Chicken strips...

[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

[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

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...

[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?

[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.

[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 . Chicken strips don't mean much to me, just gotta ride , 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 . Chicken strips don't mean much to me, just gotta ride , 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

[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?