First off

On my way to big smoke yesterday, at bottom of road at roundabout, going really not very fast, thought-Hmmm, chicken strips, wanna get rid of those, I wonder if I can take this at a bit more of a lean-

No, I couldn't

Very slow off, bungs did their job, brake lever a little bent, but still usable, carried onto London (blummin cold )

So am I right in thinking that
1) I should probably wait for warm tyres next time?
2) If I'd been going faster, I might have made it?

Andy

Warm tyres help a lot.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Dysparunia

On my way to big smoke yesterday, at bottom of road at roundabout, going really not very fast, thought-Hmmm, chicken strips, wanna get rid of those, I wonder if I can take this at a bit more of a lean-

Not a good way to remove chicken strips or even a good reason. Time out riding will remove the strips over time as you become more expert / experienced. No one will take the p about having strips.

Good to hear you and bike relatively unscathed.

Originally Posted by Luckypants

[Not a good reason. Time out riding will remove the strips over time as you become more expert / experienced.

Thanks Mike, did mean the post a little bit tongue in cheek, was trying to see how far over I could take it (chicken strips just a bonus ), also think a slow speed, little harm off will help me in the long run (more respect for weather conditions and less for my abilities etc etc!!).

Andy

(have had miss-understandings before so ABOVE NOT MEANT IN SARCASM)

[northwind]

Dypsparunia, did it lose the front or the rear? It was probably cold tyres/cold road/salt on the surface (can act as a very poor lubricant, and can also retain water)... Glad it awsn't too bad, I reckon if you'd been going faster you'd have just crashed a bit faster

Loads of people get caught out at this time of year, you adapt to the cold and the wet so when you get a dry clear day the gloves are off... But the road's still covered in **** and very cold, even when they look like a warm summers day. And there's still all sorts of mad hazards too...

ie, a couple of days ago the roads were dry, the sun was shining... Came round the big roundabout that marks the end of my commute and the start of working, at a respectable pace, and here's a huge load of snow that'd opbviously fallen off the roof of a car right in my lane

Be careful out there

I'd put money on it being cold tyres & cold tarmac too.

If anyone does take the p about your strips, point them to my picture in the Photos > "King o' the Chicken strips" thread I don't mind the abuse, I know how I ride

Save the experiments for times when everythings warmed up nicely IMO.

its not realy knee down weather IMO BUT WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT KNEE DOWN........NOWT

Originally Posted by Baph

I'd put money on it being cold tyres & cold tarmac too.

If anyone does take the p about your strips, point them to my picture in the Photos > "King o' the Chicken strips" thread I don't mind the abuse, I know how I ride

Phew, that's a relief, otherwise you would claim King of the 'Offs' too.

Incidentally Baph, have you left the stabilizers off since the photo's? If so have you got any new pics to show that you do more than straight lines?

Originally Posted by Dysparunia

Very slow off,

Theres your problem
Whack it up to about 100 or so then chuck it over and you'll be fine.

More seriously though glad it wasn't so bad and while yes being warmer and faster may have helped going faster than you feel comfortable just isn't worth it so build upto it and you'll be scrapping tarmac "the right way" in no time

I've tried forcing a lean before when I "wasn't ready", doing 80 round a nice tight off ramp and found I couldn't get the bike to turn fast enough despite my lean (bad position and nerves I was counter-steering is my guess) and ended up rolling across gravel strewn chevrons into traffic bricking myself.
Lucky I didn't come off and end up a smear

The more I think about stuff I've done the more amazed I am that I'm still here...

So what are chicken strips? >.<