Peg scraping

**CookMySock** · 21st April 2009, 07:15

I often nick my boots on the ground - it was a little startling for a while. Probably I should stop riding like a gay cowboy with my boot tips pointed outward.. wheee! Or better still, stick my **ee out and see if I can get some **ee **wn.

nb. this is not a **ee **wn thread, so no **ee **wn talk.

Though, out of curiousity, whats the story nicking my **ee on the ground while wearing dririder pants? Bashing my fucked **ee on the tar seal road worries me somewhat.

Steve

**driftn** · 21st April 2009, 07:22

Has it got hero bolts in the pegs? if so take them out or just do what every other Mair has done and grind them off by dragging them. When on the track I use the peg touching down as a bit of a guide, When it hits pull knee in to the fairing, try standing on the outside peg and get on the gas said line usually tightens up.

**SPman** · 21st April 2009, 17:41

Pegs scraping is a sign that my enthusiasm is overcoming my laziness - it's just a warning noise to make you concentrate a bit harder.........or slow down...

**slofox** · 21st April 2009, 18:29

Back in the olden days when I usta race, I always hung my boot a little outside of the peg (which did NOT fold up), so that the boot touched before the peg dug in and tipped me on my arse....kinda early warning system...hard on boot soles though...

**Shadows** · 21st April 2009, 18:39

The peg feeler sometimes touches down on one side but it's always the exhaust before anything else on the other.

Fuck knows why the peg feelers on the right hand side aren't longer - they'll never touch the road unless I bin it (by which time there's not much point to them!).

**Hiflyer** · 21st April 2009, 18:40

well on the coro loop i scared the hell outta maself cos i scraped my footpeg then the corner tightened so i cranked it over more and hit my sidestand mount, it was an uphill corner tho, wouldnt wanna do it again tho cos the sidestand mount doesnt fold back. . . .it makes the bike dig into the ground and throws you off balance

**Rodney007** · 21st April 2009, 18:51

nutter slowdown!

**Laxi** · 21st April 2009, 18:52

never had a broblem with the bike kicking when you scape the peg< half the time if it wasn't for the noise i wouldnt notice

**quickbuck** · 21st April 2009, 18:56

Originally Posted by Hiflyer

well on the coro loop i scared the hell outta maself cos i scraped my footpeg then the corner tightened so i cranked it over more and hit my sidestand mount, it was an uphill corner tho, wouldnt wanna do it again tho cos the sidestand mount doesnt fold back. . . .it makes the bike dig into the ground and throws you off balance

A classic case of you HAVE to lean off more.....

You are right, if something that is fixed hits the ground, the weight comes off the tyres and you head to the outside of the turn of your butt!

I touched down the peg on a CB1000 on Sunday, and didn't even realise i was over that far!
Not really the style of bike you have to (or look good) hanging off like Rossi, but there you go.... You have to be cautious sometimes....
As said, a reminder to slow the F down!

**Subike** · 21st April 2009, 19:00

So lets be K B correct,
I cant scrape my pegs cause its bad ridin an will upset the bike
I have 15mm of chicken strip left on my front tyre cause I dont "get it down low enuff "
But if I want to "get my knee dowm"
and "use the whole tyre including the chicken strips"
I have to get my "pegs to the metal"
Bugger!

so

I get my knee down ( grass stains on leathers are easy to remove )
I scrape my pegs , and exhaust,
I wear off the chicken strips.

mmm
beter get another bike then, as the XS11 runs out of angle , just like my old sporty use to do.

**Hiflyer** · 21st April 2009, 19:05

Originally Posted by quickbuck

A classic case of you HAVE to lean off more.....

You are right, if something that is fixed hits the ground, the weight comes off the tyres and you head to the outside of the turn of your butt!

I touched down the peg on a CB1000 on Sunday, and didn't even realise i was over that far!
Not really the style of bike you have to (or look good) hanging off like Rossi, but there you go.... You have to be cautious sometimes....
As said, a reminder to slow the F down!

haha yea i know i needa lean off more but im still scared to do that, nver done that before tho,

and i dont wanna get thaaat far over again either

**Hiflyer** · 21st April 2009, 19:07

Originally Posted by Rodney007

nutter slowdown!

hey!!! it was a mistake!

**jtzzr** · 21st April 2009, 19:11

Originally Posted by Hiflyer

well on the coro loop i scared the hell outta maself cos i scraped my footpeg then the corner tightened so i cranked it over more and hit my sidestand mount, it was an uphill corner tho, wouldnt wanna do it again tho cos the sidestand mount doesnt fold back. . . .it makes the bike dig into the ground and throws you off balance

What a nutter , take it easy buddy.