Sneakin Deacon

where can i find this information out? morespecifically a D208, and a Pilot Road....was having some fun lastnight, and got home and noticed the stripe was entirely gone off the tread of the right side of the rear and i had about 3/8 of an inch of stripe on the left side.

Jeremy2792

On the streets, they call them "Chicken Strips"


You can pretty much lean as far as your capable of doing so. I don't think that dragging a knee is a very smart thing to do on the streets. Remember the further you lean, the less traction you have, one small patch of sand leaned over 45o's will slide that SV out real quick. Don't quote me on this, but I believe pilots are capable of 45o's of lean angle.

Sneakin Deacon

dragging knee would probably help, cause i could keep the bike more upright and pivot further to the side, just so i am not going to hate life because of sand.

and thats the 1st time i heard them called chicken strips...always heard pussy flaps...chicken strips seems more appropriate.

bigerb6969

the bridgestone bt014 (battalaxes) which come stock on the new gixxers...are capable of a 50º angle and in the rain they are capable of a 41º angle

Rotary7

I have battle axes,and I didnt think they are that good of a tire,and better in the rain?Shit I dont want to take my chances

954RR

I think the new Bridgestones are good street tires. I ran BT012's on my first trackday and got totally rid of my "chicken strips" front and rear and was able to grind my peg-feelers on my 954 down to nothing. Even hit the pegs quite a bit even after taking the peg-feelers off.

TheShow50h

Mine just either wore off or they fell off while dragging them... does it seem to you that a 954 is capable of dragging the pegs a lot easier than most bikes?

Rotary7

wheres some pics from both of you from peg dragging?

I thought I have been doing pretty good leaning the bike.My friend took a small vid,and pics of me hitting it hard on a corner (from what i thought) But it looks so dam normal.

TheShow50h

I've got vid of me runnin through a fun stretch of road, just waitin on matt the slacker to find a way to upload them all. No peg draggin, pretty hard leanin though. I think there's actually a little footage of me draggin the peg on an on ramp w/ a passenger (she insisted).

Rotary7

where is that dirty basterd?qsl?