Chicken strips


Agreed- I can't imagine that anyone would look at their "chicken strips" and decide, based on that, to ride more aggressively so that they can show them off to someone. I think we ride like we ride and the tire wear just reflects that- that's all....
 
Agreed- I can't imagine that anyone would look at their "chicken strips" and decide, based on that, to ride more aggressively so that they can show them off to someone. I think we ride like we ride and the tire wear just reflects that- that's all....
Exactly, narrower strips are not the goal but pleasure in riding. Everyone should just enjoy own way of riding and in my case, I like to do it sporty just like with my other bikes. On my rides, I usually go south from Munich to Alps to find curvy roads and that's all, I have no joy riding the highways.
 
Well done sir! That’s what I like to see - giving the bike a good work out! Here’s my back tyre right hand side. The others are much the same. Just shows how well the Rocket handles.
 

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Steady on sir! It’s just a bit of fun! Chicken strip comparison has been part of motorcycling culture as long as I’ve been riding (in my part of the world at least). It’s usually just a source of amiable piss-taking. None of my biking pals have ever taken it seriously!
 
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My rear, Cobra is almost gone. New one on hand for when it's needed.
 

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personally i think that rolling on the throttle coming out of the corner would be faster than burning/melting the tire up
of coarse melting the tire might be more fun to some.
 
if you want to brag about chicken strip, or the lack of chicken strips post front wheel pics, not rears gents!
True to a certain extent bit it also depends on how you ride. If you like to break deep into a bend and turn in as late as possible (making for very rapid cornering on bikes that have the agility for it), you'll have faceting on the front long before you've scrubbed your strips out (ie. flats worn on the shoulder of the front tyre). This happens on my KTM 1190 on roads I know well. I know both tyres need changing when I stand up on the pegs and look down on the front tyre as it's turning. If it looks like a thupenny bit with flats worn on the shoulder, the front will no longer feel glued down in turns and it's time for new tyres, regardless of tread depth remaining.
When I tour on that bike and I'm riding unfamiliar roads, I tend to favour smoothness with sustained speed and minimum braking. Then I get less faceting and thinner chicken strips.
I should add, style of cornering and aggression depend on time, place and mood, never on any desite to scrub out strips for bragging rights at the bike meet. The strips are a by-product not an objective.