Scraping floorboards all the time WTF ???
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From: Somerset, WI
RE: Scraping floorboards all the time WTF ???
ORIGINAL: zoomie67
It sounds like he's draggin the bracket, not the floorboard itself. All I can say is slow down and enjoy the road, man. I get abit agreesive through the twisties but have never dragged the floorboards or the brackets. I did bottom it out on a speed bump in a parking lot that I did not see because the sun blinded me.
It sounds like he's draggin the bracket, not the floorboard itself. All I can say is slow down and enjoy the road, man. I get abit agreesive through the twisties but have never dragged the floorboards or the brackets. I did bottom it out on a speed bump in a parking lot that I did not see because the sun blinded me.
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RE: Scraping floorboards all the time WTF ???
You can raise the boards, but that is no guarentee that you will not scrape either.
What is your cornering technique? It does sound like you are going fast.
I'm not being a smart ***, and I hope I don't take this the wrong way, but which of the below best describes the way you take corners?
a) Come up to the corner and roll right through it and continue on.
b) Brake to slow down, and roll right through the corner and continue on.
c) Brake to slow down, andapply throttle all the way through the corner and continue on.
d) Come up to the corner and roll right through it. If I am going too fast in the corner, I brake as needed to scrub off speed.
If it's any technique other than C, then that maybe part of the problem. To have a smooth corner with lots of ground clearance, it's best to apply steady throttle ALL THE WAY through the corner. This unloads the suspension, gives greater ground clearance,and allows the bike to be leaned over more. If you need to turn tigher, countersteer more.
Find a good quiet corner (clean surface) and practice using an outside, inside, outside path of travel. Brake to slow down while the bike is still going straight. If it is a right hand curve, turn your head to the right and look as far through the curve as possible. Press the right grip forward to make the bike lean into the curve. Take the outside path, and apply steady throttle. Once you can see the exit of the curve, apply a bit more gas and countersteering to take the inside path. Accelerate all the way out to the outside path straightening the curve out as much as possible.
If this is all old hat to you and you are already doing it, GREAT!
Mark
What is your cornering technique? It does sound like you are going fast.
I'm not being a smart ***, and I hope I don't take this the wrong way, but which of the below best describes the way you take corners?
a) Come up to the corner and roll right through it and continue on.
b) Brake to slow down, and roll right through the corner and continue on.
c) Brake to slow down, andapply throttle all the way through the corner and continue on.
d) Come up to the corner and roll right through it. If I am going too fast in the corner, I brake as needed to scrub off speed.
If it's any technique other than C, then that maybe part of the problem. To have a smooth corner with lots of ground clearance, it's best to apply steady throttle ALL THE WAY through the corner. This unloads the suspension, gives greater ground clearance,and allows the bike to be leaned over more. If you need to turn tigher, countersteer more.
Find a good quiet corner (clean surface) and practice using an outside, inside, outside path of travel. Brake to slow down while the bike is still going straight. If it is a right hand curve, turn your head to the right and look as far through the curve as possible. Press the right grip forward to make the bike lean into the curve. Take the outside path, and apply steady throttle. Once you can see the exit of the curve, apply a bit more gas and countersteering to take the inside path. Accelerate all the way out to the outside path straightening the curve out as much as possible.
If this is all old hat to you and you are already doing it, GREAT!
Mark
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RE: Scraping floorboards all the time WTF ???
there is one corner on my way home from work, I scrape almost every time. But I turn way sharper than I have to to go around it and expect it. Its how sharp you make your turn, ofcourse I scaped the heck outta them on the dragon last fall 
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From: TX
RE: Scraping floorboards all the time WTF ???
I didn't catch what model your scoot is, but SG's come with shorter shocks and naturally have less clearance. I scrape the boards on my RG all the time- even with the 13" stock shocks. Scraping the boards will not unload or upset the chassis unless they are way too tight. Properly adujsted, they should just fold upward and give you that scraping sound as a riminder of how much lean you've got and perhaps a little sparking. Now, if you are getting into the rear mount of tv front board, you really need to consider backing off a bit because that WILL unload the chassis and bad things result from that.
You can easily tell if its the boards or mounting brackets by looking at the grind marks. If it really is just the boards, then make sure they are not too tight and make sure the brackets are not twisted a bit and causing them to bind up. I also grease the hinge bolts on mine periodically.
You can easily tell if its the boards or mounting brackets by looking at the grind marks. If it really is just the boards, then make sure they are not too tight and make sure the brackets are not twisted a bit and causing them to bind up. I also grease the hinge bolts on mine periodically.
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RE: Scraping floorboards all the time WTF ???
Bike is an Electra Glide Classic with Ultra Lowers and Ultra Tourpack added. The scraped parts are the Black brackets that hold the boards. I know your thinking its too much agressive riding etc but honestly half of my riding is a city type enviornment plus the dips and bumps on some during turns just make em scrape. But last night I leaned it fast and hard on a 90 degree right hander and in addition to of course upsetting the chassis it just about threw my right foot off the board. WHACK !!I guess I'll just slow down but honestly I think these bikes could use a wee bit more clearance.
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RE: Scraping floorboards all the time WTF ???
Need to ease into corners a bit slower! On occaision I scrape the crap out of them and lit them up real good, I still have a lot of cafe' riding in the past with ferign bikes, hard to just put that down with a bagger.
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