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For the love of god - If I scrape the F'in floor board on this pig one more time I'm gonna freak.
It's a great bike that does what it's designed to do, but I want to dive the big girl into corners like ANY OTHER motorcycle is designed to do - HOW?
Should I go to foward controls? or what?
Anyway, I just want the comfort and big twin TQ AND be able to toss her into a corner without looking over to see my outrriggers... err my floorboards making a 4th of July sparkler show.
Not to mention that "your" B hates it when I ride like this....
Less than a month - over a 1,000 miles. Going in for the Tru Trax and maybe a couple other mod for handling this week...for the love of god, someone tell me how to make my loved SG fun in the twistys!
D
It's a great bike that does what it's designed to do, but I want to dive the big girl into corners like ANY OTHER motorcycle is designed to do - HOW?
Should I go to foward controls? or what?
Anyway, I just want the comfort and big twin TQ AND be able to toss her into a corner without looking over to see my outrriggers... err my floorboards making a 4th of July sparkler show.
Not to mention that "your" B hates it when I ride like this....
Less than a month - over a 1,000 miles. Going in for the Tru Trax and maybe a couple other mod for handling this week...for the love of god, someone tell me how to make my loved SG fun in the twistys!
D
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RE: WTF Floorboards
ORIGINAL: dpitts
For the love of god - If I scrape the F'in floor board on this pig one more time I'm gonna freak.
It's a great bike that does what it's designed to do, but I want to dive the big girl into corners like ANY OTHER motorcycle is designed to do - HOW?
Should I go to foward controls? or what?
Anyway, I just want the comfort and big twin TQ AND be able to toss her into a corner without looking over to see my outrriggers... err my floorboards making a 4th of July sparkler show.
Not to mention that "your" B hates it when I ride like this....
Less than a month - over a 1,000 miles. Going in for the Tru Trax and maybe a couple other mod for handling this week...for the love of god, someone tell me how to make my loved SG fun in the twistys!
D
For the love of god - If I scrape the F'in floor board on this pig one more time I'm gonna freak.
It's a great bike that does what it's designed to do, but I want to dive the big girl into corners like ANY OTHER motorcycle is designed to do - HOW?
Should I go to foward controls? or what?
Anyway, I just want the comfort and big twin TQ AND be able to toss her into a corner without looking over to see my outrriggers... err my floorboards making a 4th of July sparkler show.
Not to mention that "your" B hates it when I ride like this....
Less than a month - over a 1,000 miles. Going in for the Tru Trax and maybe a couple other mod for handling this week...for the love of god, someone tell me how to make my loved SG fun in the twistys!
D
If you feel the need to throw a bike into the corners that much, maybe you should buy another bike that is designed more for the purpose...I was extremely lucky noone got really hurt, but my bike was totaled and now I'm starting over, if I ever get done dealing with my insurance company.[:@]
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RE: WTF Floorboards
Yes they are if you want move them. I am happy where mine are and that is a constant reminder that I can push but there is limits both to me and to the bike... So I leave well enough alone...
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RE: WTF Floorboards
ORIGINAL: dpitts
Less than a month - over a 1,000 miles. Going in for the Tru Trax and maybe a couple other mod for handling this week...for the love of god, someone tell me how to make my loved SG fun in the twistys!
D
Less than a month - over a 1,000 miles. Going in for the Tru Trax and maybe a couple other mod for handling this week...for the love of god, someone tell me how to make my loved SG fun in the twistys!
D
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
RE: WTF Floorboards
ORIGINAL: dpitts
For the love of god - If I scrape the F'in floor board on this pig one more time I'm gonna freak.
It's a great bike that does what it's designed to do, but I want to dive the big girl into corners like ANY OTHER motorcycle is designed to do - HOW?
For the love of god - If I scrape the F'in floor board on this pig one more time I'm gonna freak.
It's a great bike that does what it's designed to do, but I want to dive the big girl into corners like ANY OTHER motorcycle is designed to do - HOW?
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RE: WTF Floorboards
I about busted my azz on my Indian from that. I don't ride the SG like that. One lesson was enough. When the bike started to lift I &*$@.
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From: TX
RE: WTF Floorboards
Seahag is dead on with this one. As soon as you go beyond the edge of the board and start scraping the floorbd bracket, you will be flirting w/disaster. That bracket is solid mounted to the frame and if you continue to lean any farther (once the bracket is dragging) the only thing that can happen is that weight will be removed from the tires....read:BAD NEWS!
A lot depends on "how hard" you dive into a corner. If you throw it in, and the bracket hits, you got problems on the horizon. I actually snapped the left rear floor bd bracket off once. Wifey was on back.... luckily we weren't going too fast! THe rearend jumped out 90 degrees, in an instant, and somehow... I just rode it thru and the only problem I had was a broken bracket.
The bike behind me was more freaked out then I was due to what it looked like. They just could not believe we didn't eat it. Sparks flying.... even scraped the crashbar and hwy peg! That's probably as close as one can come to the limit w/o going beyond and I don't expect to be that lucky again.
Steve is also correct.... get a set of standard length shocks. That will help a lot when compared with the short ones on the SG.
Be careful dude!
A lot depends on "how hard" you dive into a corner. If you throw it in, and the bracket hits, you got problems on the horizon. I actually snapped the left rear floor bd bracket off once. Wifey was on back.... luckily we weren't going too fast! THe rearend jumped out 90 degrees, in an instant, and somehow... I just rode it thru and the only problem I had was a broken bracket.
The bike behind me was more freaked out then I was due to what it looked like. They just could not believe we didn't eat it. Sparks flying.... even scraped the crashbar and hwy peg! That's probably as close as one can come to the limit w/o going beyond and I don't expect to be that lucky again.
Steve is also correct.... get a set of standard length shocks. That will help a lot when compared with the short ones on the SG.
Be careful dude!
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RE: WTF Floorboards
If you want to ride the way you ride and also do some touring, you may want to consider this bike. Otherwise, slow that **** down and relax. 
http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/bikes/bike.jsp?b=r1200rt
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