Scraping footpegs. Any advice what I'm doing wrong?

**crystalball** · 27th November 2012, 19:42

Hi,

I think I am leaning to much when I do not need to be. I am taking corners more carfully.

Sometimes I have scraped the side of my boot so I have had to lift my foot of the footpeg. I try to put my toes on the footpeg but still sometimes I feel the need to lift foot of peg, Also is it dangerous for the footpeg to scrap the ground as this give's me a big fright which makes me bring bike up a little which puts me out of line.

**Hitcher** · 27th November 2012, 19:54

Your lean angle is exceeding your riding ability. Try slowing down a bit and practising picking nice clean road lines through corners.

**bogan** · 27th November 2012, 19:56

Check you suspension sag, and make sure to lean off the bike into the corner. If you're still scraping peg on the road after that, slow the fuck down!

**crystalball** · 27th November 2012, 20:07

Originally Posted by bogan

Check you suspension sag, and make sure to lean off the bike into the corner. If you're still scraping peg on the road after that, slow the fuck down!

Hi, Bogan.

I have recently set the suspension to factory settings via the manual book, I am about 63kg 5.4

And yes I will slow the f down.

**hayd3n** · 27th November 2012, 20:23

hang of the bike a little more
also look into aftermarket rearsets if they still scrape

**puddytat** · 27th November 2012, 20:25

You might be lazy cornering too,where you are spending to long cranked over & running a tad wide on the exit which'll make you lean more to compensate. Try staying out wider & late apexing.....
Or slow the fuck down

**DEATH_INC.** · 27th November 2012, 20:51

Na, drag that shit. It's as much fun as dragging ya knee I reckon.
Dunno about the CBX specifically, but aren't those things fairly wide and not too high off the ground? And do they have nice long 'hero blobs'?

**300weatherby** · 27th November 2012, 21:10

Extreme lean angle is not your friend.

If you want to be fast, get some coaching and do some research.Learn to quick turn the bike and correctly position yourself on the bike, work on the ability to put the bike exactly where you want it, evey single time.You are about to crash and only luck is going to determine when and where.

Get practical coaching, and untill then, as others have said........ "Slow the fuck down!"

**Bikemad** · 27th November 2012, 21:16

get a trike

**cave weta** · 27th November 2012, 21:33

Originally Posted by crystalball

Hi,

I think I am leaning to much when I do not need to be. I am taking corners more carfully.

Sometimes I have scraped the side of my boot so I have had to lift my foot of the footpeg. I try to put my toes on the footpeg but still sometimes I feel the need to lift foot of peg, Also is it dangerous for the footpeg to scrap the ground as this give's me a big fright which makes me bring bike up a little which puts me out of line.

Are you eating too much?

**Akzle** · 28th November 2012, 06:18

really? you've somehow got to a CB1300, and NOW you are asking this question??

if you're not a little bit scared, you're not trying hard enough.

footpegs scraping, in and of itself, is no problem. trying to ride your sidewall, however, will be.

get some frame and knee sliders. i'm sure you can lean over a bit more....

**DEATH_INC.** · 28th November 2012, 06:24

Originally Posted by 300weatherby

You are about to crash and only luck is going to determine when and where.

What a load of shit. I've dragged pegs (and fairings) plenty, and not crashed. You probably don't wanna push too much further tho, once hard bits that don't fold up start scraping you can get in trouble real fast....

**carburator** · 28th November 2012, 06:49

I started to post what a piss take then thought about it...

if your height is 5'4" ( presume thats height after the 63kgs wet )
and you have lowered the bike to the extreme to put both feet on the
ground your going to have peg issues..

factory height for the seat is 790mm.. gives you a base line to
sit on the bike and drop a tape to the ground and see..

**skippa1** · 28th November 2012, 07:21

You can go over further yet. Don't slow down, learn to put your foot down on the road for added stability like the speedway guys do. A hard dab of rear brake as you lean will kick the arse out, put your foot down, then give it full throttle so that you carry out a controlled power slide. It helps to use a good quality Shinko tyre. Practice in the wet, its easier to master the slide in the wet.

**FROSTY:Me** · 28th November 2012, 08:10

OP something reads wrong here.You are 5 foot four riding a CB1300 yet posting like a teenager AND asking the sort of questions someone still learning to ride asks.
However--First of all if you are as you say then you NEED some one on one training. Theres plenty of folk around doing that stuff nowadays. If you don't by the tone and nature of your posts you are heading for trouble.

If you want to glean advice from the internet then first of all as others have advised SLOW DOWN. I'll add the trailer -for now.
Its NOT that I feel that peg scraping is in itself an issue but your reaction to it IS a big issue.The last place you need to be tensed up and worried is exiting a corner.Worse glancing down to see whats going on.
If its country riding then what kind of line are you using?
Have you done the classic newbee panic and dump the throttle off trick?
-That is rather than having a bit of throttle on going into corners to tighten the chasis and lift the bike a bit You are dumping the throttle will have the bike drop like a wet noodle.