Scraping Floorboards
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: 415/707
exactly,, come into a curve too hot,, lean a bit too far,, hit the frame ( or whatever ) too hard ,, you're going down,, someone call 911,, while you're buddies roll thru the same curve with plenty of lean angle to spare
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From: TEXAS
EXACTLY! So those of you that do it because you think its cool, remember that you are about 1 1/2" away from the hospital. I also scrape a lot because I like to ride low, but I have since adjusted my air ride up because of that very reason. So be careful!!!
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Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Indy
Been grinding the boards on my Lo on a regular bassis. Startled me at first, kind of use to it now. I did find out the hard way what happens when you lean a Lo to far. I entered a brand new roundabout just down the street from my house. Of course the left board starts scraping and I quickly realised I wasn't going to make it without some more lean. I pushed the left grip a bit more and it leaned right on over into the footboard bracket. When that happened it started losing grip and there was no way I was going to make it around like that. At that point i wasn't sure what to do (I'm a new guy) so I stood the bike up and got on the brakes pretty hard, didn't lock em up though. I almost made it but my front wheel hit the curb at kind of a glancing blow. That was enough to put me and the bike on our right side. fortunately by that time I was going slow enough that the damage was minimal. Lost a bit of hide off my right knee and scraped up the slip ons and passenger peg.
Road Master
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From: Southcentral, OK
Been grinding the boards on my Lo on a regular bassis. Startled me at first, kind of use to it now. I did find out the hard way what happens when you lean a Lo to far. I entered a brand new roundabout just down the street from my house. Of course the left board starts scraping and I quickly realised I wasn't going to make it without some more lean. I pushed the left grip a bit more and it leaned right on over into the footboard bracket. When that happened it started losing grip and there was no way I was going to make it around like that. At that point i wasn't sure what to do (I'm a new guy) so I stood the bike up and got on the brakes pretty hard, didn't lock em up though. I almost made it but my front wheel hit the curb at kind of a glancing blow. That was enough to put me and the bike on our right side. fortunately by that time I was going slow enough that the damage was minimal. Lost a bit of hide off my right knee and scraped up the slip ons and passenger peg.
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i think itll startle everyone the first time, hopefully you have ur wits about u, roll off the trottle and touch the back brake a bit if u need to slow down. i do it constantly now, sometimes surprised when i dont, got some pretty small chicken strips for a softail imo. i hit a bump in a turn on time and hit the primary case left so road rash there but i never felt the bike get loose. i just think of it as standard wear and tear!
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From: WPB, FL
Only Going Slowly!
Slow speed manuvering done properly will scrape the floorboards almost all the time. IMHO - High speed scraping would be a warning that you are going to fast!
The Ride Like A Pro DVD is an amazing lesson in slow speed manuvering! Nothing like watching a 120 Lb. woman putting a full dresser thru the slow speed paces. You would swear the bike was a 200 Lb. fake! Goes to show - brains not braun!!
The Ride Like A Pro DVD is an amazing lesson in slow speed manuvering! Nothing like watching a 120 Lb. woman putting a full dresser thru the slow speed paces. You would swear the bike was a 200 Lb. fake! Goes to show - brains not braun!!
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: 415/707
Slow speed manuvering done properly will scrape the floorboards almost all the time. IMHO - High speed scraping would be a warning that you are going to fast!
The Ride Like A Pro DVD is an amazing lesson in slow speed manuvering! Nothing like watching a 120 Lb. woman putting a full dresser thru the slow speed paces. You would swear the bike was a 200 Lb. fake! Goes to show - brains not braun!!
The Ride Like A Pro DVD is an amazing lesson in slow speed manuvering! Nothing like watching a 120 Lb. woman putting a full dresser thru the slow speed paces. You would swear the bike was a 200 Lb. fake! Goes to show - brains not braun!!
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Road Master
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From: 415/707
finally got fed up with trying to run my fatboy thru the twisties with my buddies & not being able to keep up, so i did something about it
just installed a set of 2 over tubes & a set of longer cowbells, new higher profile tire than i was running, along with the higher profile rear tire that i'm running, & also jacked up the preload on the rear shocks
totally transformed the rideability of the fatty,, have put a few miles on it & it just feels natural now coming into a hard turn that has some bumps in it & not having to slow down & compensate, now i can finally power thru it like everybody else & without hesitation, & the stability out on the slabs is incredible
F*CK that low & slow ****,, no more scraping for me
just installed a set of 2 over tubes & a set of longer cowbells, new higher profile tire than i was running, along with the higher profile rear tire that i'm running, & also jacked up the preload on the rear shocks
totally transformed the rideability of the fatty,, have put a few miles on it & it just feels natural now coming into a hard turn that has some bumps in it & not having to slow down & compensate, now i can finally power thru it like everybody else & without hesitation, & the stability out on the slabs is incredible
F*CK that low & slow ****,, no more scraping for me
4th Gear
Joined: May 2011
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scrapped my pegs for the first time this last friday. Shook me up pretty bad but I instinctively lifted my foot. Happened again the next day and I didnt jostle in the least. What scares me though is one day hitting a crack or a pothole in a turn and laying the whole bike down :/