[JACKAL]

best way to get rid of chicken strips is to go come to next years rally at Fontana Village and run the dragon !!!

[crazyaussie]

What size rear tire is acceptable? 160 or 170? I got two different opinions from two different shops.

Acceptable? Depends on the year of the bike. 98+ bikes can take the 160. Don't go farther than that, it's useless.....unless you like crusing around in a straight line looking for people who *might* think you're cool.

In a pre98 bike, you can't even go with the 160, unless you change wheels. See above.

I actually have a 180 on the back and I can ride the twisties...granted, I can't get the lean of a narrower tire. The 180 came with the bike when I bought it and was brand new so I will keep it on there until it NEEDS replacing, but will probably go a size or two smaller next time. I kind of like the look of the wide rear though.

[Black_peter]

Crazyaussie's tire is F---A---T..
But not much chicken strip on it!
So you must be getting it over..
.
If you go to a narrower tire remember about the
"tip over" effect.. It might feel wierd but I think you will find you feel better feedback on the narrower tire.

[Wingspan]

Best way to get rid of chicken strips so you don't look like a nob is to use a little sand-paper on the outside edges of your tires.

Do that and you'll actually be a nob...instead of just looking like one.

[WildKat]

[md86]

Works , don't it ?

[chriskat1100]

right now I have a 120-70 on the front and a 160-70 in back what I dont get is I have no chicken strip on the front and about 1" in back, if I lean over any moor the front tire is going to washout on we.

[Black_peter]

No front chicken strip is common..
Why do you think the front is going to wash out?
Because no chicken strip?

[chriskat1100]

well i am very close to roling over a little mour lean it rolls over and boom low side

[Black_peter]

well i am very close to roling over a little mour lean it rolls over and boom low side

Dude.... What?!?!?!

[chriskat1100]

what hapens when you lean to far you roll over the edage of the tire

[Black_peter]

Don't know..

All I know is that I have never had a chicken strip on
my fron tire and always had one on the rear..
(well so far anyway!)
I think it has to do with the counter steer..

[md86]

Really ? The one on my front tire is bigger than my rear .

[Wingspan]

Having no strip doesn't necessarily mean you're at the tires limits of adhesion and are rolling over the edge.

FWIW, I haven't been even close to the limits of this tire:

[Black_peter]

Yummy!!

Tire boogers!