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drikko · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:10 am Post subject: How big are your chicken strips?

No not another cooking thread Smile

I've decided I'm not a very brave rider after someone pointed out my chicken strips on the back tyre. There's about half an inch (converted to imperial for the backward countries) of untouched rubber on my back tyre...am I going too slow?

I have never scraped anything except when I hit a big bump mid corner once. On my K100 I used to scrape the muffler all the time but still had similar chicken strips. Perhaps the K11 is a little bit better tucked in?
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robleyd · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:48 am Post subject:

Ha, I sniff at your chicken strips and offer you emu strips!

Front tyre with around 1620 Km (or a thousand miles for our USAnian friends)

And the rear which has nearly 6200 Km (or around 3900 miles)

For a former racer, that is pretty awful. I can only plead that the old girl is primarily a commuter Very Happy

Plus dammit due to medical reasons I haven't even been allowed to ride it for two months now - but in about three weeks I'll be on it again; bring it on!!
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Flying Duck · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:38 am Post subject:

Pegs hit first on the LT, bags hit first on the RS.

Peg scrape at 1:38:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDfmND6Plfs
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:10 am Post subject:

With all the crap and sand is many corners here I tend to be somewhat conservative on the public roads- so I probably have maybe the same 1/2" of unused tire.

Track days are a different story- took my son's Monster to New Hampshire Raceway this summer. This is what I had left after 8- 20 minute sessions. Those are Michelin PR2 tires and they do STICK. I was dragging the right peg and beveled the exhaust clamp bolt on the left. You can see at the very edge that it will start to "drift" a bit when ALL the way over. Shocked

Damn- that was fun.
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m1ks · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:49 pm Post subject:

I generally cut mine about a 1/2" wide before flash frying them in a pan with some hot oil, go great with a bit of Chorizo in there too.
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drikko · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:19 am Post subject:

I said it wasn't a cooking thread..... Evil or Very Mad

Actually the local butcher does Chorizo sausages, they are great but require a shitlod of beer to eat them!!
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merlin geikie · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:02 am Post subject: Neah bay ride

Often watched that video but never realised it was the Flying Duck's ride.

Good footage, (funny we don't say meterage) and although I didn't get sea-sick the music was certainly like a hornet in the ear.

What happened to that bike Duck?

What are good ply tyres for the KRS, or are they just definitely out of date now?

Snuggle up in the cold Laughing

Flying Duck · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: Neah bay ride

merlin geikie · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:51 pm Post subject: CHICKEN STRIPS ARE NOT FOR DUCKS

YES that's the bike....

My bad, thought the Neah Bay ride was green, must be getting colour blind Rolling Eyes

Mystic Red · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject:

Flying Duck · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject:

Flying Duck

merlin geikie · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 10:55 pm Post subject:

Mystic Red writes;

drikko · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:54 am Post subject:

Nice smooth tyre there FD, I might try and get mine to look like that this weekend.

I wish my ex would behave like a yowie, ie be impossible to find!

MG, don't go down the cross ply route, just get Mich PR2s.
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DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
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merlin geikie · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:46 am Post subject: NO WORRIES

Drikko warns;

Geoff · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:33 pm Post subject:

My strips look new because there are only two curves in Illinois.
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drikko · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:38 am Post subject:

Give this a try.

4 - 5 lb. Chicken
1 cup melted butter
1 cup stuffing
1 cup uncooked popcorn
Salt/pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brush chicken well with melted butter salt, and pepper.
Fill cavity with stuffing mixed with popcorn.
Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the oven.

Listen for the popping sounds. When the chicken's arse blows the
oven door open and the chicken flies across the room and lands on the
table, it's done and ready to eat.
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Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB

DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde

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Flying Duck · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject:

You should learn a bit more about the IBA before making such comments. Your comment about how unsafe a 1,000 mile day is merely an uninformed knee-jerk reaction to the notion. It's very easy to do 1,000 mile days safely. I've done it several times (only bothered to get one documented) and it had nothing to do with proving anything to anyone or doing anything unsafe. If you don't think YOU can do it safely then don't do it.

In fact, I'd say that Iron Butt riders are probably a lot safer than your average rider. To start with, they put a lot of planning and preparation into the ride. They know their route ahead of time and make sure their bikes are in tip top shape before a ride. They also make sure that they're in a good physical state before attempting the ride. They also most likely have more experience/training than someone who rides 1,000 miles a year. Then there's a belief in ATGATT which most IBAers have.

Given the choice, I'd rather ride with and would feel safer with someone who can complete a 1,000 mile day over someone who can't.

Try reading this and you'll see that the IBA is all about SAFELY riding long distances:
http://www.ironbutt.com/tech/aowprintout.cfm

Like I said, if it's not for you then don't do it. Long distance riding isn't for everyone. We're all different. But please don't run around spouting off about something which you seem to know very little about.
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Moondog · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:09 pm Post subject:

Well Duck we will disagree on this. Why do they limit airline pilots and truck drivers to so many hours in a day? And how come they DON"T limit doctors in training (which I will never understand). And it is not whether I know anything about it or not. Common sense tells me it a a dangerous ride. And especially to do 1000 miles one has to break alot of laws to do it. That is where now the rider is drawing the public into the danger.

The mind and body get exhausted. No amount of preparation can can stave off the inevitable loss of ability the more you ride. The body isn't made for that amount of punishment. Even in my younger days I didn't dare think of a ride like that. Now I am sure I couldn't do it. It is a dangerous undertaking no matter who does it especially on a bike.
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