Please help a dumb a-- understand.
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Please help a dumb a-- understand.
As I have said on other posts, I am new to Harleys having been riding another brand for several years before making the transition in February to a 2009 RG (and being very happy with the transition). Also, not knowing a screwdriver from a socket I am about as close to being a wrench as Alaska is to Florida. Thank God for good indys. 
This question may have a very obvious answer but I will ask it anyway. Why do people lower their baggers or any Harley for that matter (other than to be sure their feet touch the ground)?
I am more interested in going the other way to get as much lean angle as possible. The previous bikes I rode had really good lean angle though you definitely could wear the nut head under the footpegs down pretty good. I know baggers are not sport touring bikes but they are still lots of fun on twisties so the more angle the more fun. The bikes seem to scrap pretty easily at stock position so lowering doesn't seem to leave much lean angle at all.
Doesn't lowering the bike will really play havoc on the boards and other parts on the lowered bike not to mention the hard scraping causing loss of traction?
This question may have a very obvious answer but I will ask it anyway. Why do people lower their baggers or any Harley for that matter (other than to be sure their feet touch the ground)?
I am more interested in going the other way to get as much lean angle as possible. The previous bikes I rode had really good lean angle though you definitely could wear the nut head under the footpegs down pretty good. I know baggers are not sport touring bikes but they are still lots of fun on twisties so the more angle the more fun. The bikes seem to scrap pretty easily at stock position so lowering doesn't seem to leave much lean angle at all.
Doesn't lowering the bike will really play havoc on the boards and other parts on the lowered bike not to mention the hard scraping causing loss of traction?
Tourer
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From: Birmingham, AL
Dropped mine an inch in the rear and still ride fairly aggressively...only drag the kickstand on the left and rarely drag the board on the right.
Think of the boards just like peg-feelers on a sportbike...lets you know you're about to be dragging hard parts.
Think of the boards just like peg-feelers on a sportbike...lets you know you're about to be dragging hard parts.
Last edited by kwb377; Aug 29, 2009 at 03:27 PM.
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