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Message started by misterbbq on 08/27/13 at 07:05:59

Title: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs
Post by misterbbq on 08/27/13 at 07:05:59

luckily, it was going around a tight corner. i'm heavy....270 lbs. and this is a new occurrence for me. did i suddenly get awesome at cornering? tire pressure checks out....anything else i need to be aware of mechanical-wise before i start hanging off the edge of the bike and scraping my knee and stuff?

Title: Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs
Post by Oldfeller on 08/27/13 at 07:11:25

Adjust preload on the shocks to the highest level -- make sure occasionally that they stay there, they can "bump off" that top step if you hit a really big bump.

Other than that, live with it -- it means you are compressing the shocks and leaning over enough to get a scub. It happens in the mountains all the time.

Title: Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs
Post by ToesNose on 08/27/13 at 10:16:17

6C6872756473636370010 wrote:

did i suddenly get awesome at cornering?

Well you're probably just getting more comfortable in your own abilities and with the bike and pushing the envelope a bit more ;)

Title: Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs
Post by Serowbot on 08/27/13 at 10:30:23

Buy some knee pads... ;D...

Title: Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs
Post by Pine on 08/27/13 at 10:58:32

2A3C2B362E3B362D590 wrote:

Buy some knee pads... ;D...

and someone to video it!!!

Title: Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs
Post by WD on 08/27/13 at 11:49:08

Wait until you drag a floorboard, that will get your attention... I touched an old Panhead down hard enough to rip one. I wouldn't let my stepson get his mc learner's permit until he could drag the peg ends in a circle to either direction, around me. As well as rear wheel only swerving stops, I took the front brake lever off until he had that maneuver down pat.

Title: Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/27/13 at 17:10:57

Okay,good,draggin apeg is a start, BUT, you can make better time thru a turn if YOU lean in & keep the bike a bit more upright. Find a good corner you like,makepasses thru, Thats how I got it down,spend 15minutes runing up & back every so often,,
Be careful about hitting a corner you cant see thru at speed, .Younever know when some jerk is gonna spillpaintor drop a 2X4..rightin your line, be careful,

Title: Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs
Post by misterbbq on 08/28/13 at 11:15:01

i'm 270 lbs. *lots* of me already hangs over in curves. will double check my rear 'suspension'...didn't think to make sure they didn't slip down..