Floorboards never scrape.
#1
09-17-2018, 02:06 AM
Floorboards never scrape.
When I had my Fatboy I scraped my floorboards whenever I got slightly aggressive.
I feel like I ride pretty hard at times on my king. I have yet to scrape in tight corners or making tight turns practicing in a parking lot.
Am I getting soft or do I have to get really aggressive on a stock height FLHR to throw some sparks? There’s a 25mph tight on ramp that I keep pushing harder everyday at double speed 50mph laying it down pretty far I still have not touched ground. I kinda want to know how hard I gotta people push to touch down but at the same time I don’t want to hit a corner so fast that I can’t hold the line either.
Maybe I’m just getting old?
I feel like I ride pretty hard at times on my king. I have yet to scrape in tight corners or making tight turns practicing in a parking lot.
Am I getting soft or do I have to get really aggressive on a stock height FLHR to throw some sparks? There’s a 25mph tight on ramp that I keep pushing harder everyday at double speed 50mph laying it down pretty far I still have not touched ground. I kinda want to know how hard I gotta people push to touch down but at the same time I don’t want to hit a corner so fast that I can’t hold the line either.
Maybe I’m just getting old?
#2
09-17-2018, 02:33 AM
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When I had my Fatboy I scraped my floorboards whenever I got slightly aggressive.
I feel like I ride pretty hard at times on my king. I have yet to scrape in tight corners or making tight turns practicing in a parking lot.
Am I getting soft or do I have to get really aggressive on a stock height FLHR to throw some sparks? There’s a 25mph tight on ramp that I keep pushing harder everyday at double speed 50mph laying it down pretty far I still have not touched ground. I kinda want to know how hard I gotta people push to touch down but at the same time I don’t want to hit a corner so fast that I can’t hold the line either.
Maybe I’m just getting old?
I feel like I ride pretty hard at times on my king. I have yet to scrape in tight corners or making tight turns practicing in a parking lot.
Am I getting soft or do I have to get really aggressive on a stock height FLHR to throw some sparks? There’s a 25mph tight on ramp that I keep pushing harder everyday at double speed 50mph laying it down pretty far I still have not touched ground. I kinda want to know how hard I gotta people push to touch down but at the same time I don’t want to hit a corner so fast that I can’t hold the line either.
Maybe I’m just getting old?
#3
09-17-2018, 03:25 AM
#4
09-17-2018, 03:51 AM
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I can do 20 without a scrape too. But I'll admit, I can't do any less than that and be comfortable. I have done 18 ft without a scrape.....but I think I was just lucky. LOL! I think I'm just chicken to try to do it any tighter than 20 ft. And I can't tell you how much that pi$$es me off. That Ultra is a heavy beast to pick up.
Last edited by GOV5; 09-17-2018 at 03:52 AM.
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09-17-2018, 04:17 AM
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I don't go in for a numbers game here, but riding aggressively into corners. Call me stupid but my last 4 bikes have been HD touring bikes and I have unintentionally scraped each one more times than I care to remember or count. Not on all but the one I have kept the longest I have raised the boards as far as possible and doesn't matter. The new bike I even scrape the true duals but blame that on their design. If you are enjoying the ride and not scraping I would say you are doing something right. Have fun and enjoy the ride!!!
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