Almost dropped it!
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Cruiser
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From: Jville NC
Almost dropped it!
Today on my way home from work I almost lost it. I was on a road I dont travel on a daily basis but have been on before. While making a left turn on a sharp twisty section the left passenger peg bracket made contact and stood me up causing me to run into the gravel on the shoulder. Bike went into a wobble and I had to put a foot down at one point to save it. The P.O. told me he had lowered the bike 1". I drag the longshots almost daily. Too much time on sport bikes I guess. I am used to leaning over. How do I raise it back to stock height? I know there are those who have been down and those who will go down. Lucky for me I cheated it today!
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Cruiser
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From: Jville NC
For sure! Leave it alone! Dragging the pipes is one thing but the peg bracket sucked!
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This has me thinking. Even if I put 12" shocks on, that will just raise the tail over the swingarm right? The swingarm will still be the same distance from the ground. Am I thinking right here or do I have it all wrong?
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Road Master
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From: St Louis, MO
The swingarm will be in the same location. The frame will be raised, which will raise the height of the pipes. The type of shock you use will also determine how much compression there is in the frame when you go into a curve.
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Road Warrior
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I took off my passenger boards after hitting that left side solid a couple of times, but I never really rode 2-up anyway. You can take the weight off the rear pretty easily on that side of a 2005 and older Dyna (I did it a time or two). Scary stuff.
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