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I've heard that the gunk helps preserve the tyres in storage, & I've no problem with that. My gripe is that it could be cleaned off at the point of sale, with an apropriate cleaner, & we'd all be a lot safer.
FTR I've never crashed a bike on new tyres either, though I've a had a few hairy moments on wet roads. But the point is that people do, otherwise tyre fitters wouldn't parrot that lame disclaimer. & it's only because we don't complain more about it, that the tyre companies don't lift their game. They'd never get away with it, if this was an issue with car tyres.
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