October 30th, 2011, 09:36 PM | #1 |
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Chicken Strips
I just got picked on by more experienced riders on the untouched tread on the side of the tires. How do I get more confidence to get proper lean angle so I can wear out the tire evenly?
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October 30th, 2011, 09:40 PM | #2 |
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October 30th, 2011, 10:47 PM | #3 |
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First and foremost... Kick them in the taco! Real respectable riders wouldnt put down other 2 wheelers based on their strips.
Next i strongly suggest watching Twist of the Wrist II. Also get stickier tires. I slip a lot with the stock tires and it will scare you when you feel your bike wobble or slide and grip and slide through the turns. Most importantly ride within your limits and never push yourself beyond it. Concentrate on your ride, your live. Be safe. Enjoy. |
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November 4th, 2011, 08:06 PM | #4 |
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I'm afraid (chicken?) of even going to a parking lot and practicing that kind of leaning until I get some sliders. In the meantime, say what you want about my tires. I don't care!
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November 4th, 2011, 08:11 PM | #5 |
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November 4th, 2011, 09:17 PM | #6 |
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What you do is gear up and RIDE MORE!!! That is all.
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November 4th, 2011, 09:19 PM | #7 |
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Deflate your tire so your contact is side to side and ride it slowly in a parking lot for an hour or so
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November 5th, 2011, 08:26 AM | #8 |
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David, I don't know where in Florida you live but it's hard to get a good lean angle on straight roads. If you're in South Florida try Homestead, North Florida try Jennings, I hear there are "chicken strip" reducing areas at both places.
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November 9th, 2011, 06:33 AM | #9 |
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You mean a track day? I can't that anytime soon!
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November 9th, 2011, 08:25 AM | #11 |
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3 things;
1. Get education - Read books/movies or do a track day class or get a seasoned rider to help you 2. Seat time with goals (ride practicing 1 or two skills at a time) 3. Always ride at 80% or less It comes with time and practice. *Riding at the tires edge on the street leaves you little margin of error and no margin to lean it a bit further if you need to. So be safe out there.
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November 9th, 2011, 09:03 AM | #12 |
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Confidence is key. Find a decent bend and ride it repeatedly. Always look through the corner where you want to go, not at any fixed point. Pay attention to your line on entry and exit and slowly increase your speed making sure you follow the same line each time. More speed = more lean = less chicken strip.
Like others have suggested, read articles on body position and bar inputs etc before doing any of this, oh yeah, good gear and sliders are a good investment too!! |
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November 9th, 2011, 01:31 PM | #15 |
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You can disagree with someone without breaking the T.O.S. The last two posts are not good examples of this.
For what it's worth, the right answer to a brand-new young rider who is asking about how to get rid of his chicken strips so he stops getting made fun of *is not* how to ride faster to get rid of his chicken strips.
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November 9th, 2011, 02:06 PM | #18 | |
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I'm just wondering would any parts drag before the bike is leaned all the way. Would it be safer with more performance-oriented tires to lean more? |
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Your post wasn't the only one that missed the point, nor was my second comment only related to yours.
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November 9th, 2011, 02:16 PM | #20 | |
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Your spikes on the front pegs will probably be the first to touch down, followed by maybe your sidestand on the lefthanders. As I said in my prior post, increase your speed slowly otherwise you will be owning a streetfighter. |
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November 9th, 2011, 02:18 PM | #21 |
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November 9th, 2011, 02:28 PM | #22 |
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Time and practice.
Get confident at one angle of lean and then go a little deeper. That with a combination of OH SHI- IM GOING IN TOO FAST, MUST LEAN MORE moments is how I gained experience with deep lean angles. I don't recommend the second method of learning... The main thing is that if you enjoy riding, screw what other people think. On the technical side of things, I don't think you can ride the stock rubber to the edges without hard parts (such as the kickstand) scraping first. You can get pretty close though. |
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November 9th, 2011, 09:16 PM | #23 |
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Wow just Wow. its obvious you are a new rider. The simple fact that you are even worrying about chicken strips is concerning. To make it worse its other riders goading you into it that makes it so much worse.
Any advice to go faster, lean more blah blah blah is total ****ing horseshit. Chicken stripes are meaningless plain and simple. To go out with the intention of just getting rid of them is going to end bad. Odds are you will be leaning the bike over as far as you can with poor body position and crash. Read the skills books, learn how to position your body correctly and work on proper technique. Dont worry about what your tires look like. Also if a person commutes on there bike they will have chicken strips regardless of how hard the fling the bike in the twisties. I commute 40 miles total each day 5 days a week its freeway riding so pretty much straight roads. that means in order to not have "Chicken stripes" i would have to do 200 miles on each side of my tire to match the tread ware from my commute. |
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November 9th, 2011, 10:49 PM | #24 |
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Yup, with experience, you'll know how much to push or even if it's no longer something you give a hoot about.
As a new rider who's just starting to really get the hang of it, I'm at that point where I use a different approach to experienced riders ribbing me. I simply downplay my experience and skill and it usually results in people not making fun of me but giving me great tips and encouragement! It takes away the whole p!ssing contest thing so I'm no longer a threat to their view of themselves as a skilled rider. I suck, you're good, make yourself useful and help me out. You'll find the kind of people you want to ride with won't give a crap about chicken strips because they just want to ride and have a blast. Some will race, some will putter but the most confident secure people, will show you how to just have a blast and not care about those things. And if it makes you feel better, I'm 'good' at leaning and I totally suck at real speed - we're all different. |
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November 10th, 2011, 04:22 AM | #25 |
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November 10th, 2011, 09:19 AM | #26 | |
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He asked a question on how to get rid of the chicken strips and has received answers. By the way, you are referring to tire wear, not removing chicken strips in the last sentence of your post. Once the tire is scrubbed, the chicken strip is gone. No one can use every part of the tire evenly riding on the street! |
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November 10th, 2011, 09:59 AM | #27 |
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OP, just take sandpaper to the chicken strips. that way you wont get made fun of but can learn at your own pace
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November 10th, 2011, 10:35 AM | #28 |
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When I first started riding, I did a lot of loops in traffic circles. I was fortunate that road construction at the time minimized traffic through the circle so I was able to go both directions. Circles are nice because because you have infinite time to lean over.
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November 12th, 2011, 05:55 AM | #29 |
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If you're keeping up with the guys that have thinner strips, then you're doing better than them.
To get rid of the strips, it's no problem... just lean your body to the outside of the curve, as though you were terrified of the curve. Unfortunately, the likelihood of a crash is much higher, since this technique is essentially NEVER the right way to take a curve. If you ride properly, and use your body weight to lower the center of gravity of the bike in the turn (i.e., lean off the bike some, toward the center of the turn), you will maintain more control, significantly reduce the likelihood of a crash, but you won't get rid of the strips quickly... You will, however, have to wait on the guys that have horrible riding styles and no strips... Enjoy the ride... ride within your limits... strive to improve your technique. I don't think I've ever seen the judges race out to measure chicken strips on the GP circuit. Don't worry about it...
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January 24th, 2012, 03:08 PM | #31 |
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Practice counter-steering and eventually use it until it becomes second nature, minimum a year. Get best track tires for this new gen bike. And until it all comes together with experience just do what you see in the photos on-site, stick out your leg when going around bends (LMAO). At least you know where you are brother and just have patience.
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January 24th, 2012, 03:52 PM | #32 |
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Hey don't worry about what those guys say like someone said it is wrong they should have made that comment in the first place to my mind to make a comment to a young rider about chicken strips is not the sign of an experienced rider.
They are not chicken strips ...you eat chicken strips they are merely wear wear indicators and or mold marks so what if you still have them over time you will wear them by finding the best and most importantly the safest way to ride for you. I have seen very experienced riders with them for quite sometime Just be safe
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For the front tire, you can loosen the fender bolts. Eventually, the fender will start to fall off, and start rubbing on the tire. This will wear the tire down evenly on all sides, and get rid of the chicken strips.
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January 24th, 2012, 05:33 PM | #36 |
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LOL! Wow, now I have seen it all.
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holy **** skippii.
dont feel bad though, i did that with my license plate and back tire luckily the license plate bent back to shape
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January 24th, 2012, 06:32 PM | #38 |
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Just an idea how much you have to lean the bike to get it close to the chicken strips
Took this picture today just messing around, didnt even see this thread at first lol
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you all realize this is from October right?
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