Chicken strips

[midden]

I have a feeling my chicken strips will be turning to breasts and then with feathers on  :rolleyes

[adeejaysdelight]

^ :lol




Patience. Its taken me nearly 2 years with the Fazer to get here, and I know some of the guys are way beyond my ability with the same bike.

[adeejaysdelight]

This was the first outing on this new rear tyre, so I was just scrubbing it in. Brakes and other bits were new too. See http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,9572....l#msg96846

[Loz]

I ride to my capabilities not the bikes, much as i would love to be a 46 rider, i accept it aint never gonna happen, hence mt Chicken strips are measured in inches not mm  :o
I am a granny and ride like one  :b .....but i have a lot of fun  :lol

[midden]

cool Perhaps if I turn out to be a grandad rider we could do a Arthur Mullard and Hilda Baker........I just hope there aren't any granny bashers amongst the group

[fireblake]

I ride to my capabilities not the bikes, much as i would love to be a 46 rider, i accept it aint never gonna happen, hence mt Chicken strips are measured in inches not mm  :o
I am a granny and ride like one  :b .....but i have a lot of fun  :lol

Hey Loz, don't knock yourself, you're out there riding. Do it at your own pace and just enjoy. Who gives a toss how big your strips are. Doing Miles will increase your confidence the world of goodand gradually you'll increase the angle of dangle.


Always wanted to say that?


Mickeyboy

[noggythenog]

Strips, Shwips..thats what i say.Anyone that rides a bike is better than average imo.if a guy works hard enough to be able to afford a gixxer thou then he should have one if he likes regardless of how hard he rides it.Performance machines are also a thing of beauty & im all for looking at as many of them as possible when im out and about instead of checking out other blokes knee sliders.
if we were all hardcore then none of us would stop for bacon butties at the cafs as we'd all be feeding through straws on the move whilst scraping our bonce off the road.
of course it's natural to look at our own tyres & be a bit proud that we got over a bit further than last time but i dont think it's fun to take the piss out of other folk about it, well unless it's genuinely joking or someone's making a point of how great they are but instead of arguing with those types at cafs it's best to keep quiet then thrash them on the road. :b

[midden]

OO forget chicken when the bacon Bacon butty is about

[Chris]

Thanks guys... now I'm hungry...  :lol

Chris

[fazersharp]

The op started about getting rid of his strips on the fazer. And he is down to 5mm I would say that is as far as it will on on these bike befor the exhaust is grounding out along with foot rests.
I dont get how some sports bike riders are hanging off the side round a roundabout to get their knee down yet the bike is almost still upright

[adeejaysdelight]

Night, I don't are what people spend their hard earned on. People buy stars for goodness sakes. And as for the affordability thing, I could go buy a Panigale or HP4 right now if I wanted to. My point was, why? Unless you can use it, what's the point? I have passed countless 1000cc sportsrers that look tense and uncomfortable on their bike. When they could learn more and save some scratch on a more useable machine. You see where im coming from here? 

[fireblake]

The op started about getting rid of his strips on the fazer. And he is down to 5mm I would say that is as far as it will on on these bike befor the exhaust is grounding out along with foot rests.
I dont get how some sports bike riders are hanging off the side round a roundabout to get their knee down yet the bike is almost still upright

Having 4 foot long legs must help. As mine are 2 foot long, this has been my excuse.


Mickey the vertically challenged divot

[noggythenog]

Well i think when people buy a bike, it's not just a bike but a dream they are buying also.If a guy has always dreamed since he was a teenager about having a Fireblade then he'll eventually have one whether he can ride it well or not.& once that itch has been scratched & he realises the reality isnt as good as the dream, he sells it on..& you get a nice bike that hasnt been ridden much.maybe that is why you see so many for sale with chicken strips.
& of course theres the magazines & marketing which used to be superbike biased & now they are on the adventure bike mission which many are buying into, no different when most people arent adventuring on them but that's still their choice.
& adee what makes you want a bigger 750, if like you say you havent reached the limits of the 600 yet?, is it just because you fancy something a bit different or a change from what you know or whatever, if so then you may have already answered your question regarding why other bikers have big bikes.

[JZS 600]

I haven't got chicken strips on mine but I don't think I get excessive lean angles or anything grounding out,,,

[nick crisp]

Night, I don't are what people spend their hard earned on. People buy stars for goodness sakes. And as for the affordability thing, I could go buy a Panigale or HP4 right now if I wanted to. My point was, why? Unless you can use it, what's the point? I have passed countless 1000cc sportsrers that look tense and uncomfortable on their bike. When they could learn more and save some scratch on a more useable machine. You see where im coming from here?

Right then, can I have a KTM 1190 Adventure, a Ducati Hypermotard, an MV Brutale and.....
No, no, it's ok, I'll pay my own running costs, very kind of you to offer!
You can borrow them once in a while too, of course 

[Slaninar]

I scraped the chicken strips on the FZS600 (on the rear tyre, front has some left - same pair?!?), but did it on the track. In traffic, speed that asks for that much lean angle is not one at witch I can stop if some shit happens on the road, in my line of sight. So my tyres have visible 2-3 cm on both sides of almost unused rubber, only ever usable on the track. I'm not a racer, but I'm not a poor rider either.

From English riders I met I've heard that UK pavement is a lot grippier (or, better: that Serbian pavement is too slippery, but tyres last twice as long on it) though. Maybe that can allow for greater speed, while still being safe, able to stop in time.

[dazza]

Hmmmm....May start riding on the pavement then.

[Slaninar]

Hmmmm....May start riding on the pavement then.

Pavement as road surface, asphalt - that is what I meant.

[Chillum]

Don't worry Slaninar, he knew perfectly well what you meant

[nick crisp]

A GPZ1100 with a Harris pipe scatters pedestrians very nicely when wheelspun along the pavement.
Just an observation.