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    If you're not wearing boots it can be pretty dodgy
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    Pretty keen to eliminate the 'Chicken Strips'. Not there yet...
    Not sure if anyone has come across "Schaaf" on YouTube, but some scraping action going on when he's chasing a random Fireblade.

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    I used to scrap peg on my Ducati. I sold it and brought a motard. Now I'm having the same problem. What am I doing wrong?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZondaX15 View Post
    I used to scrap peg on my Ducati. I sold it and brought a motard. Now I'm having the same problem. What am I doing wrong?
    Dreaming at a guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McShanNZ View Post
    Pretty keen to eliminate the 'Chicken Strips'. Not there yet...
    The whole chicken strips thing is a just a big wank anyway, anyone who judges another rider on that is a cock
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZondaX15 View Post
    I used to scrap peg on my Ducati. I sold it and brought a motard. Now I'm having the same problem. What am I doing wrong?






    I bet you go around corners with no throttle on. Or you're fat and haven't adjusted the suspension. Or your cornering line is to carve the corner rather than smooth lines.

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    Read A Twist of the Wrist 1-2

    That'll fix ya'll up. 'cept Crasher, he's already the man
    Unless it's coffee we're talking about, everyone says he's shit at that
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    Quote Originally Posted by ducatilover View Post
    'cept Crasher, he's already the man
    Debatable. I'd use one of Jeremy Clarkson's pet phrases and describe him more as a 'Lady Garden'

    Unless it's coffee we're talking about, everyone says he's shit at that
    He is, no debate there.

    He's OK at serving cold Steinies though....

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    Does anyone know a bike shop in Godzone that actually gives people GOOD coffee ???

    I don't - free coffee is all shit - at least it's free ...
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    Knee down at all costs!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ducatilover View Post
    Read A Twist of the Wrist 1-2

    That'll fix ya'll up. 'cept Crasher, he's already the man
    I taught that wrinkly old smackhead everything he knows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
    I find grinding your centre stand is the best way to lift a wheel in a corner. At this point the peg is usually squishing your boot against the bike frame.
    Orsome sparks, though.
    Haha I need peg feelers to tell me when I am getting close to the centre stand touching down. Had a couple of scary moments with that and the ridiculously large radius on the GPR pipes where they exit under the chassis each side to travel on to the muffler. They will need replacing soon. Pegs have never been scraped
    Funny moment going up the Kaimais on a M109R. I could see this harley behind me with ten foot tall handlebars. Not for long as he passed me with plenty of sparks coming from the Suzi's peg feelers. I handed it back to the owner in disgust

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    The whole chicken strips thing is a just a big wank anyway, anyone who judges another rider on that is a cock
    Oooooh, I see what you did there...
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    I've only really scraped my pegs on one corner, where the road made the ground clearance relatively low compared to a flat road.

    However, I've really been focusing on my slow riding skills and now often scrape the pegs doing slow stuff. Although it's not exactly like high speed pegging, it's gives you a general feeling. Most of all, it teaches you how to lean your bike, and how far you can lean it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ducatilover View Post


    On proper manly sportbikes pegs only scrape when I am about to get my spine and head down, then up, then down again
    Yup!
    hopefully my blade counts as a manly bike...

    Takes a bit of effort to get my pegs to touch, they're pretty high up. not really sensible on the rocky roads out west.
    got some sparks on the Brynderwyn twisties though

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