Chicken strips
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CBRHoonigan
#1 Hoonigan
No chicken strips doesnt concern me, but if the frame is tatty with bolts lock wired, and the fairings look mint, then id be worried that it was a track bike
dandoolittle
Site owner, lovely and adorable
NO why would it?
Ragging a bike means nothing at all! Not looking after it will cause the issues
If it's got no chicken strips than I would expect that it's been looked after and well trusted
XXX526
Wannabie Member
Are you serious? Not having chicken strips means very little. Some tire profiles are a lot harder to get over to the edge. Running higher air pressure makes it harder to get over to the edge. City riding or roads with little crown or curves makes it hard to get over to the edge.
I currently run Michelin Pilot Road 3 tires on a Street Triple. It takes a lot of work to get the strips off the rear - and almost impossible to get them off the front, unless I don't mind dragging shoulder and head (which I DO mind, lol).
ToastToGo
Wannabie Member
Yes I would. Just means the rider has the capability of taking a corner quicker than normal. I know some people who do just that and take amazing care of their machines.
dandoolittle
Site owner, lovely and adorable
ps3s are amazing tyres
O8ride
O8
Interesting guys. Last month's MCN had an article about buying second hand bikes and a professional buyer stated he would walk past bikes like that because he knew they had been ragged, had probably been track raced, and could have many other unseen problems. His experience basically says stay away from bikes used to the max.
LeedsRider93
Wannabie Member
I can see that point of view, but most larger capacity bikes can't be pushed to their limits on public roads (which is where most miles will be covered). Maybe you would be more cautious of things like mismatched mirrors and damaged engine casings, but that's it.
If the bike is than 600cc, then it's an entirely different matter...
Quackbit
Wannabie Member
I'm not sure a lack of chicken strips would be something to discourage me unless I found any evidence of misuse - notchy head bearings being the classic. At worst it would make me more inclined to look closely for more obvious signs of mistreatment or crashing- fairings, mirrors, levers, footpegs, damage to the frame.
Make sure it has just been "well used" rather than mistreated.
Make sure it has just been "well used" rather than mistreated.
Trinith
Wannabie Member
I've come home from group rides with no strips left, and anyone who's ridden with me or knows me very well can tell you that I don't rag on my bike at all. I hardly ever ride that fast, but when I do I still tend to leave it in a higher gear than most would.
Chicken strips don't mean shit. Never cared much for MCN either. Hands down the worst video production I've ever seen from a 'professional' organization.
Chicken strips don't mean shit. Never cared much for MCN either. Hands down the worst video production I've ever seen from a 'professional' organization.
Quackbit
Wannabie Member
Production qualities have never been a strong point of "the comic". Nor has much else, on thinking about.
CBRHoonigan
#1 Hoonigan
Mcn are a bunch of plebs!
kryten
Wannabie Member
I'm sorry but this has to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. This professional is full of shit. I hope they don't pay him much for such moronic opinions. His professional statement doesn't come from experience. He just pulled it out of his ass because he thought it sounded good.
Chicken strips are bullshit. They don't indicate anything. Anyone that says anything positive or negative about chicken strips or even brings up the term chickens strips is a noob that doesn't know shit about bikes or how to ride. Having them and not having them means nothing. Having them doesn't mean you're a bad rider. Not having them doesn't mean you're a good rider or that you rag out your bike or push it to the limits. Some people lean more than they have to because they think that's what they're supposed to do. Some people lean less than they should because they're afraid. Both attitudes can determine weather or not you have chicken strips.
If the only indicator that a bike has been abused is the condition of the tires then the bike probably hasn't been abused. If the bike is otherwise in good condition but lacks chicken strips then it's probably been well cared for by a decent rider. Do him a favor and don't buy his bike. The fact that you even asked such a question means he probably wouldn't want you to have it. If someone came to buy my GSXR and said they were hesitant because it had no chicken strips I would gently push them out of my garage while reaching for the button to close the door. They wouldn't even get my bike at full asking price.
CBRHoonigan
#1 Hoonigan
Burnouts unless drifting dont usually get rid of chicken strips, as physics stops the bike leaning so much, and what if the owner put brand new tyres on it to sell it? jobs fucked then
janx101
Thinking is optional !
That wasn't my point though .... A tyre could have chicken strips ... Just cos the owner was doing burnouts mostly and flogging the engine to hell .. Then just rode it enough to get rid of the rough rash on the tyre that a burnout will produce ...
Chicken strip judgements are pointless ... I only ever razz my buddies about it just to see if they will react... But it's not a serious thing.
Chicken strip judgements are pointless ... I only ever razz my buddies about it just to see if they will react... But it's not a serious thing.
ariderslife
Wannabie Member
All that tells me is the Owner of the bike has more skill then the average rider. MCN article on it saying that the dude would just walk away is a fuckhead to be frank. In reality pretty much every bike has been thrashed at some point.
Lurch
Administrator
So it's an indication of how far you've leaned your bike? Then it's bike dependent. You're not gonna get a 'wing far over, my bike will ground the pegs if you go too far as well. It just indicates a riding style surely? If a bike has been badly looked after, it's going to show up elsewhere too. Someone mentioned about the tyres being replaced, then you have nothing to go on if that's the case.
CBRHoonigan
#1 Hoonigan
like i said id only be worried if the frame was abit tatty and things where lock wired but the fairing was better condition than the frame then its been tracked usually
NastyEvilNinja
4 wheel racer, 2 wheel lunatic
Not really...
If you hang off the bike really far you can scrape your knee without getting the tyre anywhere near the edge (my avatar shows me doing this, although I am just tipping it in to a hairpin, there!). If you ride your bike bolt-upright, then you're likely to be riding closer to the edge of your tyre, because hanging off keeps your bike more upright - so it's probably more likely to see a Goldwing with no chicken strips than a sportsbike!
Then there are tyre profiles. With an Avon AV56 I had it to the edge running the tyre in on the road - but the Pirelli Angel's I've had the last few years on the same bike still have about 10mm left even after using them on track.
I also know a lot of people who buy old race tyres, so the edges are melted to death but the centre section is still fresh.
Basically, you may as well kick the tyres or slap the pillion seat to see if a bike is ok or not. Very strange 'tip' from MCN.
