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.

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.

[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)

Sent from my Bible using delusions of grandeur

[Phantom Limb]

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

[_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.

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...

[Banditbandit]

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

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...

[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.


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

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.

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.

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.