'Chicken Strips' Are they important to you?

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

I knicked this from another forum, seemed to cause a fair bit of debate!

Don't get me wrong, cause i dont give a rats nugget personally, but are bike dudes still likely to make assessments of 'perceived' status/ability etc around chicken strips, or lack of? Is having no chicken strips akin to casually releasing your 12inch salami to piss on a tree stump in front of your mates, does having balls of rubber hanging of the edges mean you can 'go all night long'? Or does having an inch of vigin rubber mean..............

[CB ARGH]

Please tell me... wtf is a chicken strip?

[Wingnut]

Please tell me... wtf is a chicken strip?

The strip on the edge of your tyres that doesn't get worn off because the bike doesn't get leaned over enough in cornering

[CB ARGH]

The strip on the edge of your tyres that doesn't get worn off because the bike doesn't get leaned over enough in cornering

Ohhh... if you don't want to look like a chicken then grab some sand paper and scratch it off!

[James Deuce]

Oh FFS how about you use the search function and add your "research question" to the end of the voluminous number of postings already made on the subject?

You don't think this hasn't come up before in over 1,670,000 posts?

[McDuck]

Well i think the bigger the better in my chicken strips. but then again i hang off when ever i can, gives me a chance to open up my knees, needs i can go 260+ kms without a stop (fuel supply will not allow more)

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Oh FFS how about you use the search function and add your "research question" to the end of the voluminous number of postings already made on the subject?

You don't think this hasn't come up before in over 1,670,000 posts?

OFFS, WTF, OMG, LOL........... I wont keep you from counting post. Mmmm hope it keeps you busy

[Fatjim]

Absolutely, and the next time some cock says "you can't get rid of the front ones on the road" go look at MD's or Drews!

Respect.

[jamiey]

I knicked this from another forum, seemed to cause a fair bit of debate!

Don't get me wrong, cause i dont give a rats nugget personally, but are bike dudes still likely to make assessments of 'perceived' status/ability etc around chicken strips, or lack of? Is having no chicken strips akin to casually releasing your 12inch salami to piss on a tree stump in front of your mates, does having balls of rubber hanging of the edges mean you can 'go all night long'? Or does having an inch of vigin rubber mean..............

I think as long as you ride and enjoy it whether it be scraping you knee round every corner, or only twisting the wrist on straights, or just pootling along is what counts, just out of interest tho had a look at mine, over 1cm from the edge
Ah well must mean i need a good

[Blackshear]

Having seen this kinda thread only twice, I'll bite.

I've got about an inch on my 170/70's.
Every time I start getting my lean on, shit scrapes on the ground. First my fat feet, then the base of the peg.
Almost highsided scraping that goddamn peg. Now I slip my ass into the corner and try getting a bitta lean on into the corner =)

Be nice... The Bandit ain't no RS50 in doughnut terms.

[TKDSKIP]

I like to see a little bit of margin for error on both my tyres.
I dont like the feeling off going over on squared off tyres but a little bit of chicken is all good.

[CHOPPA]

Absolutely, and the next time some cock says "you can't get rid of the front ones on the road" go look at MD's or Drews!

Respect.

I still have chicken strips on my front tyres i think..... You can still suck at riding and have no chicken strips

[Buster]

Its still good to have both tyres "scrubbed in" just in case though

[Gubb]

I still have Responsibility Strips.

[Fatjim]

I still have chicken strips on my front tyres i think..... You can still suck at riding and have no chicken strips

I'm struggling with the logic in this one.