Rider Coach
Dave is right.Originally Posted by davebullet
There is no way I can completely run off the edge of Metzeler Sportecs on my CBR.
Went well off the Pirelli Strada, but the Sportec (both 160/60's) won't let me do it... DESPITE running the hero blobs so far into the deck the peg folds up!
Hardcore Biker
It would take big kahunas to get the chicken strips off a Shinko.....Best not attempted IMHO......
Double shot!!
Yes, but quite ok in the dry and warm.
The only hyo I have seen sans chicken strips was also sans a lot of its paintwork, so there is an element of truth in the above.
Steve
"I am a licenced motorcycle instructor, I agree with dangerousbastard, no point in repeating what he said."
"read what Steve says. He's right."
"What Steve said pretty much summed it up."
"I did axactly as you said and it worked...!!"
"Wow, Great advise there DB."
WTB: Hyosung bikes or going or not.
pickledbunnies
I thought for a moment that maybe that would put me on the way to kahunadom but dictionary.com has quickly dashed that thought by informing me that a kahuna is a Hawaiian priest, doctor, sorcerer or navigator.
L-Plate Rider
IMHO a big part of removing the chicken strips is improving your cornering technique and getting more confidence in knowing what you and your bike can do. An excellent way myself and a mate have found of doing this is a slower speed handling course we set-up in our work carpark with some "appropriated" cones once everyone has gone home for the day - We have a couple of more open sweepers, a tight weaving section with the cones and a U-turn. We caned around this for an hour and a half the first time and every few laps you find you can progressively increase the lean angle. I found it translated directly onto the road, plus the chicken strips are slowly wearing away. Couple that with some hoons out on some of the fine roads out West, and they'll be gone in no time and your confidence and ability will be nicley improved. I only have about 1cm of strip left on the Shinko's on my Hyo. I'm determined to see if I can remove them completely now before I trade her up.
Comfortably Different
Iit is a common tool older bikers use to wind up newer bikers by telling them that real bikers have no chicken strips. Its right up there with the knee down mithlology. The truth of the matter is that chicken strips wear out with your riding. The more you lean the tyre in the corner, the more of the tyre you will scrub. Just right normally for your own pleasure and dont worry about the chicken strips. The chicken strips themselves are not something that is going to make you come to grief in a corner - the crappy standard shinko tyres on a hyaosung however are. It is common knowledge that when you buy a hyosung, the first thing you modify is to change the tyres.
When you did the 1000km on your new hyosung, did you wave to other bikers? Did they wave back at you ? How about harleys ?
Forum whore
Some bikes make it quite difficult also.
Still got half an inch on the XT, despite having had the pegs down on either side. That's a tall bike with high pegs and being a single it's narrow. So at peg down you are carrying a decent lean.
Contrast that with the Fazer which has low(ish) pegs and the pegs quite wide apart and it's a doodle to take the strips off.
Just a Dog
Chicken !!!!
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
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Keep on chooglin'
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Good article; bit of wtf with the second comment down on that page thoughIsn't that whats sposed to happen, lean off the bike to preserve ground clearance to the solid bits, and keep bike upright as possible to ensure good suspension action?Chicken strips and GYKD aren’t neccesarily linked. I have never once got my knee down in eight years of riding yet i’ve ground down the hero blobs on my pegs and have about 3/4″ of virgin rubber either side of the rear tyre. When I see pictures in magazines of riders with their knees draggin the floor and there is a LOT of air twixt tarmac and peg you have to wonder.
Removing chicken strips and grinding the pegs are easier to do with poor technique than proper technique, so who's really the novice here?
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here' how I see it:
you paid for the whole tyre, might as well use the whole tyre.
and on a less troll note; but seriously, value for money and it's fun getting the bike that far over, but like everyone has said it'll take a while to develop the skill to get the bike that far over, to gain the confidence in yourself and your machine that you can corner at a speed that requires the bike be that far over.
as a newer rider dont sand or grind them off, keep them, and if anyone gives you shit for it tell them to fuck off (in a joking maner), and then find sometihng suitable about their bike to take the piss out of.
Double shot!!
Yup. If you are hangin' wayy off it and removing all your strips, you are either cornering it FUCKing tight or moving FUCKing quick.Isn't that whats sposed to happen, lean off the bike to preserve ground clearance to the solid bits, and keep bike upright as possible to ensure good suspension action? Removing chicken strips and grinding the pegs are easier to do with poor technique than proper technique, so who's really the novice here?
I've seen a GT250R's pegs scraped as the rider leaned the wrong way. That gave the strips a hiding, but of course it wasn't cornering particularly tightly.
Steve
"I am a licenced motorcycle instructor, I agree with dangerousbastard, no point in repeating what he said."
"read what Steve says. He's right."
"What Steve said pretty much summed it up."
"I did axactly as you said and it worked...!!"
"Wow, Great advise there DB."
WTB: Hyosung bikes or going or not.
Weekend cruiser
I agree with Dave,
Midwives. [Helping people out]
Forum whore
If you end up in a situation were you need to remove your chicken strips, an "eek!" moment, don't worry. That little strip of virgin rubber will only be a small percentage of your contact patch. Think of them as insurance.
Forum whore
Ha,ha EJK you evil bastard. putput don't do this or you may see your arse. Follow Caseye's advice.
Keep your tyre pressures correct and just enjoy the ride, then all will be well.
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