[kraaazymike]

Anyone else have pegs like mine? I LOVE the twisties but sometimes 20mph is as fast as you can take a Stryker around a hairpin turn. These things are boats in comparison. You can see where I've ground my frame. I don't recommend that one though. High-siding can ruin anyone's day.

Post up yours if they've shown some use and abuse!

 

[808star]

May I suggest something fun... Drill holes and insert ronson lighter flints with superglue. Makes for some good sparkly fun.

 

[Strykeback]

That's a lot of grinding! My heel normally tells me I am getting to that point so that's where I will normally hold it. Ouch on the frame!

 

[klarowe]

I use my heel to tell me when I'm close (scraping the peg unexpectedly can be nerve racking... lol) Then I'll usually hold it just at the point of scraping lightly (to hopefully save my pegs from having to be replaced in a year). I came from an R6 so leaning it that far is barely scratching the surface to what I used to do.

I did manage to scrape a bit of frame last year on the MotoGP Indianapolis track. My wife got me a track lap pass so myself with the wife on the back, and my buddy both did a lap. That was pretty awesome... but I definitely left some of my bike on the track. lol.
Here's a couple videos of the fun / carnage (not horrible, but they were the first scratches on the bike. But if I were to get them from anywhere, I'd prefer it to be there!) Don't mind my slightly un-manish commentary / noises. I was pretty excited over the whole thing... lol.

 

[kraaazymike]

^that's awesome that you got to ride on there! Not very fast but what do you expect with two-up and no protective clothing? Any good footage from that go-pro you had on there?

LOL on the "Sparkly fun" comment from 808!

 

[klarowe]

No, nothing on the Go Pro. I tested it the day before, charged up the battery, but come 'show' time it decided that it no longer wanted to work. Luckily my wife had the hand-held. It was just a parade lap thing but the speed was plenty. I had to slow down a bit as it was on the corners... I could only scrape so much of the frame without losing the rear end... lol.

 

[sdsting]

Mike that’s some good peg dragging you’re doin there. I recently had some fun mounting the GoPro cam down on the swing arm to catch some of that footage. Fun stuff. didn't scrape my frame though.. yikes.

 

[kraaazymike]

^ actually with all this talk about progressive springs lately, I'm really considering picking some up. The problem I experienced was when cornering, if there was a bump in the middle of the turn, the bike would dip and the frame would end up scraping. Kind of a "butt puckering" moment if you know what I mean.

 

[captfookitall]

WOW, that is some impressive scraping. I have scraped a the same areas but not to that extent lol

 

[toby]

^ actually with all this talk about progressive springs lately, I'm really considering picking some up. The problem I experienced was when cornering, if there was a bump in the middle of the turn, the bike would dip and the frame would end up scraping. Kind of a "butt puckering" moment if you know what I mean.

Progressive springs are softer at first and progressively get stiffer with more weight or stress. For example a 25/50 rate spring takes 25 lbs to compress the first inch, 28 lbs for the 2nd inch etc. until the final inch of spring is eventually compressed by 50 lbs of force. This is good for soft cushy cruisers.

Progressive springs are ideal for casual cruisers and sport-touring motorcycles. Progressive springs aren't generally recommended for high-performance street riders who execute aggressive braking and cornering. Progressive springs are not commonly seen in competitive road racing arenas since racers depend on suspension feedback with more predictable behavior.

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[toby]

Anyone else have pegs like mine? I LOVE the twisties but sometimes 20mph is as fast as you can take a Stryker around a hairpin turn. These things are boats in comparison. You can see where I've ground my frame. I don't recommend that one though. High-siding can ruin anyone's day.

Post up yours if they've shown some use and abuse!

Judging by the steep angle of the wear on your peg, you could get more lean if you let your peg flex.:nod:

 

[ravage73]

When I get off from work I will have to post some of my frame scrapes!

 

[ravage73]

ummm.... i might want to get rid of that rust...

 

[djennings]

I'd say!

 

[BillyD66]

Why hasn't Josh posted? He has removed a fair amount of his frame...
Time to claim your fame buddy!!

 

[kraaazymike]

Excellent points, Toby. Noted! I do have to disagree with the pegs though. I actually like grinding on them


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[kraaazymike]

ummm.... i might want to get rid of that rust...

Quick shot of rattle can should clean that up quick. Till the next corner, of course.


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[WillC]

May I suggest something fun... Drill holes and insert ronson lighter flints with superglue. Makes for some good sparkly fun.

Thats what I was thinking. I wondered if I could use magnesium fire starter bars.

 

[toby]

Excellent points, Toby. Noted! I do have to disagree with the pegs though. I actually like grinding on them


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What do you disagree with?

I can see you have folded your pegs a few times from the marks on the bottom of the mount and portion of the peg closest to the pin. Let me show you what I'm talking about. The difference from where it scraps at full lean angle compared to grinding just the tip of the peg is considerable. If you don't push down on your peg and let it fold up it scrapes on the back of the peg all the way to the tip at a different angle than if you only scrape the tip.
In the pic you can see different degrees of angle on the tip/ Once you get down to max and hit the bottom of the mount it pushes the peg up and you don't even touch the tip any more. you can also see that I have scraped the end of the bolt and some of the nut of too.
Also scrape the exhaust pipe mount if you hit the slightest bump at max lean angle. I've repainted the black many times.

 

[kraaazymike]

^ I was actually referring to this comment. Let me elaborate on my disagreement. Sometimes I just like to grind my pegs just to do it and I don't let them flex. Your statements make sense, as always. It was my reply that didn't make sense. :tongue:

Judging by the steep angle of the wear on your peg, you could get more lean if you let your peg flex.:nod: