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Nov 24, 2007 | 12:54 PM

#21

fisheye

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RE: FLOOR BOARD SCRAPING....

This guy teaches a modified version of the police motor officer course and exercizes .He also sells a DVD to help explain how it all works. I took his course and loved it. It's amazing what you can do with a touring bike with a little training.

http://www.ridelikeapro.com/

Nov 24, 2007 | 12:57 PM

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1sparky

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RE: FLOOR BOARD SCRAPING....

Oh Ya I'm comfy now. A few rides and she melts in your hands. It was HUGE the first 3 rides.
After riding since high school ('79) I was amazed how many things I had done wrong, Course recommended.

FLRBRD scraping: When the FXR HW pegs rub you know your at quite the angle!

Nov 24, 2007 | 02:07 PM

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Pierre

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RE: FLOOR BOARD SCRAPING....

Floor boards first, brackets second....

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Nov 24, 2007 | 02:16 PM

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bulldogmoe7

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RE: FLOOR BOARD SCRAPING....

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ORIGINAL: allen.m

this pic should answer your question.although it is not a Road King, it is the same suspension &same frame.

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you would almost think it would just tip over

May 15, 2019 | 07:17 AM

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twcaldwell

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Originally Posted by jasiri

I drag the boards, supports and frame. If your crash bars are dragging you're on the ground

Not necessarily, I have been to the tail of the dragon several times on my 2002 harley fatboy with OEM crashbars and I have grind marks on my crashbars from dragging the pavement. I will admit that it is not a good idea to push the bike into corners that hard because if the crashbars ever dig in, it would be a bad situation. I drag the floorboards on a regular basis, however, I still remember the first time it happened, it scared the crap of out me, 60 mph on a clover leaf off ramp and I thought I was going down. Now I use them for curb feelers, lets me know I probably should slow down.

May 15, 2019 | 08:25 AM

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Cygnusx51

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Originally Posted by twcaldwell

Not necessarily

Nice bump on a 12 year old thread to respond to someone who hasn’t been active in 6 years....damn zombies!

May 15, 2019 | 11:05 AM

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GOV5

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Originally Posted by CSI

I completed the Police Officer Motor Cycle Cert Course last spring, and spent the better part of two weeks TRYING to drag the floorboards.

No, the engine guards will NOT hit the ground before the floorboards. You will start scraping the edges of the floorboards, and if you increase the lean angle much past that, you will start dragging hard parts, such as floorboard mounts, and the frame. We took the course on 06 RK Police bikes.

So you are a Police Officer? Or some lucky guy that got to somehow get into the class?