Who wouldve thought that the ability to push a bike to its limit is a riding skill that can be used in certain situations for accident avoidance... I thought we all just had deathwishes (or high testosterone)
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stupid_rope, id save your breath... This guy apparently enjoys hating on what other people do rather than doing his own thing. There's no point in trying to talk sense into these people, its never "to each his own", its always "im right and you're stupid,wrong,young,dumb,etc" with them.
He should try getting off the computer and riding some, might calm him down...
I know when i leave work in a few hours im gonna be on my bike and thats where my heads at, not what some guy on the internet is doing with his life...
He should try getting off the computer and riding some, might calm him down...
I know when i leave work in a few hours im gonna be on my bike and thats where my heads at, not what some guy on the internet is doing with his life...
stupid_rope, id save your breath... This guy apparently enjoys hating on what other people do rather than doing his own thing. There's no point in trying to talk sense into these people, its never "to each his own", its always "im right and you're stupid,wrong,young,dumb,etc" with them.
He should try getting off the computer and riding some, might calm him down...
I know when i leave work in a few hours im gonna be on my bike and thats where my heads at, not what some guy on the internet is doing with his life...
He should try getting off the computer and riding some, might calm him down...
I know when i leave work in a few hours im gonna be on my bike and thats where my heads at, not what some guy on the internet is doing with his life...
glad some of us enjoy riding hard 
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I see a lot of the board draggers are on Street Glides, 1" lower from the factory. That 1" takes a lot of lean angle out of the bike. I have my boards all the way up and standard height suspension. Almost never scrape. I don't ride it like a sport bike, but I ride. The reason for the raised suspensions on all the frisco dyna's is exactly what we are talking about here. Anybody raised the suspensions on their touring bikes??
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I see a lot of the board draggers are on Street Glides, 1" lower from the factory. That 1" takes a lot of lean angle out of the bike. I have my boards all the way up and standard height suspension. Almost never scrape. I don't ride it like a sport bike, but I ride. The reason for the raised suspensions on all the frisco dyna's is exactly what we are talking about here. Anybody raised the suspensions on their touring bikes??
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I see a lot of the board draggers are on Street Glides, 1" lower from the factory. That 1" takes a lot of lean angle out of the bike. I have my boards all the way up and standard height suspension. Almost never scrape. I don't ride it like a sport bike, but I ride. The reason for the raised suspensions on all the frisco dyna's is exactly what we are talking about here. Anybody raised the suspensions on their touring bikes??
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Have you heard of "Chin Over Wrist"? Scoot forward on your seat and lean your upper body forward and to the turn side. It decreases the amount of bike lean a bit.
mentioned here: http://motorcyclemelee.com/declining...tion-and-more/
mentioned here: http://motorcyclemelee.com/declining...tion-and-more/
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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.
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And on a more pleasant note, this guy scrapes his footpegs/boards a few times also. But ah, doesn't seem to feel out of control doing it.
Dang but I want to get that comfortable with mine. Gonna take some time and practice.
Dang but I want to get that comfortable with mine. Gonna take some time and practice.
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I have a SG but I switched the rear shocks to Ohlins 3-3, that raised it up. Still scrape most of the time. The boards aren't adjustable up. I would feel like my knees were in my chin if I raised them. Scraped a lot worse with stock shocks though. 1" lower makes a difference.