1" floorboard extender scraping?
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From: houston, tx
Previous owner installed some 1" spacers on the front bolt of the floorboards only. The bike is lowered, running Intiminators in the front forks and Ohlins in the rear. I scrape EASILY and even lifted the rear tire in a few turns, and without saying the edges of the floorboards. Even with hitting the bracket earlier, the chicken strip on the rear tire is maybe an 1/8" from the edge. When I start to scrape the floorboard I slow down now... Went from a CBR600F4i to the Harley 11k miles ago so it's been a transition.
Scraping is normally fine but when the floorboard bracket causes the bike to lift the rear it is an eye opener and with any luck that is all it does.
Scraping is normally fine but when the floorboard bracket causes the bike to lift the rear it is an eye opener and with any luck that is all it does.
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I have the Kury 1" forward and 1" out extenders on my RG and have not scraped yet. Since the boards normally scrape at the rear first I don't think you are any more prone to scraping. I do a lot of aggressive canyon riding and am yet to scrape with these on the bike.
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From: Sherwood Park AB Canada
Thanks Warden,
I looked at the sticky and it appears the brackets do move out with the floorboards. I would really like to do this mod but (as a few others have mentioned also) I tend to enjoy a spirited ride and regularly find my boards scraping as it is.
I wouldn't mind if the extension mounted between the bracket and the actual floor board as it would fold up out of the way, but I'm not sure the bracket hanging out 3/4 or 1" would be safe for me.
I looked at the sticky and it appears the brackets do move out with the floorboards. I would really like to do this mod but (as a few others have mentioned also) I tend to enjoy a spirited ride and regularly find my boards scraping as it is.
I wouldn't mind if the extension mounted between the bracket and the actual floor board as it would fold up out of the way, but I'm not sure the bracket hanging out 3/4 or 1" would be safe for me.
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It all depends on what kind of extender you have. The V-Twin goodies and other brand (can't remember the name) that only move the boards out go between the frame and the floorboard brackets, whereas the Kury ones on my ride go between the bracket and the board.
I had the V Twin Goodies on my softail (those are 1.25") that go between the board and bracket.
I had the V Twin Goodies on my softail (those are 1.25") that go between the board and bracket.
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From: Bothell, WA
I can't remember the make that I have as I won them but they are either 3/4 or 1" and then mount between the bike and brackets for the floorboards and extent out only and not forward. I am running stock rear shocks and stock height progressive monotubes. I seem to scrape easier going left than right and ehen I do scrape it is the board hitting and pivoting up.
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