Chicken Strips and Bluetooth-compatible headset

[Lula]

In my column of this months issue of Motorcycle Trader (Sept) I'm asking if Chicken Strips are acceptable on a bike that is street ridden only (see page 92). At the same time you can enter the draw to win a Bluetooth-compatible headset from Communication Specialists PHS Ltd.

You can enter the draw by posting in the entry form within the page or email your entry to heelsonwheels@motorcycletrader.co.nz with your details (see the magazine page for required fields) and I’m keen to hear your feedback about Chicken Strips :scooter:

[Coldrider]

Chicken strips are best grilled on the barbie with lemon & apricots.
How do you get chicken strips to roll into torn balls hanging off the edge of the tyre with sandpaper?

[Brett]

But there is so much to take into consideration here, like whether the bike has adequate ground clearance to get rid of strips, the tyre profile, which is steep may not allow you to go to the edge etc.

[CookMySock]

I'm asking if Chicken Strips are acceptable on a bike that is street ridden only Such a question is asking for trouble innit? :blink:

Steve

[boomer]

All things being equal, i'd expect chicken strips on a bike that hasn't been ridden for anything other than commuting however i'd also expect to get ribbed about it too...


There's a pre cursor, if u own a faggy commuter like a step thru, a contraption like Mark_H owns, a scootah or some other moto guzzi/BMW contraption then you'd fly under the radar but if you commute on a sportsbike or similar ( i.e. one thats meant to be ridden and not a commuter ) then expect to get ribbed about buying rubber and not using it !

[R6_kid]

But there is so much to take into consideration here, like whether the bike has adequate ground clearance to get rid of strips, the tyre profile, which is steep may not allow you to go to the edge etc.

Agreed - it's a pretty vague question. For instance my old CB650 has nearly an inch of chicken strips, and yet I get the pegs down occasionally. However on my TRX850 if I ride like a right turkey on my commute there are a couple of corners where I can wear the chicken strips down quite well.

I guess the simple answer then is yes they are - saying that they aren't would be suggesting that people who have them need to ride harder on their commute/weekend ride. I didn't think motorcyclists were that superficial!

[boomer]

Agreed - it's a pretty vague question. For instance my old CB650 has nearly an inch of chicken strips, and yet I get the pegs down occasionally. However on my TRX850 if I ride like a right turkey on my commute there are a couple of corners where I can wear the chicken strips down quite well.

I guess the simple answer then is yes they are - saying that they aren't would be suggesting that people who have them need to ride harder on their commute/weekend ride. I didn't think motorcyclists were that superficial!

ive seen u ride... ur chicken strips are qualified as JUST THAT !

[breakaway]

Chicken strips are best grilled on the barbie with lemon & apricots.

Thanks, now im hungry as shit :2guns:

[p.dath]

Who cares weather the rider leans over enough to prevent chicken strips? Surely that's just a matter of their personal preferences.

[R6_kid]

ive seen u ride... ur chicken strips are qualified as JUST THAT !

Lol, I haven't ridden with you in nearly two years! And since then I've slowed down a fair bit too :blink:

Surely my 'chicken strips' are acceptable for a uni student who can't afford new tyres every month and only gets out on a short open road ride every fortnight if they are lucky!

Just don't go looking at my front tyre... mismatched brands and profiles means the chicken strips on the front are 2-3x the size of the ones on the rear, but I like it that way :niceone:


Who cares weather the rider leans over enough to prevent chicken strips? Surely that's just a matter of their personal preferences.

You'll find more people care more about their chicken strips than you do about your spelling.

[NighthawkNZ]

In my column of this months issue of Motorcycle Trader (Sept) I'm asking if Chicken Strips are acceptable on a bike that is street ridden only (see page 92). At the same time you can enter the draw to win a Bluetooth-compatible headset from Communication Specialists PHS Ltd.

You can enter the draw by posting in the entry form within the page or email your entry to heelsonwheels@motorcycletrader.co.nz with your details (see the magazine page for required fields) and I’m keen to hear your feedback about Chicken Strips :scooter:


Prefer bacon strips but thats just me...

[Hiflyer]

Such a question is asking for trouble innit? :blink:

Steve

She obviously has spent some time on Kiwibiker,

She knows how to generate interest!!

[CookMySock]

Who cares weather the rider leans over enough to prevent chicken strips? Surely that's just a matter of their personal preferences.Sure. Until a cute girl comes along and asks it. Then things change. Is that wise?

Steve

[bogan]

chicken strips are fine, means your being safety concious! and forget footpegs scraping, on my bike im sure the handlebars would need to be scraping to get rid on those chicken strip, bloody tyre wall profile goes almost vertical at the end!! The worst is bikes that have the flat band round the middle of the tyre, unless its from doing skids of course.

[fergie]

ok i will be the brave one! what are chicken strips?:confused:

[michael]

its a bit of a dick measuring contest. If you don't lean very much in corners you don't wear out you whole tire, leaving unworn strips on the side of your tires.

I've got em to. About 1/2 a cm on both front and rear. Yet I still manage to knee slide around corners and keep up with most amateur riders on the track.

[Insanity_rules]

ok i will be the brave one! what are chicken strips?:confused:

And you shall be rewarded for your bravery with a severe mocking :laugh::laugh::laugh: Nah you get chicken strips from not wearing your tire all the way to the edge of its tread (unworn edge = chicken strip).

How was that for an explaination?

[Goblin]

The worst is bikes that have the flat band round the middle of the tyre, unless its from doing skids of course.Or from 2-up touring South Island mid-winter with ice grit at every nice set of twisties.:o

[Lula]

ok i will be the brave one! what are chicken strips?:confused:

I recommend reading my article on page 92 of Motorcycle Trader if you'd like a full explanation of what they are.

Let’s see if you can find them on the tyres within the attached...?

[R6_kid]

I recommend reading my article on page 92 of Motorcycle Trader if you'd like a full explanation of what they are.

Let’s see if you can find them on the tyres within the attached...?

An RC8 with a cop scanner and huge chicken strips???

It's just screaming out SQUID/POSER. Or very careful motorcycle journo who doesn't want to fork out for the insurance excess for binning a $30k motorcycle.

[madbikeboy]

I recommend reading my article on page 92 of Motorcycle Trader if you'd like a full explanation of what they are.

Let’s see if you can find them on the tyres within the attached...?

I really wanted a KTM. Until I rode it and discovered what they pass off as throttle control.

[Big Dave]

Best wishes with the comp, but IMO Chicken strips indicate how the bike has been ridden very recently. Usually indicative of a very short space of time.
And nothing else.

[PrincessBandit]

At least you have nice people to answer "what are chicken strips?" When I asked waaaaay back as a noob on here all I got was "search is your friend" and left to it!! I need a hug!

[slofox]

I need a hug!

Here ya go PB...

:hug::hug::hug:

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

:love:

[bogan]

Best wishes with the comp, but IMO Chicken strips indicate how the bike has been ridden very recently. Usually indicative of a very short space of time.
And nothing else.

I agree, that fact was highlighted (literaly) when i did some gravel road riding, came back and there was white chicken strips on both tyres. I wasnt going as hard on they way back as the chain popped off in the gravel, i thought it was probly a good plan to tighten it up properly before thrashing it again!



At least you have nice people to answer "what are chicken strips?" When I asked waaaaay back as a noob on here all I got was "search is your friend" and left to it!! I need a hug!

So you're saying KB is nicer than it used to be? :gob::gob::gob::gob::gob::gob:

Musta been dark times indeed

[naphazoline]

IMO, EVERYONE should ride their OWN ride.

To encourage people to ride outside their abilities by giving them shit about their chicken strips,is only going to add to the already over hyped media about dying bikers/motorcycle accidents.:no: (That's real clever.....NOT!)

I reckon if it's someones personal goal to ride the chicken strips off their tyres,then good for them,but i think they got some insecurity issues if they have to judge other people by theirs.

If ya having fun,who gives a toss what some ego-maniac wannabe thinks.:laugh:

[mossy1200]

Can anyone get rid of chicken strips on the front tyre running 120 on 3.5inch rim .I think you may need to fall off to manage it or run 25 pounds pressure.
My bonneville has no rear chicken strip but still 2mm on front even with d shape tyre.Race bike has couple of mm on front also and the fairings scrape at that stage.

[slofox]

IMO, EVERYONE should ride their OWN ride.

To encourage people to ride outside their abilities by giving them shit about their chicken strips,is only going to add to the already over hyped media about dying bikers/motorcycle accidents.:no: (That's real clever.....NOT!)

I reckon if it's someones personal goal to ride the chicken strips off their tyres,then good for them,but i think they got some insecurity issues if they have to judge other people by theirs.

If ya having fun,who gives a toss what some ego-maniac wannabe thinks.:laugh:

Both my tyres have chicken strips. And I have whole bones. Happy to keep it that way.

[Lula]

I reckon if it's someones personal goal to ride the chicken strips off their tyres,then good for them,but i think they got some insecurity issues if they have to judge other people by theirs.

If you read my article you will see I was a victim once from one of these 'Chicken Strip Chaser' types and what they did to me I thought a little on the extreme side.

But lucky for them I can take some flack :2guns:

[Hitcher]

Is second prize two PHS bluetooth kits?

[nodrog]

All things being equal, i'd expect chicken strips on a bike that hasn't been ridden for anything other than commuting however i'd also expect to get ribbed about it too...


There's a pre cursor, if u own a faggy commuter like a step thru, a contraption like Mark_H owns, a scootah or some other moto guzzi/BMW contraption then you'd fly under the radar but if you commute on a sportsbike or similar ( i.e. one thats meant to be ridden and not a commuter ) then expect to get ribbed about buying rubber and not using it !

didnt the colonel (http://gandygirl.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/colonelsanders-1.png) used to phone you up when you had the hondah and offer to sprinkle you with his special sauce? or was that a conversation i overheard between you and DUMTED?:love:

[naphazoline]

If you read my article you will see I was a victim once from one of these 'Chicken Strip Chaser' types and what they did to me I thought a little on the extreme side.

But lucky for them I can take some flack :2guns:

Have read your article,and the rest of the book.It's my monthly fix.:)

That was a prime example of a dickhead,who has to go around doing that.
Chances are,he or she can't ride that well,and was only try to make themselves feel better.

[Coldrider]

That RC8 is going to have a complex too!

[Brett]

Best wishes with the comp, but IMO Chicken strips indicate how the bike has been ridden very recently. Usually indicative of a very short space of time.
And nothing else.

Unless you run soft compound tyres with an slightly oversize profile which results in the very edges of the tyres getting all balled and scuffed up on the track...then when you get back to the road, due to the tyre profile it is impossible to replicate those lean angles so due to the sides of the tyres, you look like a permanent street racer....:blink:

[Sidewinder]

do they serve chicken strips at kfc??? ive never had them before

[flyingcrocodile46]

Is second prize two PHS bluetooth kits?

You're a nasty man. :laugh: I tested mine over a few hours ride on Sunday and am well pleased.

Anything more than a passing consideration of chicken strips is more attention than their relevance warrants. Of the people who choose to make fun of their significance... :tugger: nuff said

The condition of the rubber in relation to wear and tyre pressure is infinitely more important and worthy of attention

[Gremlin]

An RC8 with a cop scanner and huge chicken strips???

It's just screaming out SQUID/POSER. Or very careful motorcycle journo who doesn't want to fork out for the insurance excess for binning a $30k motorcycle.
Without looking it up, I suspect I have seen that bike being wired up in Triple X (or another has the same set up). Under the front fairing is a Blinder...

Re chicken strips... Who the fuck cares. As Brett says, there are a lot of variables, and keeping within the tread profile is certainly safer. You can feel the bike get more nervous etc, as you drop off the main tread area of the tyre.

If you're riding to get rid of them, or worried about what others think of your strips... you have bigger issues!

[CookMySock]

If ya having fun,who gives a toss what some ego-maniac wannabe thinks.:laugh:


Anything more than a passing consideration of chicken strips is more attention than their relevance warrants. Of the people who choose to make fun of their significance... :tugger: nuff saidNot when a cute girl does it. Thats different. It's easy to shrug off some comment from some mouth-breather bloke, but cute chix really should watch what they inadvertently offer disapproval on, because boys will act to change it. Thats never been a bad thing (usually) but not on chicken strips.

Be careful please.

Steve

[flyingcrocodile46]

Not when a cute girl does it. Thats different. It's easy to shrug off some comment from some mouth-breather bloke, but cute chix really should watch what they inadvertently offer disapproval on, because boys will act to change it. Thats never been a bad thing (usually) but not on chicken strips.

Be careful please.

Steve

Oh yeah! I really respect the opinions of "cute girls" they are soooooo knowledgeable :rolleyes:

Look her straight in the eye and tell her she's full of shit. She'll respect you for it because deep down she knows you're right.

[CookMySock]

Look her straight in the eye and tell her she's full of shit. She'll respect you for it because deep down she knows you're right.LOL. That hasn't ever worked for me. :crazy:

Chix know deep down you are right? What planet do you come from?

Steve

[firefighter]

Prefer bacon strips but thats just me...

I prefer Beef curtains.....

[flyingcrocodile46]

LOL. That hasn't ever worked for me. :crazy:

Chix know deep down you are right? What planet do you come from?

Steve


Planet confident conviction... you either have it or don't.

Seriously, if a pretty girl's opinion of your tyres causes you to adjust your riding boundaries then you are demonstrating that you have confidence and common sense shortcomings that are significantly more revealing of your manliness than the state of your tyres.

[jono035]

Without looking it up, I suspect I have seen that bike being wired up in Triple X (or another has the same set up). Under the front fairing is a Blinder...

Re chicken strips... Who the fuck cares. As Brett says, there are a lot of variables, and keeping within the tread profile is certainly safer. You can feel the bike get more nervous etc, as you drop off the main tread area of the tyre.

If you're riding to get rid of them, or worried about what others think of your strips... you have bigger issues!

I'd rather slow down a bit more for the corners and speed on the straights than the other way around personally. I have just as much fun with the added advantage of not becoming a piece of scenery...

[bogan]

Oh yeah! I really respect the opinions of "cute girls" they are soooooo knowledgeable :rolleyes:

Look her straight in the eye and tell her she's full of shit. She'll respect you for it because deep down she knows you're right.

or look her in the eyes, and tell her you'll get rid of the chicken strips, if she gets rid of her top:yes:

[flyingcrocodile46]

or look her in the eyes, and tell her you'll get rid of the chicken strips, if she gets rid of her top:yes:

Heh!.. :whistle:

[R6_kid]

As Brett says, there are a lot of variables, and keeping within the tread profile is certainly safer. You can feel the bike get more nervous etc, as you drop off the main tread area of the tyre.

If you're riding to get rid of them, or worried about what others think of your strips... you have bigger issues!

This is true. :yes:

[michael]

I'd rather slow down a bit more for the corners and speed on the straights than the other way around personally. I have just as much fun with the added advantage of not becoming a piece of scenery...

Does this not defeat the purpose of having a sports motorcycle?

[jono035]

Does this not defeat the purpose of having a sports motorcycle?

It depends on how you think of 'purpose'... I like how a fully faired sports bike looks and I find the riding position easy enough, so why not?

[boomer]

didnt the colonel (http://gandygirl.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/colonelsanders-1.png) used to phone you up when you had the hondah and offer to sprinkle you with his special sauce? or was that a conversation i overheard between you and DUMTED?:love:

its funny how a brand of biek can make you gay:crazy:

[Mekk]

I'm not sure why tyres are considered a reflection of the ability of the rider.

They could be riding someone else's bike, a bike they've just bought, a bike with new tyres or any number of other reasons to explain the "chicken strips" that have nothing to do with getting their knee down.

It seems like a comparison by street riders who can't (or don't want to) compare lap times.