Floor Board Scraping
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Road Master
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Floor Board Scraping
I have an 03 Heritage. Ive scraped up the floorboards qite a bit durig the 2 yrs 22k miles I have put on it. Its no big deal when they scrape, kinda cool actually.They are hinged and when they scrape the pivot upward, so it does not take any traction away from the tires. My question is, since I am used to scraping, if I lean it too much, will the fixed brackets under the floorboards eventually scrape, causing me to loose traction and possibly low side?
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Peoria, AZ
If your brackets hit the pavement hard enough, your bike will reach a pivot point causing the rear tire to come off the ground. This means that what happens next will not be a good thing and will quite possibly leave a mark. On the positive side, you get to upgrade all the parts you smashed up.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Northern, NJ
It happens...like said above...If your scraping, just don't exceed that pivot point!! I haven't checked my floorboard brackets lately...but I did notice the bottom of my exhaust pipe is all scratched up!! Must have been from that trip to "the dragon".
Road Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Sydney
i scrape all the time but not too hard...The day that I start scraping hard brackets will be the day I will trade in my beloved heritage and getting myself a Ducati 1098!
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Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Minneapolis, Minnesota
I don't mind scraping the boards, but scrapping the mufflers makes me sad.
I had skipped on the engine guard once in a turn; it was a very unpleasant sensation.
I had skipped on the engine guard once in a turn; it was a very unpleasant sensation.
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