Anyone drag a peg on a turn?
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2008
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yeah, I've ground down my foward controls almost to the center bolt on both sides. used to scrape the bottom pipe at the bend by the controls until I put the 21" tire on the front now I only scrape the rear tip of my fender. Initially I would scrape my boot but when I scraped the heel all the way down to the leather and found out it was more expensive to repair/replace the boots then it was to replace the pegs I decided to let the pegs scrape and move my feet. Will have to get new pegs here soon when I grind through that center bolt. Hell I ground them down a bit more today when I was doing some slow speed maneuvering.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: 415
+1 Don't drag meaty bits.
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 32
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From: Southern Ca, 5 miles north of the Santa Monica Mtns
If I drag my thunderheader one more time I think there will be a large hole in it. It's now a big flat oval at the low point bend and mighty thin & rough. Hope there's a fix, (bound to happen)
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 7,079
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From: Queens, NY
there's a real sharp right down the block from my house and a looooooooong sweeping highway exit ramp that i normally take at around 50 or so and i haven't dragged anything.
i'm leaning far enough to make the turns by far but no bike parts have touched down...
go figure.
i'm leaning far enough to make the turns by far but no bike parts have touched down...
go figure.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Double Oak, Texas
I have owned 4 sport bikes, 1 of these I laid down in turn. I am on my 3rd harley and the other day I dragged the peg on my forward controls on my 2010 Wide Glide for the first time. On my 2007 Street Bob I used to drag my foot if I didnt have my foot postitioned right, but I never scraped a peg. 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! All I could think of was that raked out front end washing out and into the woods I go.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 326
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From: Salt Lake City, UT
just picked up an 05 lowrider and I've been laughing my **** off for the last 3 days! they aren't kidding when they say LOWrider! I need to slow down a little bit in the corners... funny that my old street glide could tip way farther in the corners before touch down.
I freakin love this bike though
I freakin love this bike though