dragging floor boards
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From: Shropshire, England
I have had an Heritage and now a crossbones both lowered both have scuff marks on the floorboards we have lots of traffic islands in the UK and can scrape them really easy so you just have to try to alter your riding to suite dude
I'd have gone thru 3 sets of boards this last year if it weren't for the bolts welded underneath. It's only excessive to those who don't roll there. I don't even think about it.
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I have D&D fatcat exhaust on the night train and the bottom of it is all scrapped up. I hit the kick stand but not nearly as much.
Generally I will enter a turn a little slow and lean into it and accelerate through it and speed up and gradually lean more and more as I go faster. This way I can find the limit without worry.
Since the boards fold up I wouldn't worry too much about it!
Enjoy the ride!
I also ride sport bikes and on the Harley I still try to get my butt off the seat a little when in a turn. Helps keep the bike up right more.
Generally I will enter a turn a little slow and lean into it and accelerate through it and speed up and gradually lean more and more as I go faster. This way I can find the limit without worry.
Since the boards fold up I wouldn't worry too much about it!
Enjoy the ride!
I also ride sport bikes and on the Harley I still try to get my butt off the seat a little when in a turn. Helps keep the bike up right more.
Last edited by blksoftail; Aug 18, 2011 at 08:22 AM.
Well said; I do the same thing, after hitting an unusual bump in a bend and slamming hard on the crashbar. I get nervous coming in hot like I used to.
The Harley saddle is a bit hard to slide off of, especially with it lowered, but every little bit helps.
I took a piece of sheetrock and put it against the wheels, lifted it up until it hit the boards. There was 1" left between the sheetrock and the crashbar. Thusly, the floorboards serve as an early warning, not to be exceeded.
Also, if a corner is blind, I start sliding over early instead of making adjustments in crisis. Ya never know if there won't be an oncoming truck in your lane.
The Harley saddle is a bit hard to slide off of, especially with it lowered, but every little bit helps.
I took a piece of sheetrock and put it against the wheels, lifted it up until it hit the boards. There was 1" left between the sheetrock and the crashbar. Thusly, the floorboards serve as an early warning, not to be exceeded.
Also, if a corner is blind, I start sliding over early instead of making adjustments in crisis. Ya never know if there won't be an oncoming truck in your lane.
Last edited by Quadancer; Aug 18, 2011 at 10:18 PM.