Lets post em up. No shame and no flame please. I mean are we talking 2 inches on each side 1/4 inch???????

I would say maybe 1/2" on the sides. No track days yet and all street riding so Im not worried about, I havent found a rode yet I could get that low on without being terrified of hazards in the way stopping me...no pics yet

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wow! i've never seen a tires pattern worn all the way off before.
that's awsome!!:punk

Hi

This is what I have left on my rear , after just road riding taking in a few hi speed bends approx 90mph fairly well tipped in and counter steering
to keep a tight line , also a good few roundabouts , which are always good for plenty of lean.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d186/spatz1/chickenstrips001.jpg

well I started the thread and didnt even tell you what my strips are. I'd have to say without measuring 1/4 inch on left and justa tad more on the right. No trackday(but I'm going this saturday:D . There aren't any roads in Houston to get rid of them safely, so Saturday they will be a distant memory:punk

K3
Front Pilot Power, ?road use only? - 10mm
Rear Pilot Road, road use (mainly commuting) only - 10mm
(rear Power that the Road replaced - no chicken strips)

K6
Front Pilot Power, road use only 10mm
Rear Pilot Power, road use only 3-5mm
Front OEM BT014, one cold, partly wet track day when bike 200km old and road use - 5mm on one side, 10mm on the other.
Rear OEM BT014, one cold, partly wet track day when bike 200km old and road use - no chicken strips

Awesome Martin, I would love to try slicks at the track :cool

I think I have about 1/2" on each side

crappy pic with a camera phone
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/snipers002/SSPX00252.jpg

I've got a little less than a 1/2...... but the battle axes SUCK!!! I just don't feel secure enough to drag on em!

I've got a little less than a 1/2...... but the battle axes SUCK!!! I just don't feel secure enough to drag on em!

My bt014'S feel nice and grippy when hot but they seem to cool off a bit quick when the pace drops off , then I get a bum clencher next time I tip in deep, now trhe weathers cooling they're not so good , but then they wear well, can't have it all can ya :eek

Front BT014- No Strips
Rear BT014- No Strips
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All Street riding. i guess i push a little too hard on the street, oh well. :wacko

there are some good roads down here to ride on. just ordered some Diablo Corsa III's. free front, cant beat that. sorry no pics, i dont get to ride much anymore, bikes in NC, im in NY..... NY sucks.:flipoff

Ive got about 3/4" on the right and 1/2" on the left.

i thought i was the only one with different size strips on either side. my right is about 3/4" and the left is about 1/2". but ive only been riding for about 3 months, so hopefully ill wear them down some more before winter.

wow! i've never seen a tires pattern worn all the way off before.
that's awsome!!:punk

:lol That's a race slick! Mine look alot like Patto's, but honestly... who really cares?

i have 1/2" strips on my back tire of the pocket bike ... i'm scared to bring it down that low, my shoes will drag! haha

about 1/8th of an inch on either side.

i enjoy on/off ramps. :)

Just big enough to avoid the cars pulling out of their driveways on the blind turns. About 1/2 inch or so front and rear.

wow! i've never seen a tires pattern worn all the way off before.
that's awsome!!:punk

:lol :D :cheers

:lol That's a race slick!

Exactly :rolleyes

And FWIW, the really rough part is from when the tire started to give up (when the compound starts losing grip). The tire was more worn on the right from that track and started spinning up out of all the sharp rights :wait That made it look like that

ive got about a 1/4 inch on both sides. wanna get some stickier tires before trying to max it out.

ive got about a 1/4 inch on both sides. wanna get some stickier tires before trying to max it out.

chicken strips on stock tires are nothing to be ashamed of if you have never taken it to the track before. (unless they are more than an inch or so on either side):hammer
just realize that the capabilities of the stock tires, or any aftermarket ones for that matter, far exceed the capabilities of the average rider. what i am saying is that the stock tires on pretty much every streetbike made can be taken to the edge without too much danger of them breaking loose as long as throttle usage is correct and the road conditions can support them.

No need for new tires man, just lay that bitch over!! :punk

i think its just more of a confidence thing with me as far as tires go. when i had a six hundo i was the same way on the stockers i had about a 1/4 inch then i threw a pair of d207rr's on it (yea it was a long time ago:lol) and i had it maxed out as soon as they were broken in.

I dont push it because Im not at a track and I dont trust any road on the street, thats my excuse :biggrin:biggrin:biggrin

So thats what chicken strips are!!!

yep

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the pilot powers on my sv are a slightly less extreme version of this guys tires. looks like someones been beatin on the bike on the track quite a bit:)

I have avon azaro II's on my gsxr and they're friggin horrible for feedback, and I now have 8-9mm on each side of the rear (I measured a few weeks back and remember) with just average road use, no real pushing of the bike due to unsmooth fuelling issues. When I got the bike it had about an inch each side.. :ohmy
Can't wait to get some dunlops on it. Loved 'em on every bike I've owned!

I just got back from my first track day and I can now say , I dont have chicken strips on the front or rear. I will get some pics as soon as I can.

the pilot powers on my sv are a slightly less extreme version of this guys tires. looks like someones been beatin on the bike on the track quite a bit:)

Nah, how did you get that idea? :lol

No wat ever strips on the back ,actually get right on the edge at times without dramma , and like 1/4 in. in the front from the edge ,pro corsa's sc2's are the shit , get hooked up 31psi. front 30 rear. ride safe

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/rowleska/rear2.jpg

1/4" or less on the right and probably 1/2" or so on the left; I think it's because I'm afraid to lean into to traffic...

Probably not close enough to tell...........but not much of any left, just street riding on these.

This was my front PP at the last trackday before I started using slicks.

The rear was umm, worse than the front.

Good stuff edge , YES TO SLICKS

I cleared my rear ones on the street, i didint even had to work hard for it they automatically went away after couple spirited(!!!) canyon runs with my buddies :), i had to take it to the track the clear the strips on the front though. If you are cleaning your front strips on the streets is not very safe.

here's my strippage on my new Diablo Corsa III after I returned home from a N. GA Mtn Run Sunday... Wish I had my camera with me before the superslab ride home burnt off the scrubbed up rubber. Forgot to take pics of the front, less than 1/4" of unused rubber on each side. Still no knee dragging yet as I need some pucks, my darn leathers didn't come with any so I keep those buggers tucked in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/th_MtnRunResults008.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/MtnRunResults008.jpg)http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/th_MtnRunResults007.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/MtnRunResults007.jpg)http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/th_MtnRunResults006.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/MtnRunResults006.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/th_MtnRunResults005.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/MtnRunResults005.jpg)http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/th_MtnRunResults004.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/MtnRunResults004.jpg)http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/th_MtnRunResults003.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/MtnRunResults003.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/th_MtnRunResults002.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/MtnRunResults002.jpg)http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/th_MtnRunResults001.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/zx6rcon/MtnRunResults001.jpg)

I cleared my rear ones on the street, i didint even had to work hard for it they automatically went away after couple spirited(!!!) canyon runs with my buddies :), i had to take it to the track the clear the strips on the front though. If you are cleaning your front strips on the streets is not very safe.


Why is that? I have cleared the fronts and have about an 1/8 on the rears and thats all street, never been to the track yet. Rear is also upted to the 190 instead of the stock 180. Asking because I'm curious, this is my first season and I only have about 4k miles under my belt. Tires are brand new m1's also f&r.

Why is that? I have cleared the fronts and have about an 1/8 on the rears and thats all street, never been to the track yet. Rear is also upted to the 190 instead of the stock 180. Asking because I'm curious, this is my first season and I only have about 4k miles under my belt. Tires are brand new m1's also f&r.
I think a part of the reason you have the opposite results is because you are using the wrong tire on the rear.

Give it a friggin rest already.

:punk :ohmy :ohmy kevinr, closetotheedge and svs you guys are some crazy mofo's. I know you guys never played football or baseball cause you need to wear cups and they definatly dont make them big enough for you guys. crazy:punk :punk

:punk :ohmy :ohmy kevinr, closetotheedge and svs you guys are some crazy mofo's. I know you guys never played football or baseball cause you need to wear cups and they definatly dont make them big enough for you guys. crazy:punk :punk

:spit I have about 8m on the front and none on the back but I just back from the track on sat

I think a part of the reason you have the opposite results is because you are using the wrong tire on the rear.

So you think if I had the 180 rear Id be worn to the edge on both then. I heard the 190 rear would affect my handeling but this is the only rear tire I've had. I have never had any trouble with it, I wonder how the proper 180 would feel?

So Its not that Im may be doing something wrong having the front tire worn all the way and the rear not?:confused

:punk :ohmy :ohmy kevinr, closetotheedge and svs you guys are some crazy mofo's. I know you guys never played football or baseball cause you need to wear cups and they definatly dont make them big enough for you guys. crazy:punk :punk

:spit :lol Good one :D :cheers

I'm a newbie on my R6 .

:punk :ohmy :ohmy kevinr, closetotheedge and svs you guys are some crazy mofo's. I know you guys never played football or baseball cause you need to wear cups and they definatly dont make them big enough for you guys. crazy:punk :punk


Thanks, I think:lol

Yeah have no pics, but 1/4 of an inch, but they were huge so I am improving. Just rode an 02 CBR 954, and although fast...really rast I can tell how stable my K6 really is. So maybe one of these weekends I'll lose it. :cheers

If you're worried about it, couldn't you just run it up on a stand and hold a brick on the rear tire until it's all scuffed off and get rid of the flat spot while you're at it?

That's what I do :cheers

No track days form me yet, although I would really like to
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Thats just from about 15-20 minutes of pace riding up in the North Caroina mountains and so far no slipage from the BT-014s:punk

wish my bike was here right now i'd take a pic...loose the strip on the front tire :punk thats riding :biggrin

Not ashamed of chicken strips on the street, but my track bike, not a single one in sight.

wish my bike was here right now i'd take a pic...loose the strip on the front tire :punk thats riding :biggrin

I put my bike away for the winter but the front is chicken strip free on my PP's and all street riding. Mind you it did slide a bit when it was that far over ... note: let them warm up before you try it. 30sec and 3 turns is NOT enough haha. I still have tread in the middle but the right side is worn smooth.

So you think if I had the 180 rear Id be worn to the edge on both then. I heard the 190 rear would affect my handeling but this is the only rear tire I've had. I have never had any trouble with it, I wonder how the proper 180 would feel?

So Its not that Im may be doing something wrong having the front tire worn all the way and the rear not?:confused

You're running a 190/50 on a 5.5" rim .... BAD boy! :nono

That's actually pretty dangerous if you start to push it hard. That tire "pinches" in at the edges and you'll actually have less contact patch at full lean. Go back to a 180 and it will feel safer and yes you will be at the edge of your tire!

wow, mine have to be the biggest. Looking at about an inch right now. Wow.

None, 195 rear.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/Gman97/garth_ra-1.jpg

rear 14mm front 4mm