Removed Floorboard Extensions
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: South Texas
My 2011 FLHTK is lowered front and back. With extensions on it touches down on the brackets prior to hitting the floorboards. Mine are ground down fairly bad on both sides. I have adjusted my riding style and have not ground them in a while. This is the first bike that has hit the brackets before the boards but it does for sure.
BTW - I have also scratched the x-pipe as well.
BTW - I have also scratched the x-pipe as well.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 254
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From: Texas
Watch this video. Listen to the sound of the floorboards scraping.
https://www.hdforums.com/touring/har...dustrynews.php
https://www.hdforums.com/touring/har...dustrynews.php
On a few occassions I heard the dragging and thought it was cool until I realized it is the bracket hitting vs. the floorboard which pivots. I don't want something fixed hitting the road which could lift the bike in a turn. They may never cause a problem but I'm not willing to take that chance. Just my 2 cents.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: El Paso, Texas
I have a stock 08 Ultra with the Soos 1in extenders, have lightly scraped the footboards but never the bracket, Oh Yeah I did scratch the bracket two times, but that is when I dropped the bike
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: hudson New Hampshire
I had them on my 07 sg and I too thought it was cool to scrape the pegs. Then on day when the old lady and I were on a sharp sweeper it lifted the bike and dug into the pavement layed it down and totaled the bike. I'm all set with the floorbord extions on my 10sg.
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From: New Jersey
I scraped the skid plates on the floorboards several times when I had my 2006 Road Star. Although I was aware of the eventuality of touching down (this is a known issue with the Road Star), it was still very unsettling the first time it happened.
For reasons of personal comfort, I installed the Soos Floorboard Extensions kit soon after I purchased my new 2011 SG. I don't regret it.
I'm not a very aggressive rider, so I have not had an issue. I tend to consider myself as a "cruiser", in the true sense of the word.
For reasons of personal comfort, I installed the Soos Floorboard Extensions kit soon after I purchased my new 2011 SG. I don't regret it.
I'm not a very aggressive rider, so I have not had an issue. I tend to consider myself as a "cruiser", in the true sense of the word.
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Houston, TX
I don't think you'll go down by scraping the mounts or boards in a curve or turn. If you make a hard fast turn as if it was in a panic the mount may hit the ground and cause the bike to lift or slow the bike down making it unstable an could bring a bike down. I have and 09 SG that has been lifted in the rear with longer shocks. I don't have board extensions either and I grind the mounts and boards all the time. If I make a really hard and sharp u-turn the bike with hit hard on the mount and bottom out. Getting on the gas keeps the bike upright.
Here are mine. I think you'll be fine if that's all you scrape them.
Here are mine. I think you'll be fine if that's all you scrape them.
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Road Warrior
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From: Salt Lake City, UT. Dushore, Pa.
No my bike is not lowered and I had probable more than 20 lbs. in the shocks for two up riding.
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
On a few occassions I heard the dragging and thought it was cool until I realized it is the bracket hitting vs. the floorboard which pivots. I don't want something fixed hitting the road which could lift the bike in a turn. They may never cause a problem but I'm not willing to take that chance. Just my 2 cents.
That is what I did... But... I think I am going to remove them because I feel crammed and need to move them back to the lower setting...
I currently have 1" on both sides... I think I am goign to give 1/2" a try... I have Rinehart True Duels so I have to have 1/2" on the Right Side... Figure I will get the left to match too...
RON
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From: Southern Nevada (Pahrump)
After reading this thread yesterday I looked at mine today because I seem to scrape at least once a day. After looking under my bike all I see is where my floorboards have scraped on the rear outside edge but absolutely nothing on the mounts. I'm running the Harley Goodies & everything seems to be fine.
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