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Cruiser
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From: Chiques, Califa
Peg Scrappin...
You're out on a everyday normal ride, when its time to make a turn. You approach the the turn, and look forward to one of the great advanatages of a Dyna, leaning and accelerarting through the turn, when all of a sudden you hear the wonderful sound of your mid-control peg scrapping the road beneath you. ( and by the way, I have a stock suppension with no lowering kit, or any kind of after market shocks.)
Does anyone else here on this forum have this problem at times? Or am I just leaning way to fare when I make my turns?
Another question I have is, is there any type of shock you can install to in a sense to allow your bike to sit higher, thus giving you a few more inches of clearance on those low turns?
Or even a shock that is intended for better performance without the stiff ride??
any input is much appreciated
Does anyone else here on this forum have this problem at times? Or am I just leaning way to fare when I make my turns?
Another question I have is, is there any type of shock you can install to in a sense to allow your bike to sit higher, thus giving you a few more inches of clearance on those low turns?
Or even a shock that is intended for better performance without the stiff ride??
any input is much appreciated
Road Master
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Wow, there are lots of suspension performance upgrades available... White Power, Progressive, and for deep pockets, even OHLINS-all manufactures of quality performance after market shocks.
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it's gonna happen when you ride aggressive. pegs i couldn't care less about, its when my exhaust decks down on a long right hand sweeper that pisses me off. the only thing aftermarket suspension will do is make your ride more compliant when you ride hard
Tourer
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Even worse on a bike like mine. I "sharpen" the floorboards religiously.
Novice
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From: northern il
i have forwards on mine and they scrape - i just try not to pay too much so when i wear en done it's not too expensive - and besides it freaks my friends out
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Road Captain
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You will get used to it fairly quickly. Dyna's dont have much ground clearance. I've posted some pics somewhere on the forum showing what I've worn off mine. You could raise your ride height by an inch or two, but I think you will find it handles and steers well enough that you will still eventually scrape anyway.
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My forwards are all scraped to hell on the right side, my right boot heel is all scraped to hell.....oh well! I went through the police motorcycle course on my wide glide with my father, he was a LEO motor officer/instructor for years. When our PD set up the course we went out there after hours. Part of the course is driving/turning on a sidewalk. Next time you're on foot at a sidewalk intersection, think about how interesting it would be to make a right turn on the concrete! I was humbled after watching my old man on his Ultra go through the course. But it was a learning experience. Lots of low speed stuff, lots of laying the bike over and accelerating to pop it back up. This is the only time I've put my bike down ........YET....that damn sidewalk is narrow...scraped more than my pegs!! All our cop bikes have the foot boards ground down. Kinda like a door ding on your car, its gonna happen!!