I know what you're getting at Jamie.
At the track day at Philip Island, to keep my inside boot clear of the track I had to have just the tip of the toe on the peg.
Given that I didn't buy my striple as a track bike, I found that clearance for cornering was quite adequate.
As far as the revs go, mine would get to the rev limiter in 5th, quite happily but wasn't doing much in the way of going faster once I changed to 6th.
Again, as a naked bike, I found that a corrected top speed of 210 kph (trip computer recorded 221 kph) was quite acceptable.
As for the chicken strips on the front tyre, haven't you got an angle grinder?
