you should be able to get rid of them w/o dragging parts. I did with my Pilot Roads and only have a 1/4 on the rear of my powers. But I havent rode hard with em either.

 

Aside from the accurate posts (don't worry about chicken strips, don't worry about lean angle on the street, etc) I have a couple of questions

1) You touched the peg, or the peg feeler?
2) What type of tires?
3) What size tire?
3) What tire preasure are you running?

If you are running a standard size and a common brand - then - I wonder how long the peg feelers are.

If you are running the wrong size tire or an odd brand (hard to find in a 180 width - but in smaller sizes the carcass shapes are wildly variable) then you might actually have a tire you can't get to the outside of. Asiide from the noticable chicken strips it can create strange handling characteristics... in this case it could be an egg shape, meaning it would fall in easily, but the sharp angle would make the contact patch a bit smaller than a rounder tire, and limit how far you could get out on it.

Again - don't measure your success or skill by lean angle... it's not accurate.

 

we need to get over this negative stigma of chicken strips...i embrace and enjoythem actually...there good

 

Would tire wear affect your lean angle? My front tire is worn down and gona need to be replaced soon. I tryed putting a knee down in a empty parking lot but it felt like my bike was going to slide right out from under me. I was afrade to go any further.

 

mine were like one inch when i bought it. i took a motorcycle saftey course and it wore um down to around 1/8 inch. that course helped alot with confidence to i recomend it to everyone.