Scraping pegs!

[Monkfish]

Hey,

I know my little S40 aint much of a cruiser but after a good ride yesterday through the Bombay hills (backroads not the motorway) I managed to scrape a peg in a right hander. It was a awesome feeling.

I was'nt going that fast I was only really doing about 75-80kph through a nice section of twisties, gently rolling on the right hand, with the turns and never touching the breaks. when on the last corner (I was giving it a wrist full coz it was the last one) my right peg scraped. It was a fecken surprise but man I had a grin from ear to ear. :wings:

Do you big cruiser riders do that?
Or is it just a light/mid weight cruiser thing?

P.S my pegs are not rigid, they fold, so said scraping never affected my line or grip. :msn-wink:

[Pogo2]

Going around a roundabout in Glen Innes about 50kph. Bit nerve wracking at first, as I'm not too sure if I have gone too far and the peg may dig in and lean me over a bit further leading to bit of a scrape.

For me it gets the blood pressure up for a minute or two.

[iYRe]

did it all the time on the intruder. pegs are so close to the damn ground anyway.. most of the times its just damn inconvenient because you should be able to get around those corners without scraping.

Now, when I scrape on the zrx, that's a whole different story.

[leathel]

I scrape the pegs the odd time but mostly on slower intersections or if I hit a bump mid corner..... you will scrape the pegs more if you don't lean with the bike, the less you lean the more the bike needs to lean.

If you were inline with the bike..all good and enjoy

[ducatilover]

You're on a cruiser bro... it's gonn' be scrape heaven. The lean angle it takes for an S40 to scrape is bugger all, enjoy it where you can (yes, I condone this because I have nothing better to do than vacuum cluster flies up)

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[Phantom Limb]

The issues arise when you cease scraping peg and start scraping frame. After that your steed turns into a unicycle mid corner :clap:

[_Shrek_]

Do you big cruiser riders do that?
Or is it just a light/mid weight cruiser thing?

it's a cruiser thing, coz they so close to the ground,

[slofox]

;)
Hey,

I know my little S40 aint much of a cruiser but after a good ride yesterday through the Bombay hills (backroads not the motorway) I managed to scrape a peg in a right hander. It was a awesome feeling.

I was'nt going that fast I was only really doing about 75-80kph through a nice section of twisties, gently rolling on the right hand, with the turns and never touching the breaks. when on the last corner (I was giving it a wrist full coz it was the last one) my right peg scraped. It was a fecken surprise but man I had a grin from ear to ear. :wings:

Do you big cruiser riders do that?
Or is it just a light/mid weight cruiser thing?

P.S my pegs are not rigid, they fold, so said scraping never affected my line or grip.

You're a hoon Monkfish, a HOON!! The cops'll getcha any day now that you've posted that...:msn-wink:

[Banditbandit]

You're a hoon Monkfish, a HOON!! The cops'll getcha any day now that you've posted that...:msn-wink:

Just 'cause The Vixen has good ground clearance there's no need to rub it in to the younger riders ...

[slofox]

Just 'cause The Vixen has good ground clearance there's no need to rub it in to the younger riders ...

Haven't even scraped a boot...:o

[Phantom Limb]

My footpegs are a great gauge of lean angle. I know that just when the pegs start touching, I've run out of tread. It's the transition point from good tire to side wall and I'm not so sure the sidewall offers too much grip :(

[Big Dave]

Yep - they do. In fact experienced riders on the big cruisers can scrape the pegs exiting their driveway.

[FJRider]

I had a grin from ear to ear. :wings:


P.S my pegs are not rigid, they fold, so said scraping never affected my line or grip. :msn-wink:

I wonder how long the grin lasts ... when the pegs stop folding ... ???

Let us know when you get a knee down ...

[hayd3n]

I wonder how long the grin lasts ... when the pegs stop folding ... ???

Let us know when you get a knee down ...

spoil sport

sent from my couch

[skippa1]

Hey,

I know my little S40 aint much of a cruiser but after a good ride yesterday through the Bombay hills (backroads not the motorway) I managed to scrape a peg in a right hander. It was a awesome feeling.

I was'nt going that fast I was only really doing about 75-80kph through a nice section of twisties, gently rolling on the right hand, with the turns and never touching the breaks. when on the last corner (I was giving it a wrist full coz it was the last one) my right peg scraped. It was a fecken surprise but man I had a grin from ear to ear. :wings:

Do you big cruiser riders do that?
Or is it just a light/mid weight cruiser thing?

P.S my pegs are not rigid, they fold, so said scraping never affected my line or grip. :msn-wink:

youre only just starting to explore the limits. I consistently scrape pegs, they are all worn on a 45 degree angle on the end. The frame scrapes on every second ride( the part that touches is the old pipe support and not structural) and the short pipes I have drag their arse when I am really trying. You will find that being on the gas will make it harder to scrape than being off the gas too.

[FJRider]

spoil sport

sent from my couch

The distance from Ha Ha to oh shit ... is just a tad more lean.

Sent from my armchair ... because the cord wont reach my couch.

[hayd3n]

The distance from Ha Ha to oh shit ... is just a tad more lean.

Sent from my armchair ... because the cord wont reach my couch.

or ohh oww oh shit , coulda shoulda leaned it a bit more to make it :bleh:

sent from my wireless keyboard , and still on the couch

[Ocean1]

My footpegs are a great gauge of lean angle. I know that just when the pegs start touching, I've run out of tread. It's the transition point from good tire to side wall and I'm not so sure the sidewall offers too much grip :(

The wee feelers on sportsbike pegs are there for a reason. It's not a very good reason, :third: just the maker's lean angle limit, which means fuck all given the number of variables on any given day.

Li'l concerned that I've ground a few mm off both pegs on the new Buell, hardly ever even flicked them on the first XB12X I had.

[yod]

I scraped the entire brake linkage on my flatties Sportster thou.....when it fell off at the corner of Memorial and Roydvale :facepalm:

Jesus H Nippletwist that thing was a piece of shite....




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[Jantar]

Cruisers scrape pegs on straight roads if there is a bit of a side wind. Now try scaping pegs on an adventure bike. That is worth noting.

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[Monkfish]

I wonder how long the grin lasts ... when the pegs stop folding ... ???

Let us know when you get a knee down ...

If I had a Knee down on my boulevard id be quite concerned... because my face is sure to follow. :eek5:

I know cruisers scrape during low speed manouvers, tis the nature of the beast. But I do think scraping at speed is a different animal, last night the mentor at SASS (sis) said when she scraped her Harley on the open road the pipes hit first and decided to unload the suspension mid corner, that would have been fun! :shit:

Sent from Amsterdam inbetween 70 year old twin hookers

[_Shrek_]

Cruisers scrape pegs on straight roads if there is a bit of a side wind. Now try scaping pegs on an adventure bike. That is worth noting.

Sent from my wine glass using Sav Blanc.

I wasn't going to pop his balloon until he'd been riding for at lest another week :whistle:


snet form my smuuuth red chatteaux carboard

[ducatilover]

If I had a Knee down on my boulevard id be quite concerned... because my face is sure to follow. :eek5:


Sent from Amsterdam inbetween 70 year old twin hookers

Well, I have no idea how you ride (I'm not a KB genius yet, sorry!) but I suggest working on your riding style and lines, body positioning etc and see (carefully) if you're able to stroll through a corner much faster without having the bike drag on the ground. One common thing is to be off the gas in the corner, just keeping the gas cracked open can help a lot.

Now I've said that, if you go lowside your shiny beast, I claim no responsibility

Sent from a bucket of flies using feeble squeaks for help

[Big Dave]

XB12X needed a 'gravity well' corner to scrape the pegs. There's one just north of Whitianga. :devil2:

Most Adventure bikes are pretty easy to scrape pegs on. Last V-Strom I tested was dead easy. Statement about the handling competency of the bike/s rather than any clearance shortcoming. BMW R1200GS no so easy from memory good clearance and handling. Stelvio do-able with effort. Varadero same as a Strom. That Moto Morini didn't touch down with mild flogging. KLR at the roundabout exiting the estate.


The secret to motoring quicker on a Cruiser is not getting a knee down - but getting a cheek off.
Slide the buttocks off the saddle and hook the seat with the high-side knee. The near side knee tends to go outwards not down. Basically get as much mass working as far away from the bike and as low as possible - outrigger style.

But if that is what you bought it for you have the wrong bike anyway.

[Big Dave]

BD sets the stock 1600cc Parallel twin lap record at HD.

279968

[AD345]

Dammit Dave, I was hoping to chime in first

My current ride has clearance of just over 4 inches - which is not very much at all. The hero knobs disappeared off the pegs in the first week.

Lately however I have been having a lot more fun, and moving along quite...swiftly, by playing with 2 concepts.

Firstly, as BD just said, getting my arse off the seat. Improves the lean angle immensely. You really cant believe it until you do it

Secondly, I like to see how far I can go without using my brakes.

Combine that with my own preference for the "slow in - fast out" corner approach and I am having a great deal of fun, at speeds on or under the limit (mostly) and still getting plenty of time to stop for a smoke while waiting for the peg scrapers to catch up

[sil3nt]

Followed a guy on a VTX and there were sparks flying on every corner. Looked cool but we were doing well below the speed limit and well below the limits of most normal bikes and riders.

[AD345]

Yep, scraping is slow

Not to say it can't be fun. My previous ride had footboards and on some corners I used to be able to scrape them allllll the way round, yeehaw

[Big Dave]

...we were doing well below the speed limit and well below the limits....

You seem to indicate that this is a problem?

These are machines that are enjoyable without pushing limits. That's their point.

If you are riding them so they are 'unloading the suspension' regularly (I like that term thanks) it will cost heaps in replacement parts.

[Grizzo]

Harden up for christs sakes, take the pegs off.
Just hover your feet above the shifter and brake :lol:then there will be no drama's with scrapin the buggers:headbang:

[Big Dave]

I'll give you 'ard mate. I broke the cast footpeg clean off my Buell with my calf muscle when I crashed it. Rode home without one. You shoulda seen the colour of the bruise.

[MotoKuzzi]

Never scraped a peg but did once touch down with the great lump of a cenrtre stand outpost - scared the shit out of me but never happened again after I sorted the suspension settings. :cool:

[MotoKuzzi]

Dammit Dave, I was hoping to chime in first

My current ride has clearance of just over 4 inches - which is not very much at all. The hero knobs disappeared off the pegs in the first week.

Lately however I have been having a lot more fun, and moving along quite...swiftly, by playing with 2 concepts.

Firstly, as BD just said, getting my arse off the seat. Improves the lean angle immensely. You really cant believe it until you do it

Secondly, I like to see how far I can go without using my brakes.

Combine that with my own preference for the "slow in - fast out" corner approach and I am having a great deal of fun, at speeds on or under the limit (mostly) and still getting plenty of time to stop for a smoke while waiting for the peg scrapers to catch up

Agree with this - I have lately developed a technique of just shifting weight onto the inside cheek and pushing down into the bike through the corner seems a lot smoother and less energy intensive than hanging off.

The weight transfer into the rear wheel seems to almost pivot it through the turn off the rear wheel, also means you maintain posture through the turn and can keep eyes looking further ahead without disruption, the front just seems to come around in perfect line - might be unique to my style of bike.

[bosslady]

I scraped the left hand foot peg of my bike on Friday and man did it give me a fight. Front wheel wobbled too but all good!

[leathel]

Cranked my shocks up one more click and rode up to Big Bay Maukau heads with a pillion last night... and with a slow in power out approach and plenty of counter steer the cruiser didn't touch once.... and left no chicken strip on the front tyre and a little strip on the rear, must have been very close many times but no scrapes :)

Was a nice ride...bit nervous looking at the black clouds but it stayed dry :D

[jimichelle]

its the outer primary case oil leaks that worry me i have worn through the casing
just ordered another one in from the states mates nice enough to bring it back with him

[Big Dave]

:-)

or - verification of post #29.

Have you thought about something like a XR1200 or even a FXDX?

[skinman]

I can scape almost at will (in dry conditions)
almost always on small roundabouts
impossible to hang off due to shape of seat
definitely find that corner speed is limited by available lean angle especially 2 up
footplates have grind knobs underneath and fold up so no dramas
have never gone past the footplates so dont know what hits next

[leathel]

It will be interesting to see if mine still scrape with a 1/2" longer progressive shock, Handles so much nicer and corners better, I guess it will still scrape low speed but not so sure at the higher speeds, Not much of a chicken strip on the front before so I may be able to get rid on the last 2mm as it should get more of a lean on now :)

[HenryDorsetCase]

Hey,

I know my little S40 aint much of a cruiser but after a good ride yesterday through the Bombay hills (backroads not the motorway) I managed to scrape a peg in a right hander. It was a awesome feeling.

I was'nt going that fast I was only really doing about 75-80kph through a nice section of twisties, gently rolling on the right hand, with the turns and never touching the breaks. when on the last corner (I was giving it a wrist full coz it was the last one) my right peg scraped. It was a fecken surprise but man I had a grin from ear to ear. :wings:

Do you big cruiser riders do that?
Or is it just a light/mid weight cruiser thing?

P.S my pegs are not rigid, they fold, so said scraping never affected my line or grip. :msn-wink:

hang off more.

be a bit careful about riding it too hard. pegs on the road is fine, but if you get a bit more aggressive, you might end up dragging hard parts on the ground. (pipes, frame rails engine cases). Lean it further than that and you might lever a wheel off the ground. Thats always hilarious.

also, buy a better bike for spirited riding. SV650, Hornet 900, would all be way better options if you want to ride even more quickly. Or a Triumph bonneville. Or a Speedmaster if you must have your feet out in front of you.

[The Pastor]

hey,

i know my little s40 aint much of a cruiser but after a good ride yesterday through the bombay hills (backroads not the motorway) i managed to scrape a peg in a right hander. It was a awesome feeling.

I was'nt going that fast i was only really doing about 75-80kph through a nice section of twisties, gently rolling on the right hand, with the turns and never touching the breaks. When on the last corner (i was giving it a wrist full coz it was the last one) my right peg scraped. It was a fecken surprise but man i had a grin from ear to ear. :wings:

Do you big cruiser riders do that?
Or is it just a light/mid weight cruiser thing?

P.s my pegs are not rigid, they fold, so said scraping never affected my line or grip. :msn-wink:



awwww cute

[_Shrek_]

came over the whangamoa's today :devil2: 2 up + luggage didn't go over 80k's up or down :facepalm: new poivot pegs work well :whistle: