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Old Jun 1, 2019 | 06:29 PM
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What are these chicken strips you speak of? Isn't that something on the menu at Cheddar's lol
 
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Old Jun 2, 2019 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by modular
Oh so close to ridding the new tires of the chicken strips..........

I have about the same size chicken strip on my tire as well. Not quite sure if I'll ever get fully rid of if but getting close like you said.






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What are these chicken strips you speak of? Isn't that something on the menu at Cheddar's lol
Now that's just hard core right there. Guess we have some more leaning to do!
 
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Old Jun 2, 2019 | 05:02 PM
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Now that's just hard core right there. Guess we have some more leaning to do!
If you lived here your strips would be down to the edge too. Going to have to get a go pro so I can video my rides. Found a new road today around Monteagle, almost kissed my own butt in one hairpin curve. Got to really watch the throttle on these tight curves.
 

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Now that's just hard core right there. Guess we have some more leaning to do!
If you lived here your strips would be down to the edge too. Going to have to get a go pro so I can video my rides. Found a new road today around Monteagle, almost kissed my own butt in one hairpin curve. Got to really watch the throttle on these tight curves.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2019 | 07:10 PM
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We need to plan a fat Bob meet up... Then terrorize the Twisties in a pack.

Make it an annual event.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2019 | 07:55 PM
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We need to plan a fat Bob meet up... Then terrorize the Twisties in a pack.

Make it an annual event.
Schedule it for at the Tail of the Dragon and I'm in.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2019 | 09:14 PM
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Schedule it for at the Tail of the Dragon and I'm in.
The dragon is very cool but short and slow. It's best to go during the week as weekends are crowded. Some of the back roads around Monteagle are fun too, longer rides and way less crowded. We could schedule the rides in different locations each year. If you guys are serious I am in too, no matter where we go.
 
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Originally Posted by FLS103
If you lived here your strips would be down to the edge too. Going to have to get a go pro so I can video my rides. Found a new road today around Monteagle, almost kissed my own butt in one hairpin curve. Got to really watch the throttle on these tight curves.
Oh we have plenty of canyons to carve up here, I just haven't pushed myself to lean that far is all. Thought I had before trying to keep up with a sport bike in the twisties but not quite. Tons of scraping the pegs though. Maybe some day I'll fully get rid of the chicken strips but not in a huge rush to do so. Haha guess I'm just still a chicken.

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We need to plan a fat Bob meet up... Then terrorize the Twisties in a pack.

Make it an annual event.
That would be bad ***. I would travel for that event annually.
 
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Originally Posted by Bowhunter8607
Oh we have plenty of canyons to carve up here, I just haven't pushed myself to lean that far is all. Thought I had before trying to keep up with a sport bike in the twisties but not quite. Tons of scraping the pegs though. Maybe some day I'll fully get rid of the chicken strips but not in a huge rush to do so. Haha guess I'm just still a chicken.
I am not even going to lie and say I lean that much all the time, it only happens on roads I know we'll and have good visibility on. Those aren't chicken strips, they are safety strips. IMO you have to leave a bit of lean for an emergency.
 
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