Motorcycling is dangerous, what difference does a chicken strip make. Damn. I’m hungry now. Gonna squid through the drive in! Tell mama if I’m not returning I’m either dead or in jail.
Edit: damn, should I have added the /s ?
Nah you are good. Tires a solid all the way through, this is just the protective coating.
Extremely, that tire is going to blow at any moment. Probably the next time they hit a bump at high speed.
Yep, had a car tire look like that once. Blew up on the road not long after.
Why did you drive it like that? And how did you get it like that?
I was a dumb kid without a lot of driving experience and car knowledge at that time. Learnt a valuable lesson, luckily nothing worse than a flat tire.
Apparently my old Escort had a very misaligned steering-angle which wore the tire out aggressively over time. I remember the steering-wheel shaking heavily at higher speeds before the tire finally gave out.
Not OP, but usually this is the result of people not having money. Tires are absurdly expensive
Can confirm that this was another reason for me not looking into it sooner haha! I was a poor student living on my own for the first time.
Or trying to drive to the shop instead of getting a tow.
Hmmm well funerals are pretty expensive as well
Not for the deceased.
If you have to ask, it probably is.
Sure is.
Tell you friend he has a death wish
Yeah, the owner rides a bike. I think that’s like number 1 sign someone has a death wish.
Source: me. I have a death wish.
Ironically this is called a chicken strip.
Incorrect, a chicken strip is the unused part of the tire closest to the wall. Meaning the rider has been too “chicken” to lean the bike over far enough to use the full tire.
right on, i have no excuse, been riding for 5 years.
Yes.
To shreds you say…
That tire has an elevated risk of spontaneous de-installation.
It’s quite dangerous, yes
Yes, definitely. You need new tires. Do not ride like that.
This post is obviously not meant serious.
To the right of the damaged section we can see a thread indicator, so there is maybe around 1 mm thread on the right shoulder. Therefore the centre part was below legal limits.
Before changing tyres, the owner of that bike decided to kill off the old tyre completely by doing a burnout. We can see the flat centre piece all around on the tyre, typical for a burnout.
When changing a motorcycle tire it helps to do a nice burnout before starting. It heats up the tire making it easier to pry off with tire irons.
Is that true?
Maybe marginally. It’s pretty easy already to take an old tire off, especially on the machine.
Putting a new tire on is always the hard part imo. I usually let mine sit in the sun for an hour before mounting it.
Yes, but usually not so far that the metal is showing. I learned from this video years ago. Having done tire changes with and without the luxury of a burnout. It is noticeably easier after the burnout.
edit: forgot to link the video. https://youtu.be/dAKIuSjPXxA?t=40
Rubber is just the grippy part of the tire. Not super important.
This is actually the secret “ejecto seato” button.
How is this not the most upvoted comment? I just do not understand!
On a more serious note, yes, this is extremely dangerous and the rear tire should be replaced before anyone rides this bike.
It’s also the “magical slide with a smell of barbecue” button, but you don’t know which it will be. Tis a surprise!!
That Duke needs a shop.
That’s a little too rough for my liking. I would sand it down.
