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I finally got my new Street Bob this week. It is my first Harley and I absolutely love it. It rides like a dream and has opened my eyes to how comfortable and natural motorcycle can feel.
That said, I am worried that I have developed bad habits that do not work well with the new bike. Just short of 150 miles on the thing, I turned more than a 90 degree right at a traffic light and heard the stock muffler (tapered, bullet style) scrape the pavement. I never felt the rubber footpeg hit as it ground down immediately.
My buddy (owns a Road King) says that he has never heard of someone scraping their Harley pipe. This makes me think that I must be doing something wrong. He also suggested purchasing pegs with metal pavement contacts so that I can get more feedback while learning the ropes.
My previous ride was a sport bike and it allowed for much more lean--and my familiarity with that may be the root of the problem. Do I just need to take corners slower on the Dyna? Should I go for some lower profile aftermarket pipes? Has this happened to anyone else?
That said, I am worried that I have developed bad habits that do not work well with the new bike. Just short of 150 miles on the thing, I turned more than a 90 degree right at a traffic light and heard the stock muffler (tapered, bullet style) scrape the pavement. I never felt the rubber footpeg hit as it ground down immediately.
My buddy (owns a Road King) says that he has never heard of someone scraping their Harley pipe. This makes me think that I must be doing something wrong. He also suggested purchasing pegs with metal pavement contacts so that I can get more feedback while learning the ropes.
My previous ride was a sport bike and it allowed for much more lean--and my familiarity with that may be the root of the problem. Do I just need to take corners slower on the Dyna? Should I go for some lower profile aftermarket pipes? Has this happened to anyone else?
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welcome to the forum. were glad to see you here. you should pop into the new mwmbers section and introduce youself. also post a pic of your street bob....we love to see pics here. as far as scraping your exhaust pipe. the only non touring bike i owned was a heritage softail. i never scraped the pipe on that bike. i would guess you took the turn like you were riding a sport bike and that doest work well with a harley. slow it down a little and enjoy the ride.
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Welcome aboard.
I've scraped the pipe twice on my Sportster 1200C. It has hit the peg both times as well, but I was already into the corner enough there was nothing I could do but let it grind. Both of mine were street corners in town as well. My thought it... if I wear out the muffler, its a good excuse for a slip-on. It doesn't happen often to me, so I'm not worried about it. Twice in 5,000, oh well.
One thing to keep an eye on (a problem of mine, so I thought I'd mention it) is that sometimes on slower corners I will just lean then bike, like I'm throwing it around something, w/o letting my body follow. This means I have to lean the bike farther than I would if I had leaned w/ it. I don't think this was the case the times I scrubbed the pipe, but who knows. Its just something I have to keep an eye on.
I've scraped the pipe twice on my Sportster 1200C. It has hit the peg both times as well, but I was already into the corner enough there was nothing I could do but let it grind. Both of mine were street corners in town as well. My thought it... if I wear out the muffler, its a good excuse for a slip-on. It doesn't happen often to me, so I'm not worried about it. Twice in 5,000, oh well.
One thing to keep an eye on (a problem of mine, so I thought I'd mention it) is that sometimes on slower corners I will just lean then bike, like I'm throwing it around something, w/o letting my body follow. This means I have to lean the bike farther than I would if I had leaned w/ it. I don't think this was the case the times I scrubbed the pipe, but who knows. Its just something I have to keep an eye on.
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Thanks for the welcome. I will post to the new members section as soon as I have a picture. I have been unable to force myself off of the bike during sunny days and this has delayed camera work 
. It is pretty rainy here today and I'll bet that I get around to snapping a few this afternoon.
. It is pretty rainy here today and I'll bet that I get around to snapping a few this afternoon.
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I've dragged every set of pipes i've had on my dx on the left side I drag the bottom of the rear passenger peg mount both footpegs have drag marks on them but then I have about 1/16 of an inch of tire on each side that I don't use
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