chicken strips.

Only roundabouts go against that. Maybe thats why we like them?

Originally Posted by ophic

If you want to get rid of chicken strips, just lean to the opposite side in a corner - the bike will then have to lean more, and assuming you don't end up in a hedge, the chicken strips will quickly be gone.

I'm not so sure that's a good idea, I've seen a nasty crash or two on Youtube from people doing that. I thought you should always more into the corner than the bike.

One thing as well berwel is that I notice you have a naked bike. I have the same K3 naked, and I find the riding position is so bolt upright that sliding off to get your knee down is a bit harder. When I did a track day at Rockingham, I got rid of all my chicken strips and also ground my pegs a bit, but didn't try leaning off much (no sliders) so never got my knee down. I guess what I am saying is that on a naked SV, the pegs grind before the edge of the tyres so you still have more leaning possible . But be careful about doing on the road! Do a track day, its much safer and teaches you a lot about cornering faster.

Knee down isn't important, more about being comfortable with the way you ride. If you feel comfortable and safe leaning off like a monkey, do that, that's what I do. It's my riding style, it feels the safest for me.

But if you feel more comfortable not moving alot off the bike, it's obviously going to be safer.

Just do what you want, and what feels right.

Knee down and less chicken strips are not related. The more you lean off the bike, the less the bike has to lean, so you will get larger chicken strips than if you took the same corner at the same speed but not leaning off.

One of the fastest riders I have ridden with, was Luckypants on the GMII. I was completely ragging my bike to keep up, leaning off like a monkey, and Mike didn't move a inch off his bike. It looked very smooth and natural, I had a hard time trying to stay behind him and Carelesschucca.

Proves riding style and chicken strips doesn't dictate how well you ride, it's what is most comfortable and safe for you.

Originally Posted by barwel1992

i do agree that geting KD on the road is not that good of a idea but where i live there are tones of small (ish) islands with good road surface, and its verry quiet during the week when im off colage so not causing a nusance

petevtwin650 might know this but on the way to leamington spa vire the coventry road and then the fly over, past michauls potatos the tight 90o s bend is one of other places i have tried to do it, has new(ish) road surface and the camber is just right going one way (not the other)

but think im going to get my self on a track day early next year to try and get better in general

so you have two bikes, can afford track days and your at college eh! what am i doing wrong, i wouldnt worry about getting your knee down until summer comes around again if it ever does.

^ ah no i have 1 expensif bike (mt-03) and one cheep bike sv the mt has been sold (awating colection) and im at colage, but im wanting to do track day for my 18 bday

ohh and about the left hand/ right hand thing the right will allways be easyer as most of u are right hand/footed and islands are all right hand and the majority of coreners i find are to the right, im left footed thogh (right handed) so do seem to have a problem with ether will get just as low on a left hander as i would on a right hander, could just be me thogh.

in responce to sally, i dont have a problem geting off the bike, if im realy giving it some, i tend to get right off the bike (leg on saddle) but dont put knee out (unles i think i may have a KD) i just use my weight (16ston) to wrestle the bike around and make it do what i want it to

EDITohh and PS not botherd about geting rid of chicken strips just thorght it was relevent to my KD stuf

Countersteering ftw.

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As has been said previously, I'd worry more about looking out for numpties on the road than getting your KD or rid of chicken strips. I did my 1st trackday at Anglesey in September and had no chicken strips (or pegs!) left after the 1st few sessions....and still no KD.

Got an instructor to follow me and offer me advice on a session and then after listening to their comments, KD was easy after that.

That said, last session of the day, almost at the end of the 1st lap I binned it going into a RH too quick. Got my knee down as well as my elbow, ar$e and the bike. Less than £100 worth of damage and I was fine.....wouldn't have been the case if I'd been doing it on the road, where my tyres would have probably been colder anyway.

Even after getting my KD on the track, I doubt I ever want to get that far over on the road....you just never know.

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Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

Left handers are always sharper. Becuase we ride/drive of the left hand of the road.
Remember left handers are the same as right handers. Just depends which way up the road you are riding

Well if we're going to get all technical don't forget to factor in the camber of the road as well, and of course that you can generally see further around right handers, and that hedges are potentially more forgiving than oncoming traffic...

Originally Posted by injury_ian

Chicken strip is no indication of how well you are riding.

Also depends on tyre profile, Michelin PR2's I know for a fact never reach the edge.

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+1...same with the diablo corsa(the profile drops right down at the edges)got it down to about 5/6mm on the rear, sliders skimming tarmac on road.

My mate who i mostly ride out (on dunlops)with has less than me & he'd be the 1st to admit he does'nt take it over nowhere near as far,his tyre just has a way flatter profile(hence easier to get to the edge).

At the end of the day strips mean f/all.