i cant get all the way to the edge no matter what i try. just thursday i scraped the peg making a left turn and the tire still got strips? i have a 160 dunlop on the back and just dont think ill ever get them off. so i was wondering if any one here has a picture of their 160 compleatly scrubbed in? cause im starting to wonder if it is possible on this tire without falling over.
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I go into parking lots to practice low speed stuff once in a while and I usually top it off by doing figure 8s, small tight ones to large, high speed also.
Anyways, coming out of the turn I'm hard on the throttle and the pegs are often scraping, the rear wheel is starting to slide and the front end is light. Well, I still have a very thin chicken strip on mine and I don't think it could go over any further.sigpic'06 750Kat, SCORPIO alarm, integrated turn sigs into smoked LED tail light, gun metal frt turn sigs & windshield, shovel MIA, AMSOIL throughout, TARGA tank cover, PIIA 130Db Sport Horns. 16-45 sprocket set-up
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its just as i read through this forum i see guys saying they have no cs left on their kats and i would like to see this with the same tire size im running. i really dont know but think maybee i could get rid of the stripe if i had a 150 rear cause of the difference in the tires shape. i could be way off but i figure that the extra rubber on the 160 is just about useless if ill never use it. but if the 160 allows me extra saftey leaned over cause its not ever going to get to the edge with me on it and therefore not loose traction then maybee i dont want a 150? oh well my kats next tire will be the 150 and ill see first hand the differences.
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The only time I excise my rear chicken strips fully is in terrain like that of the dragon -- hard on- and off-camber turns, heavy road crowning, with lots of switchbacks. I don't tend to run anywhere close to the edges of the rear in normal driving in Florida, and I'm perfectly content with that.
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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A lot will depend on your riding style. If you hang off the seat much then you will not lean as far over in many cases. If you countersteer heavily then you will scrub further up the sidewall of the front tire. If you accelerate hard while leaned over you will scrub further up on the rear, assuming you don't just lose it altogether.
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I don't have any chicken strips and I have a 190 rear tire. The fronts have only an 1/8" too
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having chicken strips just isn't something that bothers me. I lean what I would seem as nearly falling over but still have half inch to 3/4 inch left. people give me crap about it, but i would rather have the chicken strips than road rash.
I ride for myself, not to make others happy or to their style.
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Originally posted by cameron View Posti cant get all the way to the edge no matter what i try. just thursday i scraped the peg making a left turn and the tire still got strips? i have a 160 dunlop on the back and just dont think ill ever get them off. so i was wondering if any one here has a picture of their 160 compleatly scrubbed in? cause im starting to wonder if it is possible on this tire without falling over.Any and all statements by Loudnlow7484 are merely his own opinions, and not necessarily the opinion of Katriders.com. Anything suggested by him is to be followed at your own risk, and may result in serious injury or death. Responses from this member have previously been attributed to all of the following: depression, insomnia, nausea, suicidal tendencies, and panic. Please consult a mental health professional before reading any post by Loudnlow7484.
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Originally posted by GregS View PostA lot will depend on your riding style. If you hang off the seat much then you will not lean as far over in many cases. If you countersteer heavily then you will scrub further up the sidewall of the front tire. If you accelerate hard while leaned over you will scrub further up on the rear, assuming you don't just lose it altogether.sigpic'06 750Kat, SCORPIO alarm, integrated turn sigs into smoked LED tail light, gun metal frt turn sigs & windshield, shovel MIA, AMSOIL throughout, TARGA tank cover, PIIA 130Db Sport Horns. 16-45 sprocket set-up
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i run a 160 rear and i don't have any chicken strips. i'll post a pic later on a show you. i don't hang off my bike either, i do drag pegs, which is probably the reason i went down at the gap. i'm gonna have to start trying to get the hang of hanging off.
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if you got chicken strips that means you aren't cornering fast enough.... Pick up your corner speed... That means take it to the track... Where you can work on your quick steering... Going from straight up to full lean as quick as you can will be your ticket to getting your corner speed up and working on those strips... If you find yourself gradually getting the bike leaned all the way over through a corner you aren't doing yourself any favors... Steering inputs need to be as quick as you can safely make them... Otherwise you'll find yourself on the throttle more than you should be with it leaned over....
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I have been dragging knee lately in a local parking lot, and scraping pegs. I still have about 1/4 to 1/2 cs left on both the front and rear(160).
No one has any reason to be riding hard enough on a public road to use the whole tire, plain and simple. Like ABK said, if you really want them gone, work on your riding form and take it to the track.
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Originally posted by allblackkat View Postif you got chicken strips that means you aren't cornering fast enough....
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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