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Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:35 pm
by Kermit
Metzeler's M5 Sportec Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
By Basem Wasef,
Remember that time you said you were dragging elbows at track day, but the chicken strips on your tires said otherwise?
Metzeler's M5 Sportec tires may boast high silica mixtures and multi-tension steel belts, but the feature sure to get tongues wagging is the hash-marked sidewall, complete with pictograms of varying lean angles (and unspoken insinuations about your willingess-- or lack thereof-- to pitch your bike sideways.)
Do these tires make you want to buy a set just to show off your cornering prowess, or would you rather keep your lean angles vague and undocumented?
http://motorcycles.about.com/b/2010/03/ ... re-you.htm
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:44 pm
by Disco
What number are you Blackster?
.....Will take a pick of my metzlers and post tomorrow
Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:50 pm
by Wattie
I checked phils M5's at PI.
They didn't have any markings. :-/
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:52 pm
by Kermit
Disco wrote:What number are you Blackster?
.....Will take a pick of my metzlers and post tomorrow
Still on the OEM BT016s, using m5 scale I'm a little embarrassed to admit I sit on the middle nodule where the elephant is depicted.
I dont have the confidence to push that tyre further, hitting the bank sensor for the first time wasn't exactly a happy moment.
The M5's will be my next tyre, perhaps overkill for my riding style at this point. So far the best i've found locally for a pair fitted is $490 for the 6.
Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:53 pm
by Wattie
Bank sensor?
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:54 pm
by robracer
blackster wrote:using m5 scale I'm a little embarrased to admit I sit on the middle nodule where the elephant is depicted.
Is that like the elephants bum
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:55 pm
by robracer
Hero Knob? or bank sensor
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:59 pm
by Kermit
Bank angle bolts on the footpegs.
OEM kwaka parts refer to them as "bank angle sensors".
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:02 pm
by robracer
Hero knobs... take em off & grind yer boot
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:04 pm
by Gosling1
those markings are so much cooler than the poxxy 'angel' and 'devil' bullshit on the Pirellis !
if you have no elephant and don't do track days
well you must be hung like this bloke
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:09 pm
by robracer
Is that Rons new partner
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:10 pm
by Kermit
robracer wrote:Hero knobs... take em off & grind yer boot
Heh, Firey told me the exact same thing!
Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:11 pm
by Wattie
robracer wrote:Hero knobs... take em off & grind yer boot
Don't grind your boots.
Slide your foot back!
Then your boots last you for like 1o years
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:18 pm
by robracer
That's what the boot sliders are for?
feet are always back anyway wattie but they still get a workout
Re: Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:20 pm
by Gosling1