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as your probally aware, our bikes can only lean so far before the floorboard drags, mine drag a littel easier when my little bride is on the back.............
Harley posts, differant lean angles due to the sidestand.
In the Ride lIke a Pro video, he mentions knowing were your drag points are........
I was checking out a local M/C officer bike one day, I spoke with him about his lean angle, he said theres some type of wear (nylon????) bracket that can be install under the floorboards. Some of his floorboard bolts were have way worn...........
Don't forget the pipes. I ground the stock pipes pretty good on mine, and have already hit the new ones a bunch.
Being that you have a left side pipe...
Check the heat shield bolts as well, I ground the heads off those puppies. Much more damage there than on my floorboards.
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