Dragging floor boards/Ride like a pro
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Dragging floor boards/Ride like a pro
Just started riding about a year ago on a 2012 Heritage classic. Bought the Ride like a pro course and practiced quite a bit. Damn near wore the floor boards out almost doing the motor officer drills at will. Bought a 2021 RGS in April and spent less time in parking lot and more on road but kept practicing occasionally and trying to drag floor boards. Occasionally would here a little noise but no feel on floor board. Took the course in Springdale Aransas last month, after one of the demos where they drug the heck out of the floor boards I was determined to do the same. Drug pretty hard but no feel on the floor board. Couple days latter looked underneath and saw that the floorboard mount bracket on both sides were burred up and obviously beveled for that purpose. Is there any way of attaching something somewhere to give you a warning when your approaching the limit or lowering floor boards so they drag first to give you a heads up?
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Ride like a pro or ride like a showoff?
a rider can slide their butt and trunk into the turn and keep the bike more upright as the racers do, or keep the body upright and lean the bike into the turn (2 reasons I know are untrained or stunt rider)
why do you want to scrape floorboards?
a rider can slide their butt and trunk into the turn and keep the bike more upright as the racers do, or keep the body upright and lean the bike into the turn (2 reasons I know are untrained or stunt rider)
why do you want to scrape floorboards?
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Ride like a pro or ride like a showoff?
a rider can slide their butt and trunk into the turn and keep the bike more upright as the racers do, or keep the body upright and lean the bike into the turn (2 reasons I know are untrained or stunt rider)
why do you want to scrape floorboards?
a rider can slide their butt and trunk into the turn and keep the bike more upright as the racers do, or keep the body upright and lean the bike into the turn (2 reasons I know are untrained or stunt rider)
why do you want to scrape floorboards?
Its not simply about showing off. Different techniques for different conditions.
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Just started riding about a year ago on a 2012 Heritage classic. Bought the Ride like a pro course and practiced quite a bit. Damn near wore the floor boards out almost doing the motor officer drills at will. Bought a 2021 RGS in April and spent less time in parking lot and more on road but kept practicing occasionally and trying to drag floor boards. Occasionally would here a little noise but no feel on floor board. Took the course in Springdale Aransas last month, after one of the demos where they drug the heck out of the floor boards I was determined to do the same. Drug pretty hard but no feel on the floor board. Couple days latter looked underneath and saw that the floorboard mount bracket on both sides were burred up and obviously beveled for that purpose. Is there any way of attaching something somewhere to give you a warning when your approaching the limit or lowering floor boards so they drag first to give you a heads up?
Go to the Harley webpage and look at the specifications section for each bike. The Heritage has a 30 degree rake too, compared to the 26 degree rake for the RGs. This makes the Road Kings and EGs turn tighter than the Heritage also.
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I've watched a bunch of guys doing their version of the ride like a pro video's, and some of what they do you will never have a need for. Like riding in a complete circle, or doing a figure 8. Looking where you want to go is very useful, avoiding target fixation. Being able to weave thru a cone field, and panic braking can help you get the feel of your bike in an emergency situation avoiding an obstacles. Before you go dragging your floorboards, go to the dealer and find out how much it costs to replace them. Then find out how much new crash bars will set you back. And if you don't have someway to protect your saddlebags, get a price on a new set of them while your at the dealer. Now if you don't care how beat up your bike looks after your "Training", disregard what I posted. And one more thing to keep in mind is, most all the maneuver's they demonstrate are in clean well cared for parking lots. Free of gravel and pot holes, and other traffic that may not know what it is your doing. And lets not forget that most Police motor officers are required to pass the class, but the are not required to pay for the damage or the clutches that get burned up during training. I feel that having the ability to read other drivers minds, about what maneuver they're about to do would be more useful then leaning how to do a figure 8 in a closed off parking lot. But that's just me.,,,
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I've watched a bunch of guys doing their version of the ride like a pro video's, and some of what they do you will never have a need for. Like riding in a complete circle, or doing a figure 8. Looking where you want to go is very useful, avoiding target fixation. Being able to weave thru a cone field, and panic braking can help you get the feel of your bike in an emergency situation avoiding an obstacles. Before you go dragging your floorboards, go to the dealer and find out how much it costs to replace them. Then find out how much new crash bars will set you back. And if you don't have someway to protect your saddlebags, get a price on a new set of them while your at the dealer. Now if you don't care how beat up your bike looks after your "Training", disregard what I posted. And one more thing to keep in mind is, most all the maneuver's they demonstrate are in clean well cared for parking lots. Free of gravel and pot holes, and other traffic that may not know what it is your doing. And lets not forget that most Police motor officers are required to pass the class, but the are not required to pay for the damage or the clutches that get burned up during training. I feel that having the ability to read other drivers minds, about what maneuver they're about to do would be more useful then leaning how to do a figure 8 in a closed off parking lot. But that's just me.,,,
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I've watched a bunch of guys doing their version of the ride like a pro video's, and some of what they do you will never have a need for. Like riding in a complete circle, or doing a figure 8. Looking where you want to go is very useful, avoiding target fixation. Being able to weave thru a cone field, and panic braking can help you get the feel of your bike in an emergency situation avoiding an obstacles. Before you go dragging your floorboards, go to the dealer and find out how much it costs to replace them. Then find out how much new crash bars will set you back. And if you don't have someway to protect your saddlebags, get a price on a new set of them while your at the dealer. Now if you don't care how beat up your bike looks after your "Training", disregard what I posted. And one more thing to keep in mind is, most all the maneuver's they demonstrate are in clean well cared for parking lots. Free of gravel and pot holes, and other traffic that may not know what it is your doing. And lets not forget that most Police motor officers are required to pass the class, but the are not required to pay for the damage or the clutches that get burned up during training. I feel that having the ability to read other drivers minds, about what maneuver they're about to do would be more useful then leaning how to do a figure 8 in a closed off parking lot. But that's just me.,,,
There is much more to safely and effectively riding a big bike than highway cruising. Its best to find out what a rider and motorcycles capabilities are in a controlled environment, and thats what Paladinos courses teach. Figure 8s & cone-weaving may not seem important in the real world, but the skills and confidence they hone absolutely are useful on the mean streets & highways. Even dumping ones bike on a course is good practice for how to safely pick it back up without having to do it in traffic or in a crowded parking lot.
Its too bad that more riders dont take courses like his, or their local equivalent. There are a lot of poor riding skills on display in the Harley riding community, to the point that they have become a joke or meme. Dragging feet down the road, being afraid to lean the bike, more investment in looking cool than being proficient, cruising in the White Zone(oblivious to ones surroundings) They do nothing to dispel the prejudices that all Harley riders are drunken buffoons who like to dress up like pirates & act tough.
Never stop learning or sharpening skills that will have a positive effect on someday saving your ***.
