HotRodZilla
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I'm thinking if you get too far into your dragging peg, the next thing to touch the ground just might be your own ass. Even if the hard parts don't get you, I would bet running out of usable tire would come up fast.
There is still some unused tread after the pegs touch, so I'm not worried about that. I am mostly concerned with turning into a tight corner too agressively and going past the pegs touching down and right to grounding something hard and levering the tires off the pavement before I even realized what happened.I'm thinking if you get too far into your dragging peg, the next thing to touch the ground just might be your own ass. Even if the hard parts don't get you, I would bet running out of usable tire would come up fast.
I understand your point and it's well taken. Only ride to the edge of your tread, not beyond.
However... aren't you saying that you cranked on some throttle whilest the bike was leaned over hard to an extreme angle (ie to the point that you expected to be touching the peg feelers).
Doesn't anyone else see a bit of a problem with this?
Unweighted suspension ^^^^; a bike cornering hard at high lean has a lot more suspension compression than a bike falling out from under you if you lose your footing.Low speed drop in parking lot.All the strength I could muster to keep it from going over to the right.
And only had a small scrape on the right rear portion of the side bag.
Pipe did not show anything.
So my experience has been that the bag touches just before the can.
Mark
Really...I understand your point and it's well taken. Only ride to the edge of your tread, not beyond.
However... aren't you saying that you cranked on some throttle whilest the bike was leaned over hard to an extreme angle (ie to the point that you expected to be touching the peg feelers).
Doesn't anyone else see a bit of a problem with this?
Now now... You haven't been paying attention. If you had, we'd have learned from the other thread that...
Provided your riding position is correct, and your head is in-line, and you're looking through the corner, that would be acceptable.
Track school teaches when in doubt twist the throttle and it will save you 9/10 times.[i've always heard and read that you should never accelerate while leaned over in the middle of a curve.
Been there done that..........ouch!!!!!! My jean jacket only protected my shoulder for about 30' before the curb broke my collar bone. ATGATT now, lesson learned.A wire brush?What is the name of that instrument the doc uses to scrape the gravel out of your skin?
Matt, you can be such a dick!... I dig that about you! :blink:The other way they could go is suggest they sell the FJR and buy a bike better suited to 3 post newbies.
Negative.....yer forhead...iffn yer not wearing a helmet.Yer Ass!What touches down next.., ..after the foot pegs?
+1 on that :clapping:I'm not sure what touches down next as it has just been pegs for me (I suspect the pipe or centerstand), but, the over/under is 4 more posts before someone jumps in mentions a criticism of your riding style, the need to hang off more, or need for new suspension components. c'mon guys...don't let me down!!!!
There is lots of tread available on the FJR when the pegs touch. That is why I don't get too concerned when they touch. However, it is MUCH safer when you remember that "slow in, fast out" is better and faster. I think as long as you don't overcook your turn entry, the risk is fairly low, IMO.There is still some unused tread after the pegs touch, so I'm not worried about that. I am mostly concerned with turning into a tight corner too agressively and going past the pegs touching down and right to grounding something hard and levering the tires off the pavement before I even realized what happened.I'm thinking if you get too far into your dragging peg, the next thing to touch the ground just might be your own ass. Even if the hard parts don't get you, I would bet running out of usable tire would come up fast.
In all honesty, I did forget to look in NEPRT, but I did do a forum search and couldn't find anything.
Okay, understand, I'm coming from the cruiser world when I say this...
I've never dragged a peg on the FJR. I did it routinely on my cruisers though. Honestly, I can't imagine doing it on the FJR without running out of tire. I've got Azaro's.. and their showing wear right to the edge of the tread on the right side, and damn close it on the left. Now granted, this is probably the outside edge of the contact patch when cornering, but, well, shit. Anymore speed through a corner and I'd be at 10/10ths.
You guys do this on the street? I guess that explains a bunch of the crash club icons.
If you stop and think about it, three points down and you've got a tripod,which defines a plane.At first it would startle me when the pegs would touch during a corner, now I've learned to expect it and it doesn't really bother me, but I'm still a bit leery about turning in too quickly and grounding something hard mounted like the pipes or centerstand.
Once the pegs are down, how much further can you lean before other parts drag?
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