Dyna ground clearance
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Enterprise, AL
I didn't think it was even possible to scrape any metal with the stock exhaust and stock height unless you let the peg fold up a whole lot as it's dragging into the ground. Perhaps it has happened at the same turn out where there is some sort of crest or bump that effectively "high-centers" the bike as it's passing over. Even then, seems you would take a nice shot to the right peg before you heard the metal-on-road sound.
2009 FXDC lowered 1". I'm a short rider 150 lbs and have never scrapped tailpipe. If she is taking corner inside of lane to inside of lane and leaning into corner instead of counter balancing on a slow turn maybe an issue. Or, could be the crown of the payment. But, sounds odd to me.
Bones
Bones
I have always just sat up straight on bikes when turning and used the gyro effect of counter steering to lean over the bike? sometimes if being real aggresive I would also shift over to the side i am turning on, but I dont need to do that much on the harley as the suspension draggin the pipes, pegs well before I would need to do this.
I have an 02 wide glide and I use to scrape mostly on the pipe on the right turns and even sometimes on the left side so I went with 1/2" longer than stock Progressives and it turned the bike into a cadilac ride and you have to work hard to scrape anything now. It still handles just fine too.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Central IL
Counter balance.
On slow turns typically you are counter balancing. Point the front wheel in the direction of the turn, begin turning and the bike will naturally lean. Typically your body remains upright in a counter balance position. This is different from high speed turn where bike leans and you lean in direction of bike. If she was leaning into a slow speed turn this would be an aggressive move and might scrap some metal. But like others, I think it would be the peg first. Not the muffler bracket.
Bones.
Bones.
Cant really remember which one of those I did wasn't thinking about it at the time, but i did drag the front of the pipe I checked it when i got home, dosent matter I think I will just lift the rear a bit to sort it out.
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