I ride a 2011 Nightster with the stock pipes on it. I scrape the hell out of them on right turns all the time. I'm thinking about getting thunderheader 2 into 1 put on. I was wondering if anyone has them on a Nightster and if so, do they scrape? I'm not concerned with the cosmetic issue of the scraping, I just can't stand when it happens. I'm comfortable in my turn and the scraping makes me adjust which I don't like doing mid turn. I'm up for any suggestions on any systems that sit up high enough not to scrape that can also be used with the stock mid controls and with the passenger pegs for my girl. Thanks all. Have fun, ride safe.

 

Lean your body more so the bike doesn't have to lean as far.

 

+1
The more body weight you have to the inside of the turn the less your bike will have to lean.
One cheek off and head behind the mirror.

 

Longer/taller shocks will increase the lean angle.

 

A nightster is pretty low so a different exhaust would help. Leaning your body also helps so the bike doesnt have to lean as far. I was just going through another thread and saw this pic. Looks cool cause the bike is so far over but hes leaning the opposite direction he should. I bet he does a lot of needless scraping.

 

Longer shocks are by far the best solution. Not only do you gain corning clearance, your ride quality gets WAY better, especially 2-up.