| Author | Message | ||
     Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
Other than those delicious pieces of deep fried poultry. I see the term fairly often and remarks as to the fact the writer/rider has none. | ||
| No_rice |
it is the tread on a tire that has never seen payvment. look at a normal cruiser and there is alot that has never touched the ground because they dont USUALLY corner to hard. look at most sport bikes and they USUALLY dont have much if any at all | ||
| No_rice |
see the little bit of shiny unused stuff on my tires, thats whats left of the chicken strips   (Message edited by no_rice on March 15, 2008) | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
after inspecting my tires i have one thing to say: Daytona has no curvy roads, we have a few wide sweeps but nothing that resembles switchbacks sort of roads. In Pierson a small town of maybe 500 people they have some farm roads that are 90* right angles for miles. like zig zags and stuff, but the tractors spill so much dirt/silt on the roads its dangerous to take those corners hard. I low sided my friends Honda 125(?) and had to replace a radiator because of that. | ||
| Buellgirlie |
this is the opposite of "having chicken strips"  D  | ||
| Rocketsprink |
this is how to get rid of them...   | ||
| Danger_dave |
Take no notice of them - it might be a daredevil rider who spent 10 minutes on a dusty road 5 miles back. | ||
| Beachbuell |
They go good with honey mustard! | ||
| Panhead_dan |
Chicken strips are the unused outer edge of the tire that other people have. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Having them is not an indication of lack of skill or being a slow rider. Not having them is not an indication of speed or skill. I watch a couple of squids do donuts in a parking lot to get rid of the "strips" and then waddle off down the road. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
I've seen people cleaning em off with a sanding block! Personally I don't give a toss. I ride how I want & how I feel comfortable riding, (not necessarily the same on any 2 days) not how others think I oughta! | ||
| Akbuell |
My chicken strips are about 1/2in wide. I consider them something of a mark of maturity and common sense for a bike that is ridden only on the street, in traffic, and w/some vague respect for the speed limit. And I'm proud of them. Ride safe, have fun! Dave | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Chick Strip removal 101   | ||
| Buell_nm |
My chicken strips are about 1/2in wide. I consider them something of a mark of maturity and common sense for a bike that is ridden only on the street, in traffic, and w/some vague respect for the speed limit. And I'm proud of them. I agree, the street bike has about 1/2 chicken strips on the tires.... the track bike however, has none and I've been starting to chew up the sidewalls. | ||
| Tx05xb12s |
It never hurts to leave a little something extra for when you really need it on the street. I pack around about a 3/8 strip of chickens myself. Be safe and have fun! | ||
| Hattori_hanzo |
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....chicken strips....  Funny though...when searching google for pics, I stumbled across someone's attempt to explain this with pics of his tire. See green lines:  | ||
| Ratbuell |
I usually have about 1/2" on my street bikes too. Seems I'm either smart enough not to carry knee-dragging speed through public roads, or I'm just a sucky rider. Oh, wait...I don't pinch my apexes either...*that's* why I have strips! LOL. | ||
| M1combat |
I think that foot placement is a better indicator of skill. Especially if you're following them and can see when they change where their foot is at on the peg. That said... The first two pics show roughly equal strips... Mine NEVER end up that way. I have none on the rear and about the same on the front. I wonder why? I run 28F/29.5R pressure. I don't run the stock setup. I weigh 200lbs. I tend to ride pretty far forwards. I've noticed this with Metzeler M1, M3 on my Firebolt and MEZ6's on a Lightning (with a different setup and pressures) | ||
| Djkaplan |
"Having them is not an indication of lack of skill or being a slow rider. Not having them is not an indication of speed or skill." I absolutely agree. I don't have them, though (neither do you). | ||
| Danger_dave |
You can grind them off on a twisty road in no time and then they re-appear after 100 miles around town or urban riding. Only a deluded noob/squid makes judgments about a rider based on them. Pretend you still don't know about them Ferris. (Message edited by danger_dave on March 16, 2008) | ||
| No_rice |
The first two pics show roughly equal strips... Mine NEVER end up that way. I have none on the rear and about the same on the front. I wonder why? i had a 190 on the back at that time. those were pics from the dragon. if i have a 180 on there will be a bit more of a strip on the front. i have noticed that with a 190 on the back the chicken strips are more equal front to back. i also dont have it set on the stock settings and if i am riding hard i am as forward as i can get on the seat. it helps me keep the frontend planted during hard acceleration out of the corners. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
The front to rear chicken strip issue has several factors (rider weight, riding position, tire size, riding style, braking, corner speed, body position, bike weight, suspension settings, spring compression, bike geometry, etc.). NO chicken strips on a street tire on public roads for most riders is difficult to do. My fronts usually cup into a nice triangle. I could probably scrub off the rest of the strip on the front on the track, but I think I would have a difficult time getting it off on the street with my skill level.   |
