# Chicken strips.

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [April 19, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chicken-strips/251609 "2010-04-19T20:25:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chicken-strips/251609/20 "2010-04-22T15:28:40Z")

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> [@WTB: 240SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-240sx/31300/2):
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> Those turns are near identical, the Eri side has the manhole cover too, so typically tends to be slower :lol
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> Not a bad speed though. Must be nice having it on the way to the house.
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> I still love the turn, I’m just _a lot_ more cautious around it now.
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> Chicken strips are the un-used or scrubbed portions of your rear or front tire.
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> They get un-used because the rider doesn’t lean far enough over.
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> Leaning comes with balls and skill.
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> Typically it’s a quick way to judge other riders of their skill, holding some exceptions because everybody considers themselves Rossi when you talk to them.
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> [http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Chicken-strips](http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Chicken-strips)
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> [![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Chicken_strips_rear.jpg/180px-Chicken_strips_rear.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/c/8c1e009e3061fe882b3779d016ccf8640fe388b7.jpeg)](http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Image:Chicken-strips-rear.jpg)
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> Leaning like this, leaves no chicken strips.  
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> ![http://www.zx-10r.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=101746&stc=1&d=1245798575](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/b/0becddd4af5532fb8736f54d2010b7799c8c5be5.jpeg)

So what happens if you hit a small rock or patch of sand in the road?

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