Anyone drag a peg on a turn?
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2005
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From: Minden LA
I'm 62 and use to race. I bought the Harley in order to make myself cruise. If I owned a hyabusa I'd have to see if it would go and at 62, fall-down go boom from being dumb is tough to live over. However I use to drag regularly on my 02 wideglide til I put Progressive 1/2" longer than stock shocks on the rear. Now I start to get skiddish before I start dragging things and it is really comfortable on long rides to boot.----jack
Tourer
Joined: May 2008
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Absolutely! I did some draggin while riding the Dragon last Sept. I was so addicted to dragging that when I got home if I didn't scrape I felt let down. It's a bad addiction. I was scraping pretty hard through some turns and knew early on how far I could go before I got that same feeling you got. 
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Kennewick, WA
The scary thing is the stock mid pegs don't even make a sound the first few times until the rubber is ground away. Wait until you tag the ground with the primary!!!! That thing doesn't give. I have boards now and those make some noise when they hit. I've gotten down to the mounting braket on the left side and they don't give either!
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2007
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From: West Branch, Michigan
I've scraped my mid pegs......once on each side. Scared the bejeebers out of me the first time. My Low Rider was lowered an inch, so I figure that added to it happening.
I didn't think I leaned over that much.
I didn't think I leaned over that much.
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
scrape pegs and rear of the fatcat. Funny thing I noticed, I seem to be more apt to go deep to the right as opposed to the left. Mostly though i touch my heel of my shoe before the peg. One time I touched heel, lifted my foot up a little and the peg folded up about 45 deg on me. I know the point of touching down so probably about 90% of the time when cornering fast I am just a touch above scraping.
Last edited by rounder; Apr 11, 2010 at 12:33 AM.
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Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: South Jersey
test rode a 2010 WG yesterday...pooped a little when i did it on the first turn..wasnt expecting it. My lowered fatboy would grind a lot but was expecting it.
btw... brought home a brand new 2010 WG today
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