Scraping floor boards question
Road Master
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From: South-Central Minnesota
RE: Scraping floor boards question
ORIGINAL: choochoo
well one day when you misjudge you will know
and you aren't going to be too happy!
well one day when you misjudge you will know
and you aren't going to be too happy!
Cruiser
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From: Connecticut
RE: Scraping floor boards question
Once the boards start to scrape, you've leaned the big bagger over far enough. The floor board mounts touch down next and that will lever the tires off the ground. That's when you will appreciate the crash bars. They do a great job of protecting the bike during a slow slide.
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From: Bloomfield, NM
RE: Scraping floor boards question
ORIGINAL: Peekaboo Bob
You can go until you hit the board mounting bracket, then you are going to change direction.
You can go until you hit the board mounting bracket, then you are going to change direction.
Bill
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From: MA
RE: Scraping floor boards question
ORIGINAL: choochoo
well one day when you misjudge you will know
and you aren't going to be too happy!
well one day when you misjudge you will know
and you aren't going to be too happy!
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From: Tallahassee, Fl
RE: Scraping floor boards question
I don't drag the floorboards as much as I do accidentaly catch my kickstand on the left side but I must say that I have one of the custom kickstands that looks like an eagles wing and it hangs a little lower than normal. I had a friend that had the eagles talon style and he and his wife went into a sharp turn and the talon caught in the asphalt and off they went.
Road Captain
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RE: Scraping floor boards question
The SG's scrape alot more than I would want them to. They just are not racing bikes.
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RE: Scraping floor boards question
ORIGINAL: choochoo
well one day when you misjudge you will know
and you aren't going to be too happy!
well one day when you misjudge you will know
and you aren't going to be too happy!
Pushed it over hard, scraping, and caught some gravel. No room to correct since I was already pushed over. Once you contact frame or brackets, the bike is unforgiving. It happens. Funny to ride the '07 to physical therapy though - LOL. Still get qweezy leaning in the turns though (now 2.5 months later).
Road Master
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RE: Scraping floor boards question
ORIGINAL: rkcrwlr
Yep.... anda titanium plate and seven screws later remind me of that every day. And if you think HD is high on accessories, you should try the orthopedic surgeon!
Pushed it over hard, scraping, and caught some gravel. No room to correct since I was already pushed over. Once you contact frame or brackets, the bike is unforgiving. It happens. Funny to ride the '07 to physical therapy though - LOL. Still get qweezy leaning in the turns though (now 2.5 months later).
ORIGINAL: choochoo
well one day when you misjudge you will know
and you aren't going to be too happy!
well one day when you misjudge you will know
and you aren't going to be too happy!
Pushed it over hard, scraping, and caught some gravel. No room to correct since I was already pushed over. Once you contact frame or brackets, the bike is unforgiving. It happens. Funny to ride the '07 to physical therapy though - LOL. Still get qweezy leaning in the turns though (now 2.5 months later).
Give it time, it will pass.