hairy tyres

[Lucky Phil]

On 4/15/2025 at 9:49 AM, audiomick said:

As I mentioned elsewhere, I rode the V35 Imola today for the first time in several months. A couple of times in curves, I had the feeling that the front tyre was squirming a bit.

The tyre is one of these

https://shop.heidenau.com/en/zweiradreifen/motorrad/k34.html?___from_store=de

The rear, which is a couple of years old and has some miles on it, is one of these

https://shop.heidenau.com/en/zweiradreifen/motorrad/k36.html?___from_store=de

 

and yes, they are a blatant copy of the Michelin M38 from back in the day. The bike had the Michelins on it when I bought it, more than 20 years old, and it was obvious when I bought the first Heidenau tyres for it that Heidenau had "oriented" its design to the Michelins.

Anyway...

the front tyre has only done about 200 km, and is covered in extrusions from the moulding process. "Hairy", so to speak. It ocurred to me just now that the squirminess might be caused by the extrusions. I'm inclined to remove them purely for aesthetic reasons (doesn't look cool...), but am now thinking there might actually be a practical reason to take the time to do that.

Opinions?

The hairy bits won't have any influence on the feel of the tyres Mick.

 

Phil

[po18guy]

A carpenter's "draw knife" is just what you need. It would slice those nubby bits off right quick.