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    How dodgy is scraping foot pegs on sports bike or sports tourer?

    Hi all, how serious (dangerous too strong ?) is scrapping foot pegs on sports bike/sports tourer at reasonable speed (e.g. 100kph) ?

    Any insights from rider who have actually done it welcome.

    PS there was a blog under hogs & cruisers, but it didn't answer the question assuming more serious at higher lean angles, couldn't see any other threads, hence new thread.

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    slow down rossi

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    Quote Originally Posted by newbie2012 View Post
    Hi all, how serious (dangerous too strong ?) is scrapping foot pegs on sports bike/sports tourer at reasonable speed (e.g. 100kph) ?

    Any insights from rider who have actually done it welcome.

    PS there was a blog under hogs & cruisers, but it didn't answer the question assuming more serious at higher lean angles, couldn't see any other threads, hence new thread.
    Depends if you're any bloody good.....might be an idea to slow down !

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    Hell, I'm not Rossi, figure there is way too much to hit on NZ roads without throwing in excess speeds.

    I haven't actually scrapped them, certainly do not plan to. I am curious what it does to the stability of the bike when people have, as I can only assume it will have an adverse impact.

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    scraping pegs? Pussy, you should be scraping your bar ends like all the pros.

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    oh you never have?
    I think youll find pegs fold up.
    But you shouldnt be that far over without a knee down.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    scraping pegs? Pussy, you should be scraping your bar ends like all the pros.
    Excellent, it is official. I'm a pussy on KB, at least my street cred can only go up. I hope.

    When you are putting your weight on the inside peg (with our weight over the inside of the corner if you are trying to get your knee down) and the peg hits, does the weight keep your foot on the peg or is it a real 'oh shit' moment ?

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    Thicker knee sliders are what you need ... foot pegs are hinged for a reason ..
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Thicker knee sliders are what you need ... foot pegs are hinged for a reason ..
    youre getting slow in your old age.

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    Depends on the bike, it's suspension, the rider, the overall weight on the bike etc. Some can touch down quite easily, others you're more likely to lose the tyres before the pegs.

    What happens when they touch down? Depends again. Most front pegs on bikes are folding, so you may feel them fold up slightly. Touch them down too hard and you're risking one or both tyres lifting up, and the bike pivoting on the peg instead. This usually ends up with a lot more getting scraped.
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    Start practising....

    Or for a more sensible answer see Gremlin's reply above.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    youre getting slow in your old age.
    The older I get ... the faster I was ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by newbie2012 View Post
    Hi all, how serious (dangerous too strong ?) is scrapping foot pegs on sports bike/sports tourer at reasonable speed (e.g. 100kph) ?

    Any insights from rider who have actually done it welcome.

    PS there was a blog under hogs & cruisers, but it didn't answer the question assuming more serious at higher lean angles, couldn't see any other threads, hence new thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gremlin View Post
    Touch them down too hard and you're risking one or both tyres lifting up, and the bike pivoting on the peg instead. .
    Bikes didn't always have folding pegs, you'd just lay the bike down hard on the pegs and scrape everything - we didn't look at chicken strips, there were none, we looked at how much of the pegs were ground down to gauge what sort of rider they were. Pivoting on the pegs - yes it was done, lift the back wheel up and tighten the line. Of course we didn't have 100hp and 3 disc brakes....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Motu View Post
    ...we looked at how much of the pegs were ground down to gauge what sort of rider they were...
    A lot of bikes now have the feelers under the pegs you can wear down.

    Alternatively, I remember a few years ago, touring on my boss's Blackbird. South Island West Coast, corner tightened up a bit so I leant the bike over. Heard a small twang, thought nothing of it as everything seemed fine. A few weeks later my boss asks me where the one feeler was. Apparently it did have one on each peg when he lent it to me.
    Quote Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
    It's barking mad and if it doesn't turn you into a complete loon within half an hour of cocking a leg over the lofty 875mm seat height, I'll eat my Arai.

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