Joined the Knuckle Draggers Club today

[dcarver]

Well, *finally* I dragged a peg and marred up the little round nobbin on peg bottom. Now I'm a real knuckle dragger. Err, peg dragger. Peg Scraper? Only the left side though. Guess I'll have to try harder on the right hand corners. The peg gave up her virginity on hi way 58, just East of Santa Margarita.

 

[v65]

So how close to the edge of the tire do you have to be? Have yet to touch the feelers, have wear out to within 1/2" of the edge of the tire. Anymore virgins out there, might have to move!

 

[NoCage]

So how close to the edge of the tire do you have to be? Have yet to touch the feelers, have wear out to within 1/2" of the edge of the tire. Anymore virgins out there, might have to move!

I've scraped pegs on both sides... I have 1/8th inch chicken strips front and rear... so you have some lean left. I don't make a habit of this... if I start scraping, then that's my que to slow down.

 

[Scab]

Chicken strips.

That's the same thing my wife utters when I disrobe. :blink:

 

[Fencer]

Well, *finally* I dragged a peg and marred up the little round nobbin on peg bottom. Now I'm a real knuckle dragger. Err, peg dragger. Peg Scraper? Only the left side though. Guess I'll have to try harder on the right hand corners. The peg gave up her virginity on hi way 58, just East of Santa Margarita.

Me too!!!I got mine on vid!!! check out eom, also got the kick stand and camera mount :yahoo:

 

[FastJoyRide]

Do you have the Wilbers shock mounted Don? I was really surprised by the additional cornering clearance I gained when the new shock jacked up the back by less than an inch. Those little buttons on the pegs are meant to be sacrificial, but they also tell me I'm riding very close to the edge of my personal envelope - not a great plan in this land of poor road surfaces, loose gravel etc. Have fun!

 

[Toecutter]

Those little buttons on the pegs are meant to be sacrificial, but they also tell me I'm riding very close to the edge of my personal envelope - not a great plan in this land of poor road surfaces, loose gravel etc.

[SIZE=18pt]BIG[/SIZE]

On a track, scraping is cool. On the street, scraping is fool! YMMV

 

[caryt]

Well, *finally* I dragged a peg and marred up the little round nobbin on peg bottom. Now I'm a real knuckle dragger. Err, peg dragger. Peg Scraper? Only the left side though. Guess I'll have to try harder on the right hand corners. The peg gave up her virginity on hi way 58, just East of Santa Margarita.

Me too!!!I got mine on vid!!! check out eom, also got the kick stand and camera mount :yahoo:

Where is the link

Cary

 

[Fencer]

Well, *finally* I dragged a peg and marred up the little round nobbin on peg bottom. Now I'm a real knuckle dragger. Err, peg dragger. Peg Scraper? Only the left side though. Guess I'll have to try harder on the right hand corners. The peg gave up her virginity on hi way 58, just East of Santa Margarita.

Me too!!!I got mine on vid!!! check out eom, also got the kick stand and camera mount :yahoo:

Where is the link

Cary

link

look at scraping 101 or fencescaping and listen!!

If you pause the vid when you hear the touch down drag, you can get an idea of the lean angel and in one shot you can see my knee is about 3-4 inches off the ground.

 

[James Burleigh]

look at scraping 101 or fencescaping and listen!!
If you pause the vid when you hear the touch down drag, you can get an idea of the lean angel and in one shot you can see my knee is about 3-4 inches off the ground.

Nicely done! Where is that taken? I'm signed up for the Pridmore CLASS track school next month, and in preparation have been re-reading Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist II. I recently went up with my buddy, who rides a BMW K1200RS, to the California Wine Country to try out Code's techniques in the twisties. I had a video camera mounted on my shelf behind the windscreen, and for fun choreographed it to music.

There was ample peg scraping, which I tried to minimize by leaning off more effectively, allowing less lean angle. I was amazed to see that the pegs on my buddy's RS were at least 4 inches higher off the ground than mine.

On top of the usual enter high and kiss the apex, I distilled Code's lessons into the following few simple things that I could keep in mind as I went through each turn:

• Pick a reference point and start your turn there.
• Turn quickly (flick).
• Use one line through the turn.
• Accelerate as quickly as possible.

Anyway, here's the video I shot. That's me on the chase bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL_Nj7YJPME

Disclaimer: There may be some accidental crossing of double-yellow lines, which may be illegal in some states, and even frowned upon by some motorcyclists. If accused the author will disavow any knowledge or involvement in said acts. Don't try this at home.

JB

"I Can't Drive 55"

 

[dcarver]

Those little buttons on the pegs are meant to be sacrificial, but they also tell me I'm riding very close to the edge of my personal envelope - not a great plan in this land of poor road surfaces, loose gravel etc.

[SIZE=18pt]BIG[/SIZE]

On a track, scraping is cool. On the street, scraping is fool! YMMV

FastJoyRide - "Do you have the Wilbers shock mounted Don? I was really surprised by the additional cornering clearance I gained when the new shock jacked up the back by less than an inch."

No Wilbers installed.. yet. Did you notice additional front end loading and/or tire wear when the rear was raised by 1/2"? Did you have to compensate by adjusting the front to regain the 'balance'?

ToeCutter - I fully agree. On that day I was actually *trying* to touch them down while using correct riding techniques just to discover where that lean angle was... and did so in a fairly controlled environment, for being on a public road. Two other rides were there, with radios, with no ingress/egress points between start and finish of the, ahh, 'test section'. Exploring limits is best done on track days, but sometime one just has to bend the rules..

 

[Toecutter]

ToeCutter - I fully agree. On that day I was actually *trying* to touch them down while using correct riding techniques just to discover where that lean angle was... and did so in a fairly controlled environment, for being on a public road. Two other rides were there, with radios, with no ingress/egress points between start and finish of the, ahh, 'test section'. Exploring limits is best done on track days, but sometime one just has to bend the rules..

Well then, sounds like a closed course with professional rider. Perfectly acceptable!
Not that anybody needs my permission to go out and have fun...But do it!

 

[UberKul]

If you are dragging pegs and have the spare crotch elevation you might try raising your tail, Scroll down to Tail Lifter/Lowering Kit. BTW the 26-28mm lift leaves both tires touching the ground when up on the centerstand.

The only time I drag now is when I'm 2-up and haven't adjusted preload.

 

[Fencer]

There was ample peg scraping, which I tried to minimize by leaning off more effectively, allowing less lean angle. I was amazed to see that the pegs on my buddy's RS were at least 4 inches higher off the ground than mine.

Sport bike vs touring bike.

And wadayamean by having a BMW in the lead?!! :glare:

My vid was shot at EOM in NC

 

[James Burleigh]

Sport bike vs touring bike.
And wadayamean by having a BMW in the lead?!! :glare:

I guess you're right, the difference is sport v. touring. One thing that comes up in just about every motorcycle magazine review I've ever seen about the FJR is that in the opinion of the reviewer the pegs scrape too soon. Is a raiser kit availalle?

Although shooting video with a bike in front is more interesting, I need to find another FJR to follow. Or mount the camera on my buddy's bike so he can videotape me--'cept of course I'd be too far ahead ha ha! :lol:

JB

 

[FastJoyRide]

Those little buttons on the pegs are meant to be sacrificial, but they also tell me I'm riding very close to the edge of my personal envelope - not a great plan in this land of poor road surfaces, loose gravel etc.

[SIZE=18pt]BIG[/SIZE]

On a track, scraping is cool. On the street, scraping is fool! YMMV

FastJoyRide - "Do you have the Wilbers shock mounted Don? I was really surprised by the additional cornering clearance I gained when the new shock jacked up the back by less than an inch."

No Wilbers installed.. yet. Did you notice additional front end loading and/or tire wear when the rear was raised by 1/2"? Did you have to compensate by adjusting the front to regain the 'balance'?

ToeCutter - I fully agree. On that day I was actually *trying* to touch them down while using correct riding techniques just to discover where that lean angle was... and did so in a fairly controlled environment, for being on a public road. Two other rides were there, with radios, with no ingress/egress points between start and finish of the, ahh, 'test section'. Exploring limits is best done on track days, but sometime one just has to bend the rules..

Don: I did the new fork springs at the same time as I installed the Wilbers shock. I haven't noticed any negatives in terms of front end loading/balance issues, so no front-end adjustments per se. As you know I run 2-up a lot of the time and tend to run a lot of preload on both ends, yet the Wilbers still deliver a super-compliant ride. Cheers!

 

[UberKul]

Is a raiser kit availalle?

I must be cloaked? See my post above.