Chicken strips...

[Nade]

Why is it...I have about 5-10mm chicken strips on my rear...depending on the day...but none on my front?

[jrandom]

Inconceivable!

[McJim]

Inconceivable!

You keep using that word...I do not think it means what you think it means....

Odd though, I have no chicken strips on the rear and about 2mm on the front.

[blue eyed savage]

me 2 but i dont real care. it corners good enuff

[onearmedbandit]

Why is it...I have about 5-10mm chicken strips on my rear...depending on the day...but none on my front?

You're drunk?

[oldguy]

don't worry about it,

[skelstar]

You got miss matched [profile] tyres?

[blue eyed savage]

i mean none on front, few mill on back

[sAsLEX]

T i r e s

[sinned]

Chicken strip width varies between bikes. The SV1000 had strips on the rear I just couldn't get rid of but the S3 just loves falling all the way over with mini strips. And I am not fast. My front tyres have large strips and little wear except in the middle and I have noticed considerable wear on other riders front tyres. But then I don't like hammering into corners on the brakes.

[Hitcher]

T i r e s

Past tense of the verb to tire.

[skelstar]

Past tense of the verb to tire.
I n d e e d

[blue eyed savage]

off topic. my chain is fucked whats a new one going to cost me.

[McJim]

off topic. my chain is fucked whats a new one going to cost me.

Depends if you want a good one or a shit one. You might also find that your sprockets are fucked which means it'll cost ya a whole lot more.

[blue eyed savage]

crap looks like im going to spend money on my bike agane.

[PrincessBandit]

Gonna embarrass myself here, can anyone please tell me what chicken strips are? Pretty please?

[Hitcher]

Gonna embarrass myself here, can anyone please tell me what chicken strips are? Pretty please?

Look it up for yourself!
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/wiki/index.php/Kiwibiker_Lexicon#C

[PrincessBandit]

Thank you kind sir for providing that link. I guess i could have googled it but didn't exactly want 70million pages of shit that had nothing to do with what i was looking for to have to wade through.

[DUCATI*HARD]

if your looking to get rid of your chicken strips cause somebody told you it means you dont ride hard enuff,,, your looking for trouble:devil2:

[Kittyhawk]

It could be that you are not leaning/steering properly....in most cases the rear strips should be less on the rear than front. :weep:

[fireball]

stop direct steering that should help......

[ArcherWC]

Odd though, I have no chicken strips on the rear



hahahahha....anyone that knows you Jamie, knows that is a bare faced fib

[dipshit]

It means you have a flatter profile front tyre and a more rounded profile rear tyre. Normally you would want this the other way around and have a quite steep profile front as it is better to start running off the rear first rather than losing the front first. Is it more of a touring or cheap commuting tyre on the front?

[gijoe1313]

I think you have been sleepwalking out to the gargre where the sprotsbike is praked, hoisted it on a a bit o'wood under the oppo side of the kickstand, started it and got some sandpaper onto the wrong wheel ...

Now what you need to do is to find some chicken or turkey feathers and glue them on the edges what need stripping!

[The Stranger]

hahahahha....anyone that knows you Jamie, knows that is a bare faced fib

Do you have another confession (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=1407466#post1407466) you want to share with us Brian?

[howdamnhard]

That will explain why my GN250 still has chicken strips on the rear still and none on the front.I'll be grinding pegs before they ever dissappear so who cares,they will have to stay.:crazy:


It means you have a flatter profile front tire and a more rounded profile rear tire. Normally you would want this the other way around and have a quite steep profile front as it is better to start running off the rear first rather than losing the front first. Is it more of a touring or cheap commuting tire of the front?

[Gremlin]

It could be that you are not leaning/steering properly....in most cases the rear strips should be less on the rear than front. :weep:


It means you have a flatter profile front tire and a more rounded profile rear tire. Normally you would want this the other way around and have a quite steep profile front as it is better to start running off the rear first rather than losing the front first.
dipshit has it right. Mate had a zxr400 as well, pilot roads I think. The profile combination that was correct for the bike resulted in a very flat front, and very curved rear.

As dipshit says, you ideally want to run out of rear first, as its easier to control than losing the front.

[Big Dog]

Why is it...I have about 5-10mm chicken strips on my rear...depending on the day...but none on my front?

As a general rule this means you are not using enough gas.
Result you are only steering from the front.

If this you are happy with your riding it is nothing to worry about.

[Big Dog]

stop direct steering that should help......
He will need more juice before this assists because to get out on the side of the rear tire you need gas baby.

This is because countering without gas results in more of the front tyre being used than the rear.


How much faster did you turn with a little juice when you finally listened to me tonight?

[Big Dog]

Note: above posts assume you have matching tyres.

[dipshit]

This is because countering without gas results in more of the front tyre being used than the rear.


That will only effect how much each tyre is loaded.

[skidMark]

i scrape fairings on the zxr before i get rid of the chicken strips... on the rear

yes my mates cbr gets rid of em easy on the rear and front...same tyres same profiles...

my zxr has a non stock rear rim...i think thats the issue...and my rear shock is fucked.

[Patch]

Who really cares whether a tyre has been used to the very edge of its carcass. Very few people actually use the entire tyre before it wears out anyway (e.g. commuting wears out middle, not edges)


Chicken strips taste best when barbequed :cool:

[skidMark]

Who really cares whether a tyre has been used to the very edge of its carcass. Very few people actually use the entire tyre before it wears out anyway (e.g. commuting wears out middle, not edges)


Chicken strips taste best when barbequed :cool:

At least with the zxr i know i can dump it compltely on it's side....and it only starts to drift when i start scraping the crankcase .... oops...:blank:

[White trash]

Inconceivable!


You keep using that word...I do not think it means what you think it means....


Ummmm, you guys ARE aware that quoting lines from such a movie on a public forum does in fact indicate that you're a pair of chocolate speedway racers eh?:laugh:

[White trash]

Chicken strips are nothing to worry about on either end of the bike (despite what I tell Dipshit when he gets on his soapbox) and as a number of people have pointed out, it depends as much on the tyre shape as it does lean angle. 120/60 section front tyres are notorious for for running out of rubber on the edge before the rear.

If you're happy with your riding, don't stress.

[Usarka]

More on the back than the front means you are riding backwards. Sort yourself out man.

[jrandom]

Ummmm, you guys ARE aware that quoting lines from such a movie on a public forum does in fact indicate...

I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?

[fireball]

He will need more juice before this assists because to get out on the side of the rear tire you need gas baby.

This is because countering without gas results in more of the front tyre being used than the rear.


How much faster did you turn with a little juice when you finally listened to me tonight?

more gas is good! the more revs you have and watching for your exit from the corner of course, you turn alot faster tighter and smoother than just coasting around! (maybe i should go back to being a hoon)

[dipshit]

Chicken strips are nothing to worry about on either end of the bike

The problem isn't *having* chicken strips (only wankers go around worrying about that) ... the problem is *not* having any on the front.

You don't want be riding off the front tyre first before the rear.

[Nade]

yes 'em.....im not stressing about it really..I was just more interested in seeing if there was perhaps a reason for it. I had the front wash out on me on the whangamoa's a few months back but that was when my front left shock let go and gushed oil everywhere. low speed...but scary as it was a 35k lefty corner and if there had been anything coming the other way I would have been toast...minor damage to the fairings and a hole in my left glove from where I put my hand down. (and full undies)
But yes on further investigation the front wheel seems to be a harder compound than the rear and a different profile. Ive just kinda kept my eye on it the last few weeks. Its due for replacement soon...only has about 3mm tread left so i'll match it up with the rear which seems to hang on no matter how hard its worked....feels really solid....the front can get a little hairy at times. :niceone:

[ital916]

My chicken strips are smaller on the right hand side of my bike, than on my left. This brings me to think the world is made up of more sharp handed right hand corners than left ones. That or i'm a total chicken when turning left :bleh:. Chicken strips don't mean much to me, just gotta ride :scooter:, i wouldn't know why your front has non dude sorry. lol

[skelstar]

Camber probably.

[kiwibryn]

My chicken strips are smaller on the right hand side of my bike, than on my left. This brings me to think the world is made up of more sharp handed right hand corners than left ones. That or i'm a total chicken when turning left :bleh:. Chicken strips don't mean much to me, just gotta ride :scooter:, i wouldn't know why your front has non dude sorry. lol

Camber... definitely.

AND for those who give a damn, my chicken strip is about 10mm... Dunlop 140/90 15... yes I have pegged a couple of times when I have gone in too hot.
The front I have is the factory issued one as far as I can tell. with 82 000 k's plus on it:clap:

[bounce]

maybe the front tyre is running low tyre pressure?

mate cleaned his tyre all the way out on the front and then found it was only running 20psi. someone can correct me on whether this could cause the tyre to tuck under a bit?

[Kittyhawk]

dipshit has it right. Mate had a zxr400 as well, pilot roads I think. The profile combination that was correct for the bike resulted in a very flat front, and very curved rear.

As dipshit says, you ideally want to run out of rear first, as its easier to control than losing the front.

Im sure thats what my post said...Less chicken strips on the rear compared to front?!

[NighthawkNZ]

I don't have chicken strips... I have backup rubber for those "Oh fook moments"... I always have something in reserve

[The Stranger]

maybe the front tyre is running low tyre pressure?

mate cleaned his tyre all the way out on the front and then found it was only running 20psi. someone can correct me on whether this could cause the tyre to tuck under a bit?

That is possible.

Despite my taking it very easy through the Mangamuka Gorge (due to very low pressure and a roadside puncture repair) the tyre was scuffed side to side.

[Gremlin]

You don't want be riding off the front tyre first before the rear.
Don't bother telling him that... he rides off the black stuff before he worries about tyres an shit :blink:


Im sure thats what my post said...Less chicken strips on the rear compared to front?!
Should have only posted the first half of the quote... its not really about lean or steering.

Another factor I should have also pointed out, and skidmark hints at, is the rim. The width of the rim impacts on the shape of the tyre, as it can either flatten the tyre (wider rim) or make it more pointy (narrower rim pinches the tyre). This is on top of the issue of various tyre makes and models differing in profile, as the same tyre will have a different shape on different rims.

[White trash]

maybe the front tyre is running low tyre pressure?

mate cleaned his tyre all the way out on the front and then found it was only running 20psi. someone can correct me on whether this could cause the tyre to tuck under a bit?
Lower pressure will cause the tyre to deflect more and therefore run alot closer to the edge.

This also means that just because there's no unused rubber (chicken strip is a bit derogatory don't ya think Dippy?) on either tyre, doesn't actually mean you're necesseraly running outta rubber to use.

[Brett]

I beleive that getting you knee down would solve this problem. I did, it helped me loose weight, grow new hair, develop a 6 pack, earn more money than I could ever imagine and got me loved by all.

I normally have no strips onthe rear, and a couple of mills left on the front. I am guessing you probably have weird front tyre profile, ie flatter than usual.

[FROSTY]

what profile tyres you using dude?

[Max Preload]

Check out these bad boys! :lol: :clap: :first: :laugh: :killingme

[gtr boy]

Check out these bad boys! :lol: :clap: :first: :laugh: :killingme
you said it.....real kfc there

[Kwaka14]

Why is it...I have about 5-10mm chicken strips on my rear...depending on the day...but none on my front?

you mean tyres right?

[Mr Merde]

T i r e s


Only if you are from the USA. Another example of the language being screwed

[Mikkel]

...stop drifting... ;)

[Harry the Barstard]

You guys are all idiots, here is the answer....

When he was looking at the bike he was standing at the front end looking towards the rear. So from his point of view the rear tyre was actualy his front and his front tyre his rear.

This explains it...... i bet you guys are kicking yourself for not figgering this out on your own, i pitty you fools!!!!

[sAsLEX]

Only if you are from the USA. Another example of the language being screwed

Hmmm we just had a corporate language and writing course...... and apparently since the US has such a huge world market share we are to use American spellings....... I expressed some colorful language at this fallacy

[ArcherWC]

Check out these bad boys! :lol: :clap: :first: :laugh: :killingme

:Oi: does DUMPTD know you are putting up pics of his Tyres? :Pokey: