Does anyone scrape when banking hard in a turn?
Cruiser
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Mine were perfect on my Ultra Classic when I bought it. I only put 750 miles on it before tearing it apart to add some engine and they are both scraped up now. A friend has titanium under his, makes awesome sparks in the dark.
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That's exactly my point ... Don't ya think it may be time to do it again! Ride Safe Brother.
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Tourer
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My point was, the OP asked if scraping was normal. I would say is is not normal if you ride the bike properly. I'm not saying you don't know how to ride. Just stating a fact, if a person puts their center of gravity to the inside of the turn the bike doesn't lean over as far for a given speed.
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Proper, is semantics here, for cruisers, you are riding properly, sport bike, and competion riders hang off their bikes to the inside, so they can get a little more performance.... From what I see here, few riders drag their boards, but if you are, if you hang off, or displace your body to the inside of the turn, you can take the turn a little faster, before parts drag. It is no biggie, does not hurt to be aware though, as it can give you an edge when you need it.......just more poor Harley design.....my old 57 would drag the boards and they would fold up if you were runnin hard thru a corner, so you knew you were approaching the limit....on these new bikes when hard parts drag, you are at the limit. There is no leeway....jmho
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From: NE Florida
We're saying the same thing but a good bit is being lost in translation due to not being able to actually TALK.
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From: Lake Villa Illinois
Two things you could have done to prevent scraping, slide you're *** part way off the seat towards the inside of the turn, or slow down a little before you lean the bike over.