I'm the type of rider that loves to lean big time into curves, it's when I can get that perfect symmetry of diving into a turn, leaning hard and then powering out that I get the biggest grin on my face. The only time I spend on the interstate is if I have to so I can get to a nice set of twisties somewhere. I'll ride for hours to get to a nice set of curvy roads.
So riding today in an area that wasn't particularly sweepers and twisties I found my self doing what I often do in those situations. Rather than taking the normal position through a curve I do something quite the opposite. Normally one would set up on the outside part of the lane as you enter the turn, breaking to the inside as you pass the apex of the turn and then back out to the outside of the lane as you exit. Well for curves that are rather mild I do just the opposite, I start on the inside of the curve go to the outside at the apex and back to the inside on the exit, this makes the turn sharper so you can lean more through the turn. And yes, I've gotten myself in a tight situation a couple of times doing it that way but as I said I'm a leaner.

So by that definition, are you a leaner? Or maybe I'm just plain nuts.......

 

So much so that floor boards,kick stand and anything else that scapes regularly are considered wear items.Only limitation to going faster is the tires and the exhaust.When they start to scrape it's time to rein in the throttle.

 

Every Bike I've owned has scrape marks on the pegs, or floorboards, and pipes.

 

Not sure why but I only lean to the left.

 

That makes you a rarity around these forum

 

I scrape the floorboards pretty much every time I ride.

 

nascar thang??

 

i just put the 39" cholos so it would help end my danger days hahaha hopefully it works

 

Yup. Riding sport bikes for a while instilled that in me. This FXSTC is no sport bike, but I like to take it to it's limits.

 

Yup, that's why I bought the Road Glide - The Shovel has some deep gouging on the bottom of the primary.