[mattswan2512]

Is it me or is it harder to get those chicken strips down due to how domed the rear tyre of these pirellis are? Im not afraid to lean into a bend or 2 but im also not a knee down guy but i cant get the chicken strip much past the edge of the retro tread......


Perhaps im being a woosie? But my friend corners at a similar speed to myself on his fireblade and his are only half a cm or so but he has a broad tyre surface.....

 

[Rivski]

I am a good inch away from the edges of my tires but I am no knee downer that's for sure!

I have noticed when I do lean into a corner that its almost like it dives over into a bigger lean when I get to a certain point.?

Either the tyres or my bad riding?

 

[Artorius]

I have noticed when I do lean into a corner that its almost like it dives over into a bigger lean when I get to a certain point.?

Either the tyres or my bad riding?

Same there haha

 

[Artorius]

Its just the "hoonigan" mode activating

This guy has the same problem xD

 

[mattswan2512]

I honestly think its the domed shape of the tyre. This helps the flickability of the bike but also means even at a decent lean angle short of scraping your hero pegs you wont get near that edge.doesnt bother me by any means just a thought on it.

 

[kenme]

LOL, seems that i corner "better" to the left. At least if you have a look at the wear on my tires..

 

[Druid]

Ride it harder,lean it over more. I lean further on this than i do my R6 as I'm not trying to hang off the bike whilst cornering.

 

[Davidmguillen]

I did a long ride this weekend together with an R6 and a cbr100rr. I managed to follow them so I was riding a bit harder than usual ( still sensible), and for first time in this bike I touched with the hero pegs on tarmac (both sides). I knew I was leaning quite decently but I didn't expect to touch the road so it got me a bit by surprise and scared the **** out of me, jeje. Other than that tyres felt quite grippy, like them...

I did just change the back tyre before this ride and I checked them after, I'm not far of the edge... 1 cm or so

 

[mattswan2512]

Thats it.. . i have about a cm left and if your hitting the hero pegs its obviously not doable with them in place due to the profile of the tyre

 

[AdmiralMcSassy]

I'm all for using your whole tire, but remember to be safe everyone, you can scrub the strips off at a track really easily. You'll be in a safe, controlled environment with no cars, curbs, poles, people, animals, leaves, sand or anything else to ruin your fun. Also you can wring the absolute 100% out of your throttle. No feeling like wide open throttle. If you can't get to one, please be wise about where you're committing to full lean. Clipboard warrior speech over.