Hanging 5!
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Mountain Top, Alabama
Easy fix!
Look at the bottom of your foot boards, you will see where you can either thread the holes or place pop rivets to hold a piece of metal. I heard a motorcycle cop say they use angle attached to the boards, and would replace them when worn down - usually at service intervals.
Don't use your toes, Bro.
Do the metal fix and save your boards, ride safe!
Look at the bottom of your foot boards, you will see where you can either thread the holes or place pop rivets to hold a piece of metal. I heard a motorcycle cop say they use angle attached to the boards, and would replace them when worn down - usually at service intervals.
Don't use your toes, Bro.
Do the metal fix and save your boards, ride safe!
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Houston, TX
You'll get used to the sound. I scrape mine every now and then in higher speed turns. They key is to pick the right speed and line for the curve. I grind the crap out of them in slow speed maneuvering. the boards are cheap on ebay.
the hard working generation that was without cell phones and video games and we played outside everyday. i came from a no money blue collar family with morals and values.
i have respect for old timers, but not when they lump all young people into a group and then call us dumbasses for riding hard while promoting the 'acid generation'
i have respect for old timers, but not when they lump all young people into a group and then call us dumbasses for riding hard while promoting the 'acid generation'
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From: Jayhawk Country
the hard working generation that was without cell phones and video games and we played outside everyday. i came from a no money blue collar family with morals and values.
i have respect for old timers, but not when they lump all young people into a group and then call us dumbasses for riding hard while promoting the 'acid generation'
i have respect for old timers, but not when they lump all young people into a group and then call us dumbasses for riding hard while promoting the 'acid generation'
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: South Carolina
I may have missed it, but I have not seen anyone tell the OP to change his body position. Once the bike is leaned over as far as it will go, to increase the speed through a turn, get off the seat. Move your body toward the inside of the corner and lower the center of gravity of the bike. This is what racers do when they drag a knee in a corner. Read a book by Keith Code like twist of the wrist. The other option, slow down, ride safe, enjoy.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Florida
Yea i do it at faster speeds too, sorry we push our bikes a little bit... Hope we didnt offend youGive me a break... just ride how you want, and we'll do the same
PS. there's guys more than twice my age that ride just as hard as I do, so leave generations out of this....
Last edited by Frankenbagger; Jan 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM.
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
If you're old enough to remember "curb feelers" ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHROME-CURB-...-/360410422023 ) you'd know that scraping is just a "warning of eminent danger" ( actually you were just going to scrub the whitewall ) Scraping the boards just means you're getting closer to Mother Nature ... and you might remember the commercial ... It's not nice to fool Mother Nature ...
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From: Daytona, Fla.
I know a few guys who's boards are honed to a razor sharpness, mine are only lightly ground, but I'm old.......<shrug> Grindin' a floor board won't hurt the board, but toes are a different story. Boards are easier to replace.
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From: WPB, FL
How about a set of these? I haven't been selling them since the 60s but they would do the job.
http://compare.ebay.com/like/3604104...Types&var=sbar
FWIW (strictly my opinion) - If you're scraping on higher speed corners you are going to fast.
http://compare.ebay.com/like/3604104...Types&var=sbar
FWIW (strictly my opinion) - If you're scraping on higher speed corners you are going to fast.