Passanger foot boards
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Passanger foot boards
I am a new rider with a 2009 Road King Classic.
I have an issue with the passanger foot boards. When my wife rides with me, at starts but mostly at stops, the backs of my calfs bang into them.
Is this common, or is it "newbie" lack of technique? Starting out, but mostly stopping, I still use a "slow walking" technique. This is fine when I ride alone. There is an adjustment that I can raise the foot boards a little, but I doubt enough.
So is it me, or are there upgrades that are at a different angle or something?
Thanks for any advice or comments.
I have an issue with the passanger foot boards. When my wife rides with me, at starts but mostly at stops, the backs of my calfs bang into them.
Is this common, or is it "newbie" lack of technique? Starting out, but mostly stopping, I still use a "slow walking" technique. This is fine when I ride alone. There is an adjustment that I can raise the foot boards a little, but I doubt enough.
So is it me, or are there upgrades that are at a different angle or something?
Thanks for any advice or comments.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: St. Augustine Florida
I "duck" walked my first bikes for quite a while. Time and experience will delete this manuver on your part.
Get the Ride Like A Pro Video, practice, practice and then practice some more. You will only need your feet to hold the bike up.
Get the Ride Like A Pro Video, practice, practice and then practice some more. You will only need your feet to hold the bike up.
Road Captain
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I ocassionally bang mine also. You need to refine your technique by yourself. Experiment with both front and rear brakes. There will be many opinions on this but I have found applying the last bit of braking from the rear brake helps when my wife is on the bike.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Tigard, OR
You may be able to raise them, but potentially at the expense of passenger comfort. It's technique, not very hard to correct. You'll be motivated by bruises on the back of your calves, or worse. As previously posted, practice starting and stopping until you can do it without the walk. Practice sharp u-turns as well. Ideally you'll have one transition from ground to footboard when starting, and one transition from footboard to ground when stopping.
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