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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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When I had my EG I used to rotate my foot so that my boot was the first thing to scrape. Kept the bike unmarked. I haven't scraped anything on the Softail, not sure yet what would scrape first..
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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85 Shadow, 87 Virago, 04 FLHTI, 82 FXRS, 09 FLHTC, 07 FXDB, 02 Shadow, 00 FXDL...can't think of anything I've ridden that I didn't drag pegs except the Honda Trail 90 (circa 1966) I learned to ride on.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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Can't find the post on here now, but within the past two weeks, someone posted pics of their stock pegs ground to a chisel point. Got their money's worth out of those pegs.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Supergo
I used to drag my pipe on certain types of turns on that Street Bob, but there is nothing that will let a little turd slip out like when you hear the grind of a peg in a turn!
I'll take scraping a peg before scrubbing hard parts. Pegs fold up, giving you a warning, hard parts don't.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Supergo
Thats why I finally started buying Harleys, I think I wouldnt be around if I still rode sportbikes.


I hear ya. I have little self control and a family to take care of. I still miss the sport bike rush...so I might just build my motor on the HD up and have it shock me once in a while.


Coming OUT of the corner that is.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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Had to get new floor boards for my SG already. I brought that sport bike mentality with me and tore them up pretty bad in our local state park.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Grind
I'll take scraping a peg before scrubbing hard parts. Pegs fold up, giving you a warning, hard parts don't.
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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I thought everybody did, except for noob and the girls. I've pointed every peg on every bike I've had - but this Heritage really slows me down (to the good I think) and I've still ground off 1/4" since last Nov. - I can sneeze and drag floorboards on this thing!
What scares the heck outta me is I have only 1" of lean left to hit the crash bars...and I don't wanna find out why they call 'em crash bars!
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Grind
I'll take scraping a peg before scrubbing hard parts. Pegs fold up, giving you a warning, hard parts don't.
Now that I have done both, (slip ons on the Street Bob) which didnt seem to bother me much, but this is the first time I scaped forward controls, feeling those pegs fold in and scrape was so much louder and more significant than dragging the pipe.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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I've scraped boots, pegs, and pipes. I went to a track day offered by my work and scraped on almost every turn. Ive gotten pretty used to it.
 
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