dragging floor boards
Bullcrap. It's a great bike all except for the low profile. I put 5/8" PVC slugs over my springs, changed to thicker fork oil (which I may have not needed, but it keeps the head up in sweepers) and welded head bolts underneath the boards that hit just before the board will.
I would get slightly longer tubes and tins if I could afford it; 1" would be perfect.
Ride 'em like ya know how man.
I would get slightly longer tubes and tins if I could afford it; 1" would be perfect.
Ride 'em like ya know how man.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,059
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From: Oregon
Is their anything you can do to a heritage to keep from dragging the floorboards? I have had the bike a week now and already have noticeable wear to both floorboards.
i can take a curve at a slow to moderate speed and it will drag every time.
my yearly trip to the mountains is going to be rough keeping up with the other guys. I dont know how to tell if its been lowered but I dont believe it has.
i can take a curve at a slow to moderate speed and it will drag every time.
my yearly trip to the mountains is going to be rough keeping up with the other guys. I dont know how to tell if its been lowered but I dont believe it has.
Stone
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 3,386
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From: Southern California
When I read that some of you folks hardly ever scrape your boards I look imediately at where you live. It's really pretty simple, you flat-landers don't scrape your boards very often because of where you ride!
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 391
Likes: 22
From: Wisconsin
Same here.. Although I have scraped three times total in 2 years.. in all three times I was very aggressive with the turns.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 818
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From: Battle Creek, MI
This is my first summer with the Heritage. I occasionally scrape the boards, if I am aggressive in the turn. However, with all the "road snakes" marking almost all the roads in my area, it is difficult to trust my stock dunlops enough to do it too often.
Dunlops are scared of tar snakes - they like to jump over them! Makes you a bit queasy if you're on the boards.
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This.
Coming from sportbikes, it took me a while to realize I don't have the lean angles I used to have.
Scraping boards is no big deal. Lets you know you've reached the bike's lean limit.
Coming from sportbikes, it took me a while to realize I don't have the lean angles I used to have.
Scraping boards is no big deal. Lets you know you've reached the bike's lean limit.
