Right-o, to start off, I'm no GP Hero, or even a wannabe. In the last 4 years of constant riding, I have managed to reduce my chicken strips to about 5mm'sh, with slightly more lean to the right than the left. Next year I am looking to grow my garage again and add something more focused like a GSX-R750, Triumph Daytona 675 or Fireblade 900RR. I have been looking online to get an idea of prices and noticed that ALL of the ones for sale have 25mm+ chicken strips on both sides. Have a look yourself. I know that maybe that IS why they are for sale, but surly there must be some capable riders moving on to pastures new? So, I guess my question is, what is the point in having a bike like that if you are incapable of using it? And, what about you guys and girls, do you/can you utilise everything your bike has to offer? I know I can not (yet), as I have that 5mm I spoke of before.
lol, The point in having that sort of bike for a lot of people is cos they can talk the talk. look around any bike meet at the number of people who turn up with untouched knee sliders and then stand there spouting off about how they have changed the front mudguard for a carbon one to save weight etc. Really gets my goat when some twat in the pub starts the old `I dont like Dunlop, they dont handle good enough` routine. Let Guy Martin have a go on your bike and see if its the tires or the rider that are no good. Lapping the TT circuit at 170+mph you might be pushing things to the limit, but how many of us ever really come anywhere close to it in reality??Im not saying there arnt people out there that dont ride hard, but for everyone that does, there are another 50 wannabes!!
The other thing about that mate of mine was, he never boasted about how good he was. Everyone else would be talking the talk, and he'd just be quiet. Then he'd go out and trounce everyone again. If I'd had that skill, I would have scraped every penny to go racing, but as far as I'm aware, he never did. Made it look easy too.