[Mentat Ix]

Coming home from work today, I was making a normal turn. It's a stupid one - left turn lane on the 58 freeway, make the turn. 50 feet later, super sharp right turn. I usually drag my peg through the second turn at 10-15mph or so. Guess I was going a little faster today.

Half way through the turn, dragging the foot peg, suddenly I felt the whole bike go squirrely for a second. I thought I dragged the engine bars. I just rode it out with no problems, and after my initial "holy crap I could have died" reaction, rode the rest of the way home. Got home and looked around for what was dragging - it was the bracket holding the footpeg and the back break cylinder and whatnot.

So, yeah. Don't do that.

 

[SmokenJoe]

That'll get your attention. Good ridin there MI

 

[The_Joker]

Just got back from a 200 mile or so ride with lots of twisties down to the coast......grinded on a quick left/right..... Through me off line.....had me worried for a bit, buddy behind me on a ninja was like WTF......let him lead after that....

Grinds way too easy....need to get used to that....

 

[gator8]

You peg grinders make me wonder :-\

But seriously what bike are you coming from? Just wanted to hear...both my other bikes are fairly low..so maybe I'm just use to not putting them into full tilt...again just wondering.

 

[Mentat Ix]

My last daily rider was a 84 Honda Shadow... but I also ride my CBR600 and CBR250.

Honestly, I don't see how you can ride this bike and not drag the foot pegs all the time, they're so low. I'd have to go 5mph through turns I take every day to avoid it.

That's not really the point, though - the pegs are designed to drag. They just fold up, make some noise and you keep going. I was dragging a fixed bracket, which the whole bike will pivot on and lift your tires off the ground.

 

[The_Joker]

You peg grinders make me wonder :-\

But seriously what bike are you coming from? Just wanted to hear...both my other bikes are fairly low..so maybe I'm just use to not putting them into full tilt...again just wondering.

My last bike was a ninja......been years though.... Guess if I plan riding the twisties with my buddy on a crotch rocket, may end up grinding again

Don't like how grinding seemed to kick my foot off the peg.......

Certainly won't be trying to grind....

 

[kingofleon]

Ya , they definately don't like hard turns, the second day I had mine I scraped on an on ramp (scared the crap outta me).

 

[WildFan]

The last bike I had was a ninja zx6r - I traded that in on the Stryker this summer. I've had the same issues with grinding the pegs as well. I changed out the pegs for floorboards, and if I do happen to grind, my foot seems a lot more secure than on the pegs

 

[dejablu110]

You guys wouldnt like riding with us then.....we grind kickstands, footpegs, exhaust, frames.....etc. Its all good fun.

 

[middleagecrisis]

Elbow dragging. Now that's a skill.

 

[dejablu110]

Now we are talkin

 

[strykenshane]

You guys wouldnt like riding with us then.....we grind kickstands, footpegs, exhaust, frames.....etc. Its all good fun.

screw all that noise, guess my cajones have gotten smaller as i've gotten older, i jumped a car once on a 3 wheeler, never blinked, almost filled my britches when i popped a wheelie on the stryker, god i miss my irresponsible years

 

[bozzly]

You guys wouldnt like riding with us then.....we grind kickstands, footpegs, exhaust, frames.....etc. Its all good fun.

screw all that noise, guess my cajones have gotten smaller as i've gotten older, i jumped a car once on a 3 wheeler, never blinked, almost filled my britches when i popped a wheelie on the stryker, god i miss my irresponsible years

I know exactly where your comming from StrykenShane, There was a time that I thought I was invicible for sure, but now I won't even walk across the street if the do not cross light is blinking. Go figure, I must be getting old.

 

[strykenshane]

i feel ya Bozz, dam time just keeps on slipping by

 

[Mentat Ix]

Elbow dragging. Now that's a skill.

Saw a guy on a track drag his helmet once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ov43cWkYIA

Now thats a skill.

 

[strykenshane]

No, that's a dumbass

 

[kingofleon]

You guys wouldnt like riding with us then.....we grind kickstands, footpegs, exhaust, frames.....etc. Its all good fun.

Wrong bike for that. Even my old honda silverwing (scooter) would have left anyone on a stryker in the dust in any kind of twistys. To be honest I miss that kind of riding. I guess I will have to be content for a while in its tire shredding ability.

 

[Air Stryker]

You guys wouldnt like riding with us then.....we grind kickstands, footpegs, exhaust, frames.....etc. Its all good fun.

screw all that noise, guess my cajones have gotten smaller as i've gotten older, i jumped a car once on a 3 wheeler, never blinked, almost filled my britches when i popped a wheelie on the stryker, god i miss my irresponsible years

I know exactly where your comming from StrykenShane, There was a time that I thought I was invicible for sure, but now I won't even walk across the street if the do not cross light is blinking. Go figure, I must be getting old.

I've been married for over 14yrs now, I don't even look both ways before I cross the street now .... haha

 

[bozzly]

You guys wouldnt like riding with us then.....we grind kickstands, footpegs, exhaust, frames.....etc. Its all good fun.

screw all that noise, guess my cajones have gotten smaller as i've gotten older, i jumped a car once on a 3 wheeler, never blinked, almost filled my britches when i popped a wheelie on the stryker, god i miss my irresponsible years

I know exactly where your comming from StrykenShane, There was a time that I thought I was invicible for sure, but now I won't even walk across the street if the do not cross light is blinking. Go figure, I must be getting old.

I've been married for over 14yrs now, I don't even look both ways before I cross the street now .... haha

;D That's too funny...

 

[dejablu110]

Are you guys telling me.... That you cant take switchbacks on this bike?? Are all of you lowered? This may be why....... Im confused now.
I would suggest something to cure this but..... :-X