how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
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05-10-2008, 09:09 PM
how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
Ok, I admittedly come from a sports bike background. Neither my CBR or Ninja ever dragged unless I was way way way over, to the point that I was almost dragging a knee (generally at 80+mph).
The sportster, however, drags a lot easier (obviously). I'm still not used to the sudden sound and feel (might also be the jiffy stand, seems to happen more often to the left than the right), and I'm still trying to get used to the fact that it doesn't mean I'm in deep chit, if you know what I mean.
So how do you avoid panicing, and how far will these really go over?
The sportster, however, drags a lot easier (obviously). I'm still not used to the sudden sound and feel (might also be the jiffy stand, seems to happen more often to the left than the right), and I'm still trying to get used to the fact that it doesn't mean I'm in deep chit, if you know what I mean.
So how do you avoid panicing, and how far will these really go over?
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05-10-2008, 09:17 PM
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RE: how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
Draggin' pegs is your bikes way of saying you got very little wiggle room.....
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05-10-2008, 09:28 PM
RE: how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
I just got back from a track day for cruisers and one of the things we learned was to lean forward and almost kiss the mirror and point your elbow out and look through the curve. This shifts the center of gravity of the bike and helps you to not have to lean as much when taking a curve. Cruisers don't have as much clearance as sports bikes and many of them don't allow you to shift your but around in the seat to allow hanging off. If you are scraping a footpeg don't worry too much. The problem is when you start dragging real stationary hard parts like your primary cover.
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05-10-2008, 09:33 PM
RE: how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
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I just got back from a track day for cruisers and one of the things we learned was to lean forward and almost kiss the mirror and point your elbow out and look through the curve. This shifts the center of gravity of the bike and helps you to not have to lean as much when taking a curve. Cruisers don't have as much clearance as sports bikes and many of them don't allow you to shift your but around in the seat to allow hanging off. If you are scraping a footpeg don't worry too much. The problem is when you start dragging real stationary hard parts like your primary cover.
I just got back from a track day for cruisers and one of the things we learned was to lean forward and almost kiss the mirror and point your elbow out and look through the curve. This shifts the center of gravity of the bike and helps you to not have to lean as much when taking a curve. Cruisers don't have as much clearance as sports bikes and many of them don't allow you to shift your but around in the seat to allow hanging off. If you are scraping a footpeg don't worry too much. The problem is when you start dragging real stationary hard parts like your primary cover.
#5
05-10-2008, 09:34 PM
RE: how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
Generally my boot heel sticks further down than the pegs (forward controls) so my heels drag first. I know when that happens the bike doesn't have much more room to lean, but even that is pretty far over. I don't think I've actually scraped metal yet on my Fat Bob, and we just ran the tail of the dragon this afternoon. If you scrape too much you can lever your rear tire off the ground, and that could be bad.
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05-10-2008, 09:38 PM
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RE: how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
I found when I am dragging my boards, that I'm actually dragging the foward mounting arm which doesn't move-not real good. That being said, I usually try to scrape it all the way around the turn-just for giggles. 
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05-10-2008, 09:45 PM
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RE: how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
I have a problem with the way my pipes point down.Drag them all the time as well as the floorboards.It had the pucker factor real high the first few times it happend but you get used to it. Kinda keeps you awake!!LOL
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05-10-2008, 09:48 PM
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RE: how do you avoid panic when you drag a peg?
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So how do you avoid panicing, and how far will these really go over?
So how do you avoid panicing, and how far will these really go over?
