To Scrape Pegs/Boards Or Not To Scrape?
#41
02-19-2013 | 06:13 AM
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I've only scraped the boards on my Limited a few times when pushing the line of travel on curves. My wife's lowered Heritage scrapes much more easily, so she must ride slower and take the curves wider. I consider scraping to be your final warning, not a "badge of courage".
#42
02-19-2013 | 07:10 AM
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Like everyone else, I too have a reasonable amount of riding experience. I also agree with alot of the comments. Soft scraping is letting you know that your are near the lean angle limits. Continued soft scraping does increase that lean angle. I will state to ron750 that in the twisties of NC and TN there are lots of curves where he should not attempt 15 mph over the posted limits on his large touring bike (all but impossible). On the other hand there are a lot of roads where they can be taken at greater than 15mph over the limit.
#43
02-19-2013 | 09:08 AM
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Your dragging parts there's a few things going on ; A : harley's have notoriously crappy suspension it's soft on a good day . B : Do you have the bike overloaded ? like you and the passenger putting more on it than the recommended load limits ? another little dark secret harley has nobody wants to address or is the tour pac & saddlebags full of crap ? You'd be surprised how little it takes to drop the *** of a bagger . C : Are you riding within the design limits of the particular model for the road in question ? A hard twisty like the dragon is gonna eat some steel on most bikes unless they are setup for canyon carving and have some ground clearance .
#44
02-19-2013 | 10:10 AM
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Since when is scraping pegs/boards such a bad thing? There's nothing wrong with pushing yourself or the bike. That's one of the ways we become better riders. And, I don't care about the cruiser, touring, sport bike labels. Bikes are built to be leaned over,and ridden hard if we choose regardless of what class they are labeled as.
With all due respect to the women on the board (most of whom probably ride better than the guys), where has everyone's testosterone gone?
Riding is supposed to be fun and a little exciting. Aside from the few who do it as their sole means of transportation, isn't that why most of us ride in the first place?
I'd write more but I'm running late for my manicure/pedicure appointment.
With all due respect to the women on the board (most of whom probably ride better than the guys), where has everyone's testosterone gone?
Riding is supposed to be fun and a little exciting. Aside from the few who do it as their sole means of transportation, isn't that why most of us ride in the first place?
I'd write more but I'm running late for my manicure/pedicure appointment.
#46
02-19-2013 | 10:46 AM
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Yeah that. It doesn't take speed to scrape, just lean angle. If you're scraping around a ramp and you see sand on the outside, you got nowhere to go as you can't tighten up your turn anymore. Not good.
#48
02-19-2013 | 10:54 AM
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My only comment about scraping the boards is that I used to once in a while, not being particularly aggressive, but then one time something happened that has made me leary of doing it again.
My board started scraping on an asphalt highway on-ramp, and for a brief instant I felt it catch on something in the asphalt. I've never felt that before, and it got my attention because if that catch had held on for a bit longer, the whole bike would have pivoted around it and down I would have gone. It was the start of that pivot that I felt. I know it unlikely, but the possibility had never crossed my mind before.
My board started scraping on an asphalt highway on-ramp, and for a brief instant I felt it catch on something in the asphalt. I've never felt that before, and it got my attention because if that catch had held on for a bit longer, the whole bike would have pivoted around it and down I would have gone. It was the start of that pivot that I felt. I know it unlikely, but the possibility had never crossed my mind before.
#49
02-19-2013 | 11:03 AM
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Exactly! Each bike has a different ride height, and lean angles. I've even noticed the difference between tires. Bikes with low slung exhausts on only one side have different lean angle clearance on each side. If you like to ride hard in the corners or even lean deeply on a tight figure-eight you may or may not scrape parts depending on the bike and how well you can use your body to counterbalance the bike.
