Finally finished installing Alloy-Art's Touring XR Stabilizer. Went for a test ride, brought it up to 90 on the Atlantic City Expressway, slight headwind, bike was steady as a rock! Then Looked for some curves, unbelievable how much confidence this stabilizer exudes! Extremely stable in the twisties! Very happy! only trade off is a little more vibration when going through the gears.
OK, here's the real reason for this post.
The bike leans so good that I am now scraping the floor boards, even making a turn at 20 mph! Well, I just realized that my floorboards don't retract. Never realized it before 'cause I wasn't cornering as hard prior to the Touring XR.
First bike I ever noticed with no retractable boards. Is there an adapter or something that Icould install to make them flip up?
Isn't it dangerous for them to be stationary?

 

Check the 2 bolts that hold the boards on. If you overtighten the lock nut they won't fold up. Don't ask me how I know.

 

You are not scraping the footboards themselves, you are scraping the bracket that supports them. These brackets can be raised by undoing 2 bolts on the right side and 3 bolts on the left side. The adjustment is about .5 - .75".

 

It was definitly the floor boards. I can see the scratches but thanks for the advice. Every bit counts.

 

They've got to flip up unless the bolts holding them are overtightened.

 

Ok here's a pic of said nut I spoke of. I'll tell you that I've scraped my floor boards enough to know that they do flip up when you hear that scraping sound in a tight turn. My foot raising up is the sign.


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Bryan, thanks for the pic. I'm going out to the garage to check it out.
Are they spring loaded like most floorboards?

 

Hey No problem, took a pic for you cause it's just easier to show than try and tell. When I bought my 99 last year I had the same problem, boards would not move. I took the bolts out and freed em up a bit, corroded and years of road dirt on them. When i put them back together got the lock nuts a little too tight. Just had to back them off a hair so the would pivot.

 

Streetrunner, they're not spring loaded, just bolted like Bryan's pic.

 

Just noticed something. Look at the pic, about 2-3 inches up from the pen pointing at the nut. You can see the raised ribs on the bottom of the board are really shiny out at the end. I scrape em. Did I mention just how great Metzler tires are over the Duncraps? Yep my mistake, that was another thread.