Chicken strips

[kb1]

Lead the bike with your body. Hang off a little but not so far that it kills your line of sight or reduces your feel for the handlebars and what the bike is doing.

You're not turning by hanging off, you're hanging off to keep the bike a little more upright and on the meat of the tires....

A side benefit to this is it also "trims out" the turn so that it requires less counter steering....


All of that combines to give you a greater margin of safety.

I understand! So basically I don't want to be unnecessarily leaning the bike over when I can use my body weight, but I don't want to be throwing too much body weight off the bike when I could use more lean. I want to be using a little of each, and maybe a little more of the other depending on the situation (ex: In the rain where you want to keep the bike more upright, and have your body come off more, keeping the meatier parts of the tire on the ground with more contact.)

Obviously when racing or riding very aggresively on the track, you would be using a large portion of both to get the most out of every corner?

[OreoGaborio]

side note: I see more street riders not hanging off enough than I see hanging off too much.

... and I edited my post above with some more points after you quoted me.

[R7]

BUMP!

Just got back from a ride and took a picture of my chicken strips.

I remember many tires looking like this at deals Gap a few years ago Kinda odd though, the lettering would show up every morning and would be gone by the first rest stop of a ride?

[kb1]

side note: I see more street riders not hanging off enough than I see hanging off too much.

... and I edited my post above with some more points after you quoted me.

I learned something new!

[scubasteveRR]

Steve don't kid yourself, Jill isn't going to let you ride on the track

Hey, no comments from the peanut gallery. 1st she doesn't control me (can't say the same for you once you say I DO) and 2nd she would actually want me to go because the more i learn the better and safer i can be.


And by the way, she actually got on the back of the bike yesterday and i drove her around the high school lot for about 10 mins! she was loving it and it made her all excited!!! (if you know what i mean bow chicha bow ba)

[Doc]

They said to keep the race tires out of it.

[kb1]

Hey, no comments from the peanut gallery. 1st she doesn't control me (can't say the same for you once you say I DO) and 2nd she would actually want me to go because the more i learn the better and safer i can be.


And by the way, she actually got on the back of the bike yesterday and i drove her around the high school lot for about 10 mins! she was loving it and it made her all excited!!! (if you know what i mean bow chicha bow ba)

LOL

No comment, we need to do sushi again soon!

[Evil_Weasel]

i thought those were hessogoods street tires?

i have huge chicken strips... one might even say they are trurkey strips.

[Doc]

i thought those were hessogoods street tires?

They most likely are.

[mrezra]

I always get a kick out of these threads. I didn't respond when I first read this post because I think Ceo said it best: "Chicken strips mean nothing. The principal reasons street riders don't have chicken strips are because of shitty body position and riding in a manner that the street doesn't warrant."

[bluej511]

Hey im still a noob but im working on my body position alright, ill learn a few tips and tricks on my first trip with you guys i hope maybe even get some comments.

[drop]

just do what i do - buy race take offs and pretend you did all the wear on your own.

[scubasteveRR]

LOL

No comment, we need to do sushi again soon!

Sweet, raw fish is good anyday of the week! let me know what day is good for you and we'll check out schedule.

[bluej511]

Could it be a possibility that i'm pretty short and have a short inseam that the bike would probably be leaned over all the way before i knee drag? Just curious cuz im about 5'7 or so with a 30 or 31inseam, i also only weigh around 130 so.

[Doc]

Could it be a possibility that i'm pretty short and have a short inseam that the bike would probably be leaned over all the way before i knee drag? Just curious cuz im about 5'7 or so with a 30 or 31inseam, i also only weigh around 130 so.

Nope.

[bluej511]

Cool good to know then.

[R7]

Could it be a possibility that i'm pretty short and have a short inseam that the bike would probably be leaned over all the way before i knee drag? Just curious cuz im about 5'7 or so with a 30 or 31inseam, i also only weigh around 130 so.

That theory can't be true, CEO17546576473536 is only 4' 2"

[ThisBitch]

That theory can't be true, CEO17546576473536 is only 4' 2"

But it doesn't matter when he's horizontal

[CEO]

just do what i do - buy race take offs and pretend you did all the wear on your own.

Need fresh ones? I've got a bunch lol

Could it be a possibility that i'm pretty short and have a short inseam that the bike would probably be leaned over all the way before i knee drag? Just curious cuz im about 5'7 or so with a 30 or 31inseam, i also only weigh around 130 so.

See my avatar. I'm short... 5"8' with short legs (probaby 29 or 30 inseam) and higher rearsets (woodcrafts are up and back 1 inch from stock) which also increase lean angle required to drag knee... so it's obviously possible basically no matter who you are.

However, I disagree with Doc... this does mean you have to lean the bike over MORE to drag knee... but if you get to the true max lean angle, your knee will be down whether you are 5'0" or 6'6"

Also, most people try too hard to drag knee at first, i.e. not leaning the bike much and hanging off a lot... then realize they don't need to... then they get their cornerspeeds and lean angles up to the point where they drag knee without trying.

That theory can't be true, CEO17546576473536 is only 4' 2"

haha and there we have it.

But it doesn't matter when he's horizontal

fuckin' right

[bluej511]

Very nice explanation. I did watch a video that showed you only need your cheek off the seat a little bit, not crazy hanging like everyone thinks.

[CEO]

I did watch a video that showed you only need your cheek off the seat a little bit, not crazy hanging like everyone thinks.

For the majority of bikes, I line my asscrack up with the edge of the seat for the most part. I.e. one cheek on, one cheek off.

More important than butt movement is the arms. Drop/lead with the inside shoulder and keep the arms loose. Lead with your head/sight as well, although different techniques can prevail. (watching greenwood and narbonne race really shows the differences in techniques)

Inside elbow should be dropped and bent/loose, not stiff/straight. Outside arm is relaxed and resting on the gas tank.

[bluej511]

Yea thats about what i do normally. Tomorrow should be nice so i can do that on my way to work haha.

[Megatron802]

PP 2ct 160/60 on a dinosaur of a sportbike

[Brian675]

Everyone knows if you have chicken strips you don't know how to ride.

[Awesome]

i thought those were hessogoods street tires?

i have huge chicken strips... one might even say they are trurkey strips.

street and trackday.