Foot peg hitting the ground

[pastybee]

I have seen people hanging so iam trying that at the mo, but not at great speed.
Was going to go on the newbie rides on this weekin but as i said spend more time on the bike than the girlfriend and she has planned a weekend away..never mind i am sure she we will enjoy the bike ride over the rimas hahaha

[Edbear]

Discovered that myself when I finally did the Coro loop! Had to bring my boots back on the pegs so my toes were outa the way. On roads like that you can experiment and have fun gaining confidence without doing high speeds. One corner over Coromandel side is signed at 15km/h! All the advice given here is good, just don't "overcook" it and highside yourself into the scenery, or someone else. Ride days are an excellent way to learn in relative safety with experienced riders there to help. Hope to do one next time they have a day at Puke. Us older returning bikers are a bit rusty sometimes, especially when we were used to bikes from the 70's which didn't handle! It wasn't til I got my GSX that I ever touched the pegs down. Maybe I was just a Nana back then, but the old T500's had rubber frames and one tankslapper into oncoming traffic was enough!

[ducatilover]

you got the wobbles after pegging the ground? i only got wobbles on corrugations [rather big wobbles]

my bros was happy to drag its pegs over the pahiatua track, i spose it really counts if youre not scared to hit the pegs or if youre expecting it.... what kina tyres have you got on her?

i love bros650's

[yungatart]

I felt my boot skipping across the tarmac yesterday-it brought a smile to my dial- didn't realise I was leaning THAT much!

[Goblin]

My centre stand scrapes before anything else But I'm quite used to it now.

[slob]

Boots shouldn't really be touching the ground - for ideal machine control, it is best to have the balls of your feet on the pegs so that you can weight them easily..

[ducatilover]

Boots shouldn't really be touching the ground - for ideal machine control, it is best to have the balls of your feet on the pegs so that you can weight them easily..

i have [had] my heels on that little bit that extends behind the foot peg and keep my toes on the peg, this way no boot scraping

[slob]

Err... isn't that the foot protector (i.e. the thing that keeps your heels from getting whacked by the swingarm)?

i have [had] my heels on that little bit that extends behind the foot peg and keep my toes on the peg, this way no boot scraping

[GN1NiteStnd]

Yeah on some bikes you would have to scrape the header pipes before the pegs can touch the ground. -Not saying that out of experience though, my soggy suspension on my Gn hasnt gotten me scrapping my own pegs yet, but I've been told that i'm getting close.

[ducatilover]

Err... isn't that the foot protector (i.e. the thing that keeps your heels from getting whacked by the swingarm)?

is it? i thought it would be something like that, i have checked and my foot wouldnt get hit by the swingarm so its all good

[ducatilover]

Yeah on some bikes you would have to scrape the header pipes before the pegs can touch the ground. -Not saying that out of experience though, my soggy suspension on my Gn hasnt gotten me scrapping my own pegs yet, but I've been told that i'm getting close.

its easy on a gn, roundabouts do the trick just hang off and go too fast like an idiot and yer away