Scraping issues
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Scraping issues
Hey guys,
With the Lo I noticed that I am scraping everywhere! I just installed the fatcat and it has scrapes all down the muffler tube and I am notorious with my friends for the floorboard scrape as well. Granted, it might be riding style or corner approach but I dont feel as if I push it all the time that I scrape. I will be riding with the club same turns same speed and I am the one scraping. COULD this be an issue of my rear shocks not being adjusted correctly? IE. they are set on full soft and the bike is just too bouncy? I weigh about 190 and I do ride 2up sometimes. Is it just time to break down and get a shotgun shock and reincors or what? Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
With the Lo I noticed that I am scraping everywhere! I just installed the fatcat and it has scrapes all down the muffler tube and I am notorious with my friends for the floorboard scrape as well. Granted, it might be riding style or corner approach but I dont feel as if I push it all the time that I scrape. I will be riding with the club same turns same speed and I am the one scraping. COULD this be an issue of my rear shocks not being adjusted correctly? IE. they are set on full soft and the bike is just too bouncy? I weigh about 190 and I do ride 2up sometimes. Is it just time to break down and get a shotgun shock and reincors or what? Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
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From: wisconsin
I have a FB and have noticed the same. I am running a fat cat and shotgun on mine and to be honest I think I scrap more now than before, doesn't matter single or two up (two up about 30-40 percent of time). I did however go to the heritage "can" on the fat cat to look more balanced with the RK custom bags. I also tend to run on the softer side since our roads suck. But it is really nice to be able to stiffin up the shock when I am out in the country cruising the through the twisties. I have thought about going to a different exhaust to get more clearance but can not justify the cost. I believe the LO is lower from the factory??? so that may be making it worse for you as well. I have learned to just ride with in the bikes ability. Once I hear the fatcat start to scrap time to ease up. I do wonder if anyone has ever "washed out" from draging the fat cat. I have found that having a bigger/stronger motor than the guys I ride with that I can catch up to all my buddies on baggers on the straight a ways and not so sharp corners. not to much content here just a lot of diarrhea of the keyboard. sorry.
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- remove reflectors
- Change riding style. You lean more, bike leans less.
- Maxima 15w fork oil
- Adjust shocks
- Half moon floor boards (the stock floor boards scrape in the rear corner area)
- Move floor boards forward 1 1/4"
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/7284069-post440.html
- Keep foot on outside of floor board. When it starts to scrape, adjust or dig into the turn more... lol
I have the same shocks as the fb low and deluxe. Stock fb shocks do help some also.
- Change riding style. You lean more, bike leans less.
- Maxima 15w fork oil
- Adjust shocks
- Half moon floor boards (the stock floor boards scrape in the rear corner area)
- Move floor boards forward 1 1/4"
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/7284069-post440.html
- Keep foot on outside of floor board. When it starts to scrape, adjust or dig into the turn more... lol
I have the same shocks as the fb low and deluxe. Stock fb shocks do help some also.
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Try leaning more. You might be surprised at how much you can straighten out the bike with a little lean. Maybe you are subconsciously sitting up straight or leaning the wrong way.
Worth a try.
Worth a try.
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Hey guys,
With the Lo I noticed that I am scraping everywhere! I just installed the fatcat and it has scrapes all down the muffler tube and I am notorious with my friends for the floorboard scrape as well. Granted, it might be riding style or corner approach but I dont feel as if I push it all the time that I scrape. I will be riding with the club same turns same speed and I am the one scraping. COULD this be an issue of my rear shocks not being adjusted correctly? IE. they are set on full soft and the bike is just too bouncy? I weigh about 190 and I do ride 2up sometimes. Is it just time to break down and get a shotgun shock and reincors or what? Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
With the Lo I noticed that I am scraping everywhere! I just installed the fatcat and it has scrapes all down the muffler tube and I am notorious with my friends for the floorboard scrape as well. Granted, it might be riding style or corner approach but I dont feel as if I push it all the time that I scrape. I will be riding with the club same turns same speed and I am the one scraping. COULD this be an issue of my rear shocks not being adjusted correctly? IE. they are set on full soft and the bike is just too bouncy? I weigh about 190 and I do ride 2up sometimes. Is it just time to break down and get a shotgun shock and reincors or what? Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks