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btdk5
1,187 posts
60 months
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shanes said: get it over to the edge  You two could do a tyre exchange. Yazza doesn't need the edges.
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CBR JGWRR
5,176 posts
19 months
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These be mine. Aprilia RS 125R.  And the baby CBR.  Tiny little tyres...
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ZesPak
11,662 posts
66 months
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btdk5 said: You two could do a tyre exchange.
Yazza doesn't need the edges. 
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Yazza54
Original Poster
9,801 posts
51 months
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btdk5 said: shanes said: get it over to the edge You two could do a tyre exchange. Yazza doesn't need the edges. you b  h
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graham22
917 posts
75 months
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Should have got the 2CTs - can rub Bibendum's face before the bobbles disappear. At the risk of starting the chicken strip debate, there's so many factors to consider, tyre make, size, pressure not to mention bike weight etc - see how much the tyres were distorting on the TT super slow-mo recently. My Superduke will run it's 180 Michelin to the edge with ease, the 190 Storm on the Hayabusa takes a bit more doing but a day with a passenger on the back will scrub them up nicely despite taking it easier 2-up. My rear tyre looked liked the super-moto tyre above moments before I spotted the nail it it 
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btdk5
1,187 posts
60 months
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Yazza54 said: you b h Hahaha in all honesty its not really possible to go all the way on the roads. Not in the sarf where I live anyway. Get booked on a trackday, I managed knee down on the second time at brands, all your focus is on your riding and what you're doing. At the msv novice days they have a free body positioning demo and coaches on hand to watch you and give advice foc.
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Yazza54
Original Poster
9,801 posts
51 months
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Front is a 2ct and feels great, they were urgent part worns i bought to get me to the TT. Theres a good 5mm on the back though so I'll have it for a while.
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bennyboysvuk
2,006 posts
118 months
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LoonR1 said: Knee down on the road? Waste of time IMO. Sadly, I'm riding so infrequently at the moment that I find knee down quite enjoyable when I do ride, even if there is no other point to it.
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bogie
9,019 posts
142 months
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and there was me thinking I wasnt doing very well with a few mm left on the 240 on the Harley I guess its easier on a slow cruiser  and they come with indicators for bravery  
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LoonR1
12,766 posts
47 months
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bennyboysvuk said: Sadly, I'm riding so infrequently at the moment that I find knee down quite enjoyable when I do ride, even if there is no other point to it. Yeah OK. The quickest riders that I've ridden with never get there knee on the ground on roads. One has even taken off his knee sliders as he sees no point in them. The other doesn't have the patch to put them on in the first place. I doubt there are many on here who could keep them inside for very long if they rode quickly. So all the "look at me I get my knee down everywhere" brigade are either waving knees out hoping to hit the ground or just riding in circles and are 0.5 seconds from an accident. Personally I've got massive chicken strips on my road bike and I don't care.
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Tango13
2,653 posts
46 months
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LoonR1 said: Yeah OK.
The quickest riders that I've ridden with never get there knee on the ground on roads. One has even taken off his knee sliders as he sees no point in them. The other doesn't have the patch to put them on in the first place.
I doubt there are many on here who could keep them inside for very long if they rode quickly.
So all the "look at me I get my knee down everywhere" brigade are either waving knees out hoping to hit the ground or just riding in circles and are 0.5 seconds from an accident.
Personally I've got massive chicken strips on my road bike and I don't care. /\ This I once saw some bloke climbing off the side of his R1 trying to get his knee down at the lights by the Ace Cafe. He looked an utter tool and was so slow I had to back off so I didn't run into the back of him.
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Biker's Nemesis
22,805 posts
78 months
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I did over 3k on my last 2CT rear and still had a 10mm gap on both sides.
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Yazza54
Original Poster
9,801 posts
51 months
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Biker's Nemesis said: I did over 3k on my last 2CT rear and still had a 10mm gap on both sides. That's enough for me!
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LoonR1
12,766 posts
47 months
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Yazza54 said: That's enough for me! Good Here's a pic of me & Steve Evil from CSS last year Steve Evil said: This one was shortly after R1 Loon had kippered me into the chicane and was my feeble attempt to keep up for all of about 2 corners:  I didn't drag my knee round that corner that he was.
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GTIR
19,242 posts
136 months
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LoonR1 said: Steve Evil said: This one was shortly after R1 Loon had kippered me into the chicane and was my feeble attempt to keep up for all of about 2 corners: I didn't drag my knee round that corner that he was. Yeah, but he looks well wickid'. When I took my Zexxer for an MOT the bloke said he gets people coming in with old track tyres bought off teams for him to fit to their road bikes. He said they never get over that far so all they need is tread in the middle. It takes a few miles for the bobbles to get cleaned up by the huggers! 
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Andy XRV
1,881 posts
50 months
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Yazza54 said: Since I've got my mojo back a little and enjoying riding much more Just carry on enjoying your riding and as you relax your strips will eventually reduce by themselves. But like others have, unless you get on a track I doubt if they will ever completely go.
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GTIR
19,242 posts
136 months
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I don't have sliders and I quite like my kneecaps (much like my penis).
Agreed. Knee down on road isn't necessary but is fun
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bennyboysvuk
2,006 posts
118 months
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LoonR1 said: bennyboysvuk said: Sadly, I'm riding so infrequently at the moment that I find knee down quite enjoyable when I do ride, even if there is no other point to it. Yeah OK. The quickest riders that I've ridden with never get there knee on the ground on roads. One has even taken off his knee sliders as he sees no point in them. The other doesn't have the patch to put them on in the first place. I doubt there are many on here who could keep them inside for very long if they rode quickly. So all the "look at me I get my knee down everywhere" brigade are either waving knees out hoping to hit the ground or just riding in circles and are 0.5 seconds from an accident. Personally I've got massive chicken strips on my road bike and I don't care. Granted, there's a great deal of corners on my commute where knee down is impossible, through 40 limits, blind bends with replaced grooves of tarmac and a drain, and some that are so narrow that my head would be on the wrong side of the road if I leant the bike over too far. However, there are also some crackers with a good sight line through the corner that allow the bike to be leant over for some time and allow me to lean further and further and wind on the gas, perfect for knee down antics. I'm not trying to ride fast, I'm just enjoying riding. It's like wheelies or powersliding a car, it's not fast, but it is fun. I think the knee down thing is purely down to personal taste and riding style than anything else.
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LoonR1
12,766 posts
47 months
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bennyboysvuk said: Granted, there's a great deal of corners on my commute where knee down is impossible, through 40 limits, blind bends with replaced grooves of tarmac and a drain, and some that are so narrow that my head would be on the wrong side of the road if I leant the bike over too far. However, there are also some crackers with a good sight line through the corner that allow the bike to be leant over for some time and allow me to lean further and further and wind on the gas, perfect for knee down antics. I'm not trying to ride fast, I'm just enjoying riding. It's like wheelies or powersliding a car, it's not fast, but it is fun.
I think the knee down thing is purely down to personal taste and riding style than anything else. But this is my point. You can get your knee down at 20mph if you want. To get it down at the speeds that it "needs" to be down then you must be riding well into three figures on a fast bend. Seems a complete waste of time to me.
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Ruttager
1,946 posts
62 months
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Chicken strip size depends on tyre profile as well. My old Avon storms I only got the edges on the track ( and one particularly amazing road in Spain). Got some Bridgestone something or others on the fazer I got prettying to the edge with a bit of country road blatting and a few roundabouts. Bike suspension doesn't work very well whilst leaning right over. I don't trust our roads to commit anything like I do on track.
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