Them little rubber bits on new tyres

[Akzle]

i think i should be able to clean them off.. but...
they're very close to the point where the bike goes for a ride without me.
or will the tyre deform to grip more as i'm going round a corner.. is that wishful thinking?
this is still <2 months on this bike and i'm tu-tu-ing with the carbs.. (was hanging idle, crap clutch, filthy sprocket cover/chain etc) but i think i've got it mechanically sweet. it's getting a birthday next week (plugs, oil, filtre...)
so all-in i think it's fairly consistent and i've fairly well got the hang of it from that side of things..

but... advices from tyre gurus?

[Subike]

those the "chicken strips" I believe.
But that is all I will comment on them...
I will now sit back and listen to the advice on how to remove them the "right" way

[Madness]

Always wear proper safety equipment when using power tools.

[Geeen]

Ignore them, they aren't hurting anything.

[sinfull]

Jeeeze mate ya wanna snip them off with some side cutters or one day they'll have you off !

[tigertim20]

to answer both your questions.
Yes tyres deform when being ridden reasonably hard, that is something accounted for in the design and construction process.

dont worry about them. when (if) you get to the point where you push the bike and start to get bigger lean, they will go away on their own.
They arent hurting you, dont worry about them, just get out there and enjoy the ride

[nzspokes]

I would be more concerned with cleaning the rest of the bike. Been off roading?

[jonbuoy]

those the "chicken strips" I believe.
But that is all I will comment on them...
I will now sit back and listen to the advice on how to remove them the "right" way

Safety stripes

[SMOKEU]

Always wear proper safety equipment when using power tools.

Where's the fun in that? Safety equipment is for n00bs who fail IRL.

[Akzle]

I would be more concerned with cleaning the rest of the bike. Been off roading?

no, i live on gravel (pic was at the stop, top of 16 south of warkworth). i can polish the thing and by the time i'm at the end of my road it looks pretty much like that.
i'm oiling the chain after pretty much every ride >< (most of my rides are ~2-300km)

to answer both your questions.
Yes tyres deform when being ridden reasonably hard, that is something accounted for in the design and construction process.

dont worry about them. when (if) you get to the point where you push the bike and start to get bigger lean, they will go away on their own.
They arent hurting you, dont worry about them, just get out there and enjoy the ride

yeah this was what i wanted to check...
i'm not worried (about them) and do enjoy my rides. i've said before - my bike has bigger balls than me, it feel like i'm leaning fair hard, but i need to shake my 'ffroading habits (sitting up and putting a foot forward ><)

and another thing, i might start a new thread.. but leaning. i always thunk you could lean with, over or opposite.. apparently opposite is a no-go with sports riding...

[tigertim20]

no, i live on gravel (pic was at the stop, top of 16 south of warkworth). i can polish the thing and by the time i'm at the end of my road it looks pretty much like that.
i'm oiling the chain after pretty much every ride >< (most of my rides are ~2-300km)

yeah this was what i wanted to check...
i'm not worried (about them) and do enjoy my rides. i've said before - my bike has bigger balls than me, it feel like i'm leaning fair hard, but i need to shake my 'ffroading habits (sitting up and putting a foot forward ><)

and another thing, i might start a new thread.. but leaning. i always thunk you could lean with, over or opposite.. apparently opposite is a no-go with sports riding...

yep, an easy way to look at it is, imagine a line down the centre of your bike, starting from the nut in the middle of your top triple clamp, going all the way back. if you lean towards the outside (or high side) of that line while cornering, youre doing it wrong.
You dont have to hang off the inside of the bike, its acceptable to sit up inline with the bike, just dont lean to the right when turning left and vice versa.

[unstuck]

Get the arse hanging out round a few roundabouts, that will take em off quick.

[tnarg]

It looks like you missing the nut on the foot peg bolt. Could be wrong though, just looks that way.

[neels]

They'll fall of by themselves after a while.

If you can get far enough over to be wearing the little rubber bits off, I suspect you'd be wearing other bits off as well.

Don't think too much about leaning around corners, just look where you want to go, the rest will follow.

[sinfull]

Not much of a chicken strip there man, you will only get yourself in strife trying to scrub them of on the road, track maybe but even then some bikes just wont without a hell of a lot of set up for the track !
Looking at your tyre it don't look like the type i'd be trying to get right over, could be quite a hard compound and to put it right on the edge would be pushing boundaries !