kickstand scrape
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I'm absolutely sure. I took the feelers off and since then the right side doesn't scrape. Just the left side. I had a rider behind me back off when he said I started sparking in a corner. I thought it was my pegs but there is a flat spot on the little ball on the end of the kickstand.
Unless you're on a track, you all are nuts.
If your pushing this bike so far you are scraping parts, you have left yourself no room for any, ANY incident that might be around the corner.......... (we weren't even pushing it and my friend still lost it coming around a corner into some gravel)
Safety gear? Jon, since you can't stand it when people wear just jeans, and your pushing the bike this far on the street?
Please, be safe, what if your "scraping kickstands, pegs, whatever" and there's a car coming from the other direction that crosses into your lane that you need that extra 10% of your limit to avoid them and you can't?:rant::rant::rant::rant:
Just my 2cents.
If your pushing this bike so far you are scraping parts, you have left yourself no room for any, ANY incident that might be around the corner.......... (we weren't even pushing it and my friend still lost it coming around a corner into some gravel)
Safety gear? Jon, since you can't stand it when people wear just jeans, and your pushing the bike this far on the street?
Please, be safe, what if your "scraping kickstands, pegs, whatever" and there's a car coming from the other direction that crosses into your lane that you need that extra 10% of your limit to avoid them and you can't?:rant::rant::rant::rant:
Just my 2cents.
redwing-2001
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sounds like you all need to shift your weight inside more. shouldn't be necessary to scrape pegs on the street (or on the track for that matter - hang off). I agree that if you are scraping you are not leaving much of a safety cushion. Be careful out there.
I really do appreciate your concern. What you need to remember is how low our pegs are. It's not too hard to scrape our pegs on a properly cambered corner. The more I hang off the less I scrape because you don't have to lean the bike as far. The reason you don't hear about guys on bikes like R6's, CBR's etc... dragging parts is their pegs are so much higher and farther back. They can have 10º more lean angle than our bike and not be anywhere near dragging parts. I really do appreciate the concern but in all reality, I'm not pushing my bike hard at all. There's still 1/2" of chicken strip on my tires. I hang off a lot. The thing we tell the people in our riding clinics is to ride about 70% of your capability. That way if/when something does happen you have that extra 30%. I'm definitely within those limits. That's where that extra chicken strip comes in. If I have to stand the bike up or get even more lean for some reason there's plenty there. That's why the pegs move. Just touching means you're getting close. I'm close to dragging knee on some corners. But one thing you should know is we really only ride like this on roads where we've gone up and down once already to make sure the roads are clear and nothing in them that's going to cause a problem. That being said, there could always be something unexpected. That's the risk we take and the reason we all wear full leathers.
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I figured you'd left some, but the way it read
.... thanks for clarifying!Agreed with JonKerr. I appreciate your concern for our safety. On the the highway we ride, all the corners going up and down the mountains are tight but not enough where you can't look up ahead of it. You can see trouble as long as you look ahead of the turn and for those that I can't, I slow down. There's just some of us who like to push our bikes as well as ourselves on those weekend rides. I know my limits and ride well within them. It's a road I've been on more than enough to know the turns. I just want to know how much this bike can take as well as get rid of that chicken strip as I only need 1/16 or less to go. Good day to you all and ride safe. I know I will .
.angelsneverlose
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can we even get ride of the chicken strips on these bikes? Especially with good tires and the upgraded size 170 in the rear? I brought mine to the track and ride pretty hard on the street, and im starting to think you cant get ride of the chicken strip before youll low slide (ill get knee down and still have 1/4inch left)...?Agreed with JonKerr. I appreciate your concern for our safety. On the the highway we ride, all the corners going up and down the mountains are tight but not enough where you can't look up ahead of it. You can see trouble as long as you look ahead of the turn and for those that I can't, I slow down. There's just some of us who like to push our bikes as well as ourselves on those weekend rides. I know my limits and ride well within them. It's a road I've been on more than enough to know the turns. I just want to know how much this bike can take as well as get rid of that chicken strip as I only need 1/16 or less to go. Good day to you all and ride safe. I know I will
I lifted the bike with a strap one time a while ago and actually laid it over to try this and with the taller profile tire (pretending it was in a lean via lift), we were pretty sure we hit parts before running out of where the chicken strips would be... meaning, you will never get ride of the chicken strips because you dont have access to the whole tire contact patch before hitting the ground with other parts (pegs, etc..). Also, because of the angle (falloff) of the tire profile and contact patch area, i wouldn't trust the hairline thin tire you would still have left over as your contact patch
just my .2
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It really depends on the tires. My stock tires had maybe 1/16" if that. And I never even scraped the pegs with those. They're a much flatter profile than my Pirellis I'm running right now. So you don't have to lean as far to get to the edges of the tire. I know for a fact I'm getting a lot more lean angle now than I did with the stock tires and there's a good 1/2" at least left on those.
Bigevildoer
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You're kidding, right?
I've got almost no chicken strip left on the stock tires and haven't dragged anything yet - feeler or kickstand. It's not like I take the corners easy when I'm going quick - a friend of mine rides a Daytona 675 and I outcorner him at higher speeds no problem (admittedly, he's not a superstar rider either).
What's your rear pre-load set to?? If you're a middle-to-heavyweight guy, crank it right up. I've got mine set at 6 most days, and 7 when I want to push it a little harder. If you're cornering with a soft rear, it only makes sense that the g-forces will compress your suspension enough to make things drag.
I'm at a 5 and I weigh 178. I'll try 7 this weekend and see what happens.
i'm glad a couple of you others piped up. I was wondering how in the hell everyone was scraping pegs except myself... I've got little to no chicken strip on my tires left and haven't scraped at all.
Guess with aftermarket tires it's really easy to scrape. At least with Jon's tires.
Guess with aftermarket tires it's really easy to scrape. At least with Jon's tires.
Oh trust me, last time I was draggin' my toe sliders on the ground (that's the first thing to touch now without feelers on the peg) neither cheek was on the seat, my body was as low and to the inside as the tank will allow, and my knee couldn't have been closer without dragging. Of course I was also doing around 70 in a 25 corner. (I won't be doing that on the street anymore so don't worry.)Get your butt out of that seat guys!!!!!!!
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