Strips to be proud of

[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

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!!
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?