Lacking in Confidence

[caretaker]

somebody suggested something to me a very long while ago to do what seemed to me a little bit stupid. but i tried it and it helped no end until i got a bit of confidence. sit a little further over the tank, stick your elbows out and ride like a motocrosser does. it sounds daft but it worked for me. if its wet and slippery, i still do it. you do look a bit silly though....

[Fazerider]

It's often hard to tell the wear profile on tyres from a photo, they do look slightly triangular, but have some life in them yet. The chicken strips look about 5mm wide so, unless the bike's loaded heavily enough for you to run out of ground clearance, you've plenty of lean angle to spare. Tight hairpins might not be the best place to test the limit though, fast sweepers are always easier.
It may be that I'm teaching you to suck eggs, but if you find yourself feeling unstable in slower corners, try leaning forward a bit. It may be your riding position is keeping your arms too straight (you should be able to flap your elbows!) A position half way between bolt upright and a racer's crouch will also put more weight on the front wheel which increases the feedback you're getting from the front tyre.

[AdieR]

Chuck them 020's ASAP - I had them on mine, but never felt *truly* happy on them. I found on one particular bend the back end seemed to slide (tried different pressures, loadings, preload) (maybe a characteristic of that road / surface, because I never had the issue anywhere else) - but I found it made me jittery on any other road / bend.

I've just put RA2's on, and I find them far more confidence-inspiring, wet or dry, and they haven't slipped on that nemesis bend either.

[Lez72]

Bang the RA2's on and try to stop overthinking things. Just concentrate on being safe and the rest will follow