on the only track day I've ever done, I didn't think about tire temperature at all aside from not hauling ass on the first lap.
 
I'm more worried about my tire's air pressure than its temperature - but that's how I roll. :laughing
 
Gixxergirl1000 said:
:rofl

*insert apocalypse picture here*

Damn, Dave, you're on a roll today!!! :laughing :thumbup



Pretty much this.

OP, we just had that thread... please don't make it "chicken strips, part deux"... it won't end well... :facepalm
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Damn you people. Let us have our fun.
 
Pics of the tires, yes, but first post some of your girlfriend, so we can decide if she's hawt or not.

Later, we'll discuss what kind of oil you should be using, when to use your highbeams, when to stunt, if helmets are safe, why the sv650 is a girls bike, and what's the best brand of Depends to match our GS's.
 
The law in the state of California says you have to remain within your it never stiplutes what portion of the lane you are allowed to use as long as you stay in your lane he has no reason to pull you over.I was once pulled over for leaning over too far? I asked the officer to show me in the Vehicle code what the exact acceptable lean angle was he had no idea he just didnt care for me touching my knee on the roadway. I some times weave out of boredom when forced to ride slow in traffic. Its my dam lane I pay taxes on it and ill use every inch of it if I want to.
 
planegray said:
Pics of the tires, yes, but first post some of your girlfriend, so we can decide if she's hawt or not.

Later, we'll discuss what kind of oil you should be using, when to use your highbeams, when to stunt, if helmets are safe, why the sv650 is a girls bike, and what's the best brand of Depends to match our GS's.
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:rofl yes. do it ryan.

Tyrone_Biggums_tirepics.jpg
 
Abyss said:
It's dumb and I still see stupid squids doing it at the base of the 9 all the time. It's a technique developed in auto racing. It only works in auto racing :p
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I do it just to get comfortable with the bike before I start my Track 9 Laps.
 
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Ryangsxr600 said:
Friction creates heat, and tires warm once you begin riding. The few pro races I've seen, when the riders get up and take tire warmers off they immediately start weaving. I know street tires warm fast and don't necessarily have to be warm but I would rather be safe.
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The friction between the road and the tire can create some heat, but it's nothing compared to the heat produced by the flexing of the tire itself, more specifically, the side walls. Thus, accellerating and braking really doesn't do anything more than the weaving does. So don't bother. And since a large portion of the heat comes from sidewall flex, that means the edges of the tire come up to temp faster than you might think.

And it's all moot on the street. If you're riding so hard and fast on the street that you need every last tiny bit of traction your tires can give, you're suicidal.
 
I just want to know why new tires are so slippery if they stopped using mold compound. Because they are.

Post the tires pics dammit.
 
revnort said:
I just want to know why new tires are so slippery if they stopped using mold compound. Because they are.

Post the tires pics dammit.
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What Brand/Model tires are you using? I don't find my Pirelli/Metzeler tires to even need scuffing,
as brand new...or any time later.
 
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