Strips to be proud of

[Back Fire]

Yes, I am the godly chicken strip person!!! I don't even think I was leaning it around corners..... :headbang:

[Gremlin]

Gone to clean your dusty wheel??

hmm... mighty wide. Except that you have now proved you have ridden it, but not enough for even the top ones to wear... :lol:

Plenty of time to decrease it, be careful with the brand new sides, less grip...

[Back Fire]

wheel is now clean... phew

[Mooch]

Maybe a bit of wet n dry sandpaper to take of the shiney bits , wouldn't like to lean it over in the wet on these !

[Back Fire]

Maybe a bit of wet n dry sandpaper to take of the shiney bits , wouldn't like to lean it over in the wet on these !

thats the thing... I dont actually seem to be leaning :blink:

[mstriumph]

me either
don't sweat it
it'll come
:mellow:

[Gremlin]

Now, if you really want the bike to look neat, you should pop some armourall (or whatever) on the whole tyre to make it look nice and shiny :lol:

Don't do that, by the way...

[Back Fire]

its my only bike out of 20 or so that I have strips on... I think the big back wheel is messing with my brain....

[avgas]

so thats what grip looks like on a tyre......hmmmm.....interesting.....should get me some of that :)

[miSTa]

Very well done, maybe you should think about this conversion: http://lifeisaroad.com/stories/2004/10/27/theDarkSide.html

:whistle: :whistle:

[White trash]

This is how you lean a Gixxer 1K. K5 600 shouldn't be too different. I had a 600 pic knocking around here somewhere too......

[James Deuce]

Even Nana Jim had sorted that issue out within a day.

Geez that's funny. It looks like you are "unwearing" the tyre.

[White trash]

Found 'em!

[Deano]

its my only bike out of 20 or so that I have strips on... I think the big back wheel is messing with my brain....

You have 20 or so bikes ?

[aff-man]

just don't think about it. Bike should naturally lean into corners. Just watch out i find that for some reason the front and back start to slide a little when under power and cranked over..... really wierd that??

[MSTRS]

Yes, I am the godly chicken strip person!!! I don't even think I was leaning it around corners..... :headbang:
Looking at that piccy....you weren't.

[bugjuice]

want some ranch to go with those strips?

[Waylander]

Is it sad that a guy on a cruiser has smaller ones? Hmm... Gonna have to take a more twisty way up later today to scrup the last few bits away now...

[Sparky Bills]

Found 'em!


COME ON MATE!!!
Get those pegs down!!!!!! :rofl:

[N4CR]

Shiesh that's a shocker!

Well.. think about how much faster you have yet to go on that bike, suppose that is a good thing.

For one second I thaught white trash had posted this thread and I was like 'wtf'... oh pisstaking dover or something.

[jrandom]

haha. nice.

go for a couple of proper rides, they'll be gone in a week or two. better to take it easy than do a Dover.

[sAsLEX]

here how to rid your strips

thScrubbing in tires (http://video.bikepics.com/wmv-416-96/Killboy-BikeCam-JacobNoahGap-172sec.wmv) (right mouse click Save Target As)

[dveus]

just don't think about it. Bike should naturally lean into corners. Just watch out i find that for some reason the front and back start to slide a little when under power and cranked over..... really wierd that??

Pity the bike is nearly upright in that photo, obviously wasn't naturally leaning that day ;)

[inlinefour]

Yes, I am the godly chicken strip person!!! I don't even think I was leaning it around corners..... :headbang:

If everyone was honest most of us would admit that we started off with chicken strips. I still have em, but they are shrinking and any day soon (if the weather settles) sould disappear completely, like yours I'm sure. :niceone:

[T.W.R]

it comes with time! it isn't how far you lean over while in a corner its the getting to the corner & the punch out of it on to the next one! it doesn't have to be a case of beaded edges which in reality is only achieveable on the very best of roads or race track.

the tyre is a Pirelli Dragon Corsa totally munted in 3000ks from driving hard out of corners!

[N4CR]

Darn. I have the burnout/commuting flat centre after 13,000+ kms on hard tyres. My Left hand side has worn much more than the right (steeper profile) as well which goes against the usual road camber argument. Must be all the time I spent on 'carpark tracks'.

The most interesting thing is that my front has worn more off the sides than the commuter middle strip, where as my rear always wore the centre quick as (without burnouts). Says something about my gentle on the throttle riding style then eh. Too much loading up front in corners is going to get me one day...

[sAsLEX]

a little bit of motivation should be included with tires http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6944

[MSTRS]

Darn. I have the burnout/commuting flat centre after 13,000+ kms on hard tyres. My Left hand side has worn much more than the right (steeper profile) as well which goes against the usual road camber argument. Must be all the time I spent on 'carpark tracks'.

The most interesting thing is that my front has worn more off the sides than the commuter middle strip, where as my rear always wore the centre quick as (without burnouts). Says something about my gentle on the throttle riding style then eh. Too much loading up front in corners is going to get me one day...
To wear out the front middle takes one word....stoppies.

[SlowHand]

dems bigeer than moine! And IM the one living with ostriches. I got beaded tyres at the track - about 1.5cm from the edge. :LOL:

[madboy]

Just last night I got my chicken strips down to about 2 millimetres. So close, yet so far...

And then I had to ride through messy bloody road works which chucked crap all over the back wheel which makes it almost impossible to see my carefully scuffed marks now... bugger... of course, i could just clean the bike, but shit, that's stupid!

[aff-man]

Pity the bike is nearly upright in that photo, obviously wasn't naturally leaning that day ;)

Is that so???? smartass...

Well then something is really wrong if you can see the undercarage of my bike when it's upright???

[Toast]

Darn. I have the burnout/commuting flat centre after 13,000+ kms on hard tyres. My Left hand side has worn much more than the right (steeper profile) as well which goes against the usual road camber argument. Must be all the time I spent on 'carpark tracks'.

The most interesting thing is that my front has worn more off the sides than the commuter middle strip, where as my rear always wore the centre quick as (without burnouts). Says something about my gentle on the throttle riding style then eh. Too much loading up front in corners is going to get me one day...


I think taht's just natural on the two five Os...not enough guts to get the bike driving out of higher speed corners, so you got no option but to weight the front end...still jolly good fun to be had though, tra ha.

[aff-man]

I think taht's just natural on the two five Os...not enough guts to get the bike driving out of higher speed corners, so you got no option but to weight the front end...still jolly good fun to be had though, tra ha.

I dunno my 6 hundy tyres are the same... fine in the middle stuffed on the sides???

[Toast]

I dunno my 6 hundy tyres are the same... fine in the middle stuffed on the sides???

I was just talking about the imbalance of wear between front and rear on smaller engined bikes...normally end up with a front that's been taken to the edges, but a rear that's not nearly as impressively farqued...maybe if you're on the Coro coast road every day you can get the rear stuffed, dunno.

[N4CR]

I was just talking about the imbalance of wear between front and rear on smaller engined bikes...normally end up with a front that's been taken to the edges, but a rear that's not nearly as impressively farqued...maybe if you're on the Coro coast road every day you can get the rear stuffed, dunno.

I think it depends on compound as well and how worn the tyres are. My fronts get wasted while my rear has small pricks in it like the fronts 2 months ago. Might start shredding soon.

edit: had to help the boss do something.
I think Gareth had some gpr70's on his on the same ride and we were both pushing hard. His tyres shred mine just pinpricked... His were worn a fair amount more though.

[WINJA]

THERE WAS A GUY WALKING UP TO ALL THE BIKES IN QUEEN ST QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO LOOKING AT CHICKEN STRIPS AND BLURTING OUT COMMENTS LIKE FAG , PUSSY , CHICKEN , GIRL ETC . HE GETS TO MY BIKE LOOKS AT THE TYRES LOOKS AT ME LOOKS AT THE TYRES ,STARES AT ME LOOKS AT THE TYRES AGIAN SHAKES HIS HEAD AND WALKS OFF , I HAD JUST PUT THE TYRES ON THAT SOMEONE HAD USED TO GET THE LAP RECORD ROUND PUKE THE WEEKEND BEFORE .AND THEY WERE REALLY FUCKED

[aff-man]

THERE WAS A GUY WALKING UP TO ALL THE BIKES IN QUEEN ST QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO LOOKING AT CHICKEN STRIPS AND BLURTING OUT COMMENTS LIKE FAG , PUSSY , CHICKEN , GIRL ETC . HE GETS TO MY BIKE LOOKS AT THE TYRES LOOKS AT ME LOOKS AT THE TYRES ,STARES AT ME LOOKS AT THE TYRES AGIAN SHAKES HIS HEAD AND WALKS OFF , I HAD JUST PUT THE TYRES ON THAT SOMEONE HAD USED TO GET THE LAP RECORD ROUND PUKE THE WEEKEND BEFORE .AND THEY WERE REALLY FUCKED
:niceone: :niceone: :niceone: Now that is funny....

[badlieutenant]

If you really push it tho you will get past the tyre and start grinding your exhaust.

(the screws are there because I have to repack the cans alot) (and i did clean my bike but then it rained) (oh and cans probably got scratched when the shocks had decided they were too hot making them pogo thru corners, but hey, brian bernard was following me so I had to at least try and make it seem like I wasnt super slow)

[Two Smoker]

Correct proceedure of leaning a bike should look like this

Ive also got dent marks and scrapes on my header pipe (just before the muffler) and almost succeeded in putting a hole in my muffler... I wont even mention how fucked the fairings are...

[N4CR]

Just a question about leaning to the racers here - on my zxr with its cruddy tyres, you can only lean over so far before pegs scrape and you are on the edge of the tyre (then things get slidey slidey :/), from what I see, 'other' bikes eg that pic TS just posted can get over much more. Is there much variation in tyre type for 250's like mine (140/60 and 120/60-70) so they can be leant more than currently able to. Different pegs would also have to be an option as well.

What I'm thinking is that different tyres may solve this problem or is that just 'it'?

Cheers!

[Two Smoker]

Just a question about leaning to the racers here - on my zxr with its cruddy tyres, you can only lean over so far before pegs scrape and you are on the edge of the tyre (then things get slidey slidey :/), from what I see, 'other' bikes eg that pic TS just posted can get over much more. Is there much variation in tyre type for 250's like mine (140/60 and 120/60-70) so they can be leant more than currently able to. Different pegs would also have to be an option as well.

What I'm thinking is that different tyres may solve this problem or is that just 'it'?

Cheers!

Depends on the steepness of the profile, im running 160/60 and 120/70 on the 400, and i have to say i still have chicken strips (about 5 mm) but im grinding everything whilst at the lean angle...

If you have chicken strips you can lean more, and when you start grinding, you modify it...

[badlieutenant]

dunno mate my bikes so old your tyres sound huge!! :D
I was having fun been a blow ars and TS comes and spoils it :( still my bike isnt a nice little lite bike in race trim, so I can keep some of my dignity

[T.W.R]

Here is a serious lean angle, Akira Yana(whats it, god knows how to spell it) the Jap fella that rode for Kawasaki in the world superbikes anyhow.

and Regis Laconi at Jerez 04 Moto-GP

[Firefight]

Found 'em!


love the fence, is that timbacryl ?, nice paint job

F/F

[gav]

Will these do?

[Two Smoker]

Here is a serious lean angle, Akira Yana(whats it, god knows how to spell it) the Jap fella that rode for Kawasaki in the world superbikes anyhow.

and Regis Laconi at Jerez 04 Moto-GP

Oooooohhhhhhh to get myself some 16.5 inch rims *drools*

[Toast]

Here is a serious lean angle, Akira Yana(whats it, god knows how to spell it) the Jap fella that rode for Kawasaki in the world superbikes anyhow.


God I love that pic!!

[marty]

it comes with time! it isn't how far you lean over while in a corner its the getting to the corner & the punch out of it on to the next one! it doesn't have to be a case of beaded edges which in reality is only achieveable on the very best of roads or race track.

the tyre is a Pirelli Dragon Corsa totally munted in 3000ks from driving hard out of corners!


the busa can do THAT to a tyre in 300k, not 3000!

those chicken strips aren't as bad as these ones though.....

[Brett]

damn, that is a valley down the middle of that tyre!

[T.W.R]

the busa can do THAT to a tyre in 300k, not 3000!

those chicken strips aren't as bad as these ones though.....

thats a turkey strip! mmm caused by what? ooh maybe a burnout or two aye?

and lets see 16yr old 750cc bike (67kw stock at the wheel) lightened to 180kg compared to what, a no older than 6yrs 1300cc 115.1kw at the wheel & 215kg (a bike thats notorious for being hard on rear tyres) doesn't balance out MARTY does it.
sure i could throw another $400 tyre on a do hero shit at lights etc and chop the fucker out in no time, but nah i'd rather push unsuspecting GSX-R1100s & the likes around tight twisty bends. bring the big tank down to some tight roads & see what happens huh! the power & weight wouldn't help you there!

that tyre was chopped out doing runs around the summit rd & lyttleton harbour bays which is some of the prime riding roads around CHCH somewhere were even a 250 can embarrass litre bikes, come & have a play one day, i've spent over 19yrs playing there so watch ya self :niceone:

have a nosey at the bottom of the fairing on my old MHR thats a scrub mark from heading up to the sign of the kiwi (dyers pass rd) check with CHCH based KBs what that rd is like :whistle:

[redbaron36]

Thanks for the site ZZR what a good read an some very interesting and relevant points. Not sure how it would work for my CBR thou.

[Aucker]

Yes, I am the godly chicken strip person!!! I don't even think I was leaning it around corners..... :headbang:thats shameful lol! :bleh:

go buy a gn250 dude.

[White trash]

(dyers pass rd) check with CHCH based KBs what that rd is like :whistle:

Yeah, the Chch KBers sure know how how to ride like a bunch of nanas.

Do that with your angle grineder did ya? Well done. :niceone:

[White trash]

Will these do?

No.


I knew a guy once. Had a semi respectible sort of sports machine. Even rode it semi well I was told.

Then he went and bought some old fuddy duddy type tourer with "V-tech" and I lost all respect for him. Shame, seemed like a good cunt.

[texmo]

If everyone was honest most of us would admit that we started off with chicken strips. I still have em, but they are shrinking and any day soon (if the weather settles) sould disappear completely, like yours I'm sure. :niceone:
On my ride on a motorbike on the open road, my cbr I got my chicken strips down to about2mm

[Zapf]

really! to start with I had similar *handling problem* with my 750. Make sure the suspension has been setup in the ball park for you... e.g not too hard.

Also not sure what bikes you had before.... but make sure you grip tank well with legs and lean fowards and not put weight at all on handle bars...

[pritch]

WT if you kept your knee outa the way you'd be able to lean the bike over properly :devil2:

[Sniper]

Yeah, the Chch KBers sure know how how to ride like a bunch of nanas.



You are just saying that to try save face and not race R1Aaron :whistle:

[T.W.R]

Yeah, the Chch KBers sure know how how to ride like a bunch of nanas.

Do that with your angle grineder did ya? Well done. :niceone:

thats something a f$%^# period stain like you would do :finger: take to a show bike with a grinder, ya F^%$#@ numb-nut :argh:

stop stuttering in ya posts & learn to spell :niceone:

[SPman]

have a nosey at the bottom of the fairing on my old MHR thats a scrub mark from heading up to the sign of the kiwi (dyers pass rd) check with CHCH based KBs what that rd is like :whistle:

Mmmmm - still a nice looking bike......I scraped the tip of the muffler once on the GT750........bump in the middle of the corner and the missus on the back!
Dyers Pass Rd....hmmm....got out-laws who live there - must be time for another visit........
I've got this cunning idea of a full floating front wheel for optimum grip!
Got a few bugs in it at the moment, but think it'll catch on?????

[marty]

damn, that is a valley down the middle of that tyre!

that's what you get when you buy your first v twin wheelstanding monster off a squid aucklander, and the rear tyre has never seen a bigger corner than the approach to the harbour bridge, so it had to be dealt to...... i settled down on the second tyre and got this instead...

[gav]

No.


I knew a guy once. Had a semi respectible sort of sports machine. Even rode it semi well I was told.

Then he went and bought some old fuddy duddy type tourer with "V-tech" and I lost all respect for him. Shame, seemed like a good cunt.
"V tech" huh? nah dont really like the look of that model, so who was he? :whistle:

[T.W.R]

Mmmmm - still a nice looking bike......I scraped the tip of the muffler once on the GT750........bump in the middle of the corner and the missus on the back!
Dyers Pass Rd....hmmm....got out-laws who live there - must be time for another visit........
I've got this cunning idea of a full floating front wheel for optimum grip!
Got a few bugs in it at the moment, but think it'll catch on?????

ouch! nasty lookin front-end! think there may be a few stability issues with it though LOLS!

yeah the old mille was a goodie ( got best euro at Hororata rally in 96 & photos of it were published in Streetbike mag the same year) the centre stand was scarred badly, but that panel scrape pissed me off, i'd only got the panels done & had just been re-fitted, it happened just by the top entry to victoria park where you come out of the trees.

[Two Smoker]

thats something a f$%^# period stain like you would do :finger: take to a show bike with a grinder, ya F^%$#@ numb-nut :argh:

stop stuttering in ya posts & learn to spell :niceone:

Geez settle down mate, and if you know WT, you will know that he is a good cunt (but fucking ugly) and backs up whayt he says when it comes to riding... I have personally seen him keep and with Glen Williams around Manfield whilst WT is on a stock GSX-R1000 and Glen on a full race spec ZX-10R... I have yet to meet a faster road rider (havent ridden with Lance Lowe yet though)... He has already gone down to Christchurch and taught the KBers a lesson on fast riding down there.... so how about you hook up with them and ask how quick he is???

[White trash]

Ahhh, all is revealed. Sorry T.W.R, I was all confused. Split personality dissorder, you understand. At least you had the balls to post it too. Good comeback, I don't even remeber posting that!

But yeah, I will be back in Christchurch soon. See ya at the track man :first:

[wil]

Yes, I am the godly chicken strip person!!! I don't even think I was leaning it around corners..... :headbang:




i suppose you could claim that you do alot of stoppies as an excuse???