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Your friends would have no doubt benefitted from a light application of atf rather than whatever goop it was they used instead. Works great, totally rubber friendly and really creates a shine.

Do not do this. PLEASE, new riders, don't ever do this. NEVER put any kind of tire dressing or shine on your tires. Wash them with water.

I realize there are a percentage of riders who are all about creating a show bike to be presented at the Concours d'Elegance. Fine, trailer the bike there.

There may come a time when you need that part of the tire for traction.

Also, any petroleum product is NOT RUBBER-FRIENDLY. Tires are manufactured from petroleum, and contact with oil (ATF or Automatic Transmission Fluid is oil), gasoline, or any other petroleum product will cause the tire to degrade. As CIP57 mentioned, it will work its way into the pores of the tire and essentially cause a slow disintegration.