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misterbbq Full Member Offline newbie Posts: 157 Acworth, GA Gender:	suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs 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?
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12640 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs Reply #1 - 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.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs Reply #2 - 08/27/13 at 10:16:17 misterbbq wrote on 08/27/13 at 07:05:59: 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
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28399 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs Reply #3 - 08/27/13 at 10:30:23 Buy some knee pads... ...
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs Reply #4 - 08/27/13 at 10:58:32 Serowbot wrote on 08/27/13 at 10:30:23: Buy some knee pads... ... and someone to video it!!!
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Reply #5 - 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.

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Reply #6 - 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,

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misterbbq Full Member Offline newbie Posts: 157 Acworth, GA Gender:	Re: suddenly....i'm scraping foot pegs Reply #7 - 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..
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