Feeling rather pleased with myself

Looks like an awesome ride mate.
I would rather say you've reached your 650s limits now than talk about chicken strips!
Had the PilotRoad2 myself and the shape of the 160 tyre itself causes the 10mm stips. If you try to go further down, your next achievment will be a 90 degree angle
The Road2 is well known for that strips.
And stop thinking about it, anyway. Safety first.

But yeah, honestly, clean that dirty bitch of yours

Originally Posted by Skeletor

But yeah, honestly, clean that dirty bitch of yours

Originally Posted by Jimmy2Feet

forget the chicken strips, you need to give that bike a good old clean by the look of it!!! :P

yeah but the weather can change and then it looks the same after a couple of commutes. Besides, mine ain't no show bike, it's a work horse.

Originally Posted by Bibio

dont get to hung up about chicken strips. better to be safe than sorry.

I think my post was a little ambiguous, wasn't posting to say how do I get rid of my strips, just that as an indicator I've noticed my riding has improved. But don't think I'm near the limit of the bike, it's the law of diminishing returns, the better you get the more/longer it takes to improve.

That said I don't mean to sound ungrateful I'm very appreciative for all responses, has done my confidence some good to have some reinforcement

Originally Posted by Stig

The difference between road and track, is everyone is always going the same direction as you and the corners are the same each time you go round them. Never a better proving ground for gradual progression.

Get booked and get it done.

That's a good point, think i might give it a go at some stage, see if I can rope in some local orgers so i don't feel so alone

Oh and as for awesome ride, this is my commute, I get to do it twice a day, 4 times if I go home for lunch, can't complain too much only 12-15 miles but that keeps it good when the weather isn't.

[yorkie_chris]

There's nob all wrong with that bike, it's healthy ish now anyway, though it was in a fookin state before I got my grubby paws on it.

Get on a track yah poof. You wouldn't be looked at funny if you had the sort of pace (in novices anyway) that would hardly get you banned at all on a decent rideout. Just don't go mental on the first corner and you'll be fine.
Worth every penny in terms of skill improvement.

[Bluepete]

The tyre profile makes alot of difference on getting rid of 'strips.

On the Tiger, the rear is used all the way to the edge, but even with a front wheel slide and near low-side, the front is nowhere near the edges of the tyre.

You can get rid of rear strips on the job bikes in the car-park at 10mph. 'Round and around we go, lower, lower... job done!

Pete