Scrubbing Your Chicken Strips

[Clint Love]

Weird title, but I follow Delboy's Garage on YouTube and he posted this video. I'm wondering if there's any evidence that the "chicken strips" on your tires can actually be dangerous in an emergency on the street. Also, it gave me the idea of scrubbing the whole tire as part of break-in for new ones. That way you can avoid that whole slippery tire phase during the first several miles. Not sure if it would be worth the trouble, so I wanted to get some people's opinion.

 

[BlackMamba]

when i get new boots for the bike i go for a 10mile blast where i spend most of the time using the whole of my lane going left to right. this kills the wax/slippy coat on the tyre in a controled way that means when i want to cornor I can (simlular to the way you can warm tyres)

 

[Clint Love]

when i get new boots for the bike i go for a 10mile blast where i spend most of the time using the whole of my lane going left to right. this kills the wax/slippy coat on the tyre in a controled way that means when i want to cornor I can (simlular to the way you can warm tyres)

That's kind of what I do. I take a quick run down the highway where I have some turns and move about in the lane to get as much of the waxy stuff off as possible.

 

[Lurch]

I thought that it was as much the releasing agent in the tyres and that needed a couple of heat cycles to get it out?

And chicken strips being a danger in an emergency? If you've got your bike to the point of being on your strips in an emergency, you've probably way over done it and will bin it anyway.

 

[Meifesto]

I have learned the first 100 km are a bit sleapery, but considering the fact that nobody drives at 100% of the skill, or even 90% most of the time, you don't have to do that much easier then normal.
Only careful when the asfalt is wet.

 

[BlackMamba]

my new tyres love the wet!!! the cars behind me hate them tho!!!! was my 1st time on the new ones in real wet roads and they kick up so much water cars where backing off!

 

[Marbro_za]

So, his wife cant use that bit of the tyre because the bikes too low, But he scrubs it incase she needs it?

Its just a coating put on the tyres to preserve them when in transit etc, its gone in a few meters... Just drive and dont abuse brand new tyres.
No need to wash your tyres

 

[RealRider]

Weird title, but I follow Delboy's Garage on YouTube and he posted this video. I'm wondering if there's any evidence that the "chicken strips" on your tires can actually be dangerous in an emergency on the street.

That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Who rolls the bike onto it's side to emergency brake?

 

[SwissMotard]

Just lean it over ya big jessie.

 

[lupin]

about 2 mins on a roundabout and there gone.

Just means you have to also go around the roundabout in the wrong direction.

 

[dandoolittle]

50 miles is the message on breaking most tyres, they say!

I've ridden tracks with brand new tyres in, yea OK I have tyre warmers but they're still new, never had an issue! I highly doubt you'll have an issue on decent tyres.

Even a midrange tyre like Pilots which are hard, long life tyres are pretty much ready from the first couple of miles. Chicken strips are over rated and something that should really be ignored these days on road bikes.

If you're slipping on chicken strips then it's your agressive or shit throttle control that's caused the issue

 

[BlackMamba]

That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Who rolls the bike onto it's side to emergency brake?

Tom Cruise?

 

[Lurch]

Good point and well made!

 

[BlackMamba]

I can think of more

arnold schwarzenegger
Pierce Brosnan
daniel craig
shia labeouf
that other guy from transformers
marc marquez
any guy on a dirt bike

 

[Marbro_za]

If you're slipping on chicken strips then it's your agressive or shit throttle control that's caused the issue

Sadly this is the biggest issue. People dont know how to ride and immediately blame the equipment.
If you snatching the brakes or jumping on the throttle. you gonna upset the balance. even on warm slicks.

 

[BbqRider]

I can think of more

arnold schwarzenegger
Pierce Brosnan
daniel craig
shia labeouf
that other guy from transformers
marc marquez
any guy on a dirt bike

That would be quite painful

 

[TheDutchTexan]

Looks like he's trying to justify rubbing off the chicken strips even though he says it's a safety thing. For me, I don't care if people call me out for my chicken strips. I am not a moto GP rider, so it's all good.

 

[SighBored]

Scrub it if it makes you feel safer, the recommended break-in period for new tires is mostly to have enough distance covered to remove the protective wax layer on the tire (meant to prevent it from drying/cracking while in storage). If you are leaned over to the point of touching the stripes in an emergency, and are trying to stop, that action itself will sit the bike up, thus not touching the side stripes at all.

 

[Clint Love]

I'll probably just stick with my usual method of breaking in tires. The more I think about jacking up my bike and getting down there and scrubbing the tires, the more it sounds like doing work and I'm really too lazy.

 

[Mr fish]

So he wants to get rid of chicken strips on a bike thats never going to be leant over that far ....Am i missing the point ..(didn't watch the whole vid gave up after that )