Chicken Strip Anyone?

[skydivr]

They are extremely addictive!!

 

[Tufbusa]

The way to get rid of your chicken strips is to let Charlie (TwoBrothersBusa) ride it!

 

[dadofthree]

I definitely need to take another class cause I get a little nervy in the turns. I always think "falling is really gonna hurt!" LOLI haven't really looked for any twisty roads yet, just been riding to and from work. Right now the weather is too cold so in a few months I'll go searching for some place to turn and burn.

Ride your ride

 

[Twobrothersbusa]

Now my helmet won't fit.

The way to get rid of your chicken strips is to let Charlie (TwoBrothersBusa) ride it!

 

[skydivr]

Now my helmet won't fit.

He could have said "TEAM GIXXER" instead of just Charlie

 

[Hayabusawannabe]

"Where in NorCal btw?"

No Cal as in Stockton A.K.A Crimetown USA! LOL

"do a trackday!!!!!"

TRACKDAY? You kidding me? Don't talk about a TRACKDAY!!! LOL I don't think I'm ready for that yet.

 

[Bruce Bell]

Chicken strips? I think not.

 

[Hayabusawannabe]

There HAS to be some photoshop action there! That cannot be real now way!

 

[Bruce Bell]

Nope, valentino rossi in action.

 

[Bruce Bell]

Another no chick strip racer

 

[Hayabusawannabe]

I showed those pix to a coworker and he said you have to have the proper rearset for that kinda stuff but it's real. That just doesn't even seem real LOL

 

[Bruce Bell]

I was watching a video on these racers, these bikes have some kind of electronic computerized anti-skid, maybe some sort of gyro mechanized thingy. The racer said that his knee and his elbow was a indicator on where he was at, and actually helped keep the bike up. That's plan crazy.

 

[Dino]

Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic

Try this...

 

[ruder]

You can get low lean angles without putting your knee down. I ride often with plain biker jeans, therefore I don't put my knee on the tar. All you really need to do is to shift your hips while keeping your knee tucked in. Knee dragging is very cool but its not a requirement for road riding. The basic principle behind knee dragging is to shift the center of gravity of bike + rider, so that you can go through a corner with LESS lean angle. Less lean means more grip therefore faster through a corner on the same line.

Let me put this another way. I go and practice at my local track often. Sometimes I wear full leathers, sometimes just biker jeans and a leather jacket. Irrelevant of what I wear my lap times are consistent. I am not slower when I don't drag my knees. The reason can be 2 things - either I am slow anyway, or dragging my knee is not making a real difference. As for the slow I don't think so - my lap times are among the top 10% of riders on that track. Do I go faster if I wear full leathers? Yes, by a few seconds. The reason is that because my knees are protected I go faster which causes my knees to drag. It is an indicator of my lean angle, and that is what makes it a very useful tool. When my knees scrape I know I am near max lean. When my elbow touches tar I know I am on the edge of disaster, perhaps even slightly over.

That is what you see in the pictures above - those guys are pushing laws of physics very hard and are perhaps just over the edge. But then they ride in MotoGP and we don't.

On a standard Busa you will start rubbing the sides of your boots (or footpegs) and your exhausts before you get enough lean angle, so you will still have some chicken strips. To get to the max you will need rearsets and aftermarket pipes. I had to raise the rear by 1 inch to stop scraping the fairing and stator/clutch covers.

 

[masterblaster]

Yeah I have to ride the cloverleaf on I 75 and 27 over and over just to make sure I remember how to turn here in So Fla, OP needs to get out there and ride a little harder, hell man don't waste that terrain you have available.

Didn't think North Cal riders had this problem

 

[nabusa]

Chicken strips? I think not.

This guy looks almost like he is gonna fall, he must be going really fast or taking a really tight turn.

 

[pack mule]

I seen somewhere a rider touching his helmet down. Maybe it was on here Charlie???

 

[Bruce Bell]

@1:10

man Draggin his helmet going fast - YouTube[/url]

 

[pack mule]

Thank you^^^^

 

[pan]

do a trackday!!!!!

Ya can't help it on a track day... it just happens!