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08-16-2013, 12:28 PM | #61 |
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We have only done it a few times riding 2 up. There is one off camber left hand up hill turn on a road we ride occasionally and it scrapes every time. Even though we KNOW its coming it still causes a pucker when you hear that sound. Other than that if we are scraping she is letting me know she is not happy immediately.
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08-16-2013, 01:12 PM | #62 |
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Poor quality video, and was more to show it's easily done with a DS tire.
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08-16-2013, 02:45 PM | #63 |
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I've seen Tim drag his knuckles before??
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08-22-2013, 09:24 AM | #64 |
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People complain when people don't search and create an already covered topic, then they complain if you dig up an old thread.
I scraped my exhaust the other night leaving a parking lot with a steep entrance and the wife on the back. It's was totally because the approach was so steep, and ONLY because the approach was so steep
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08-22-2013, 09:45 AM | #65 |
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No scrapes here - but I've only had my Nomad a month. Don't feel like I have come close yet.
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08-22-2013, 07:45 PM | #66 |
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When I had my 2004 Nomad I would grind the rear acorn nut down to the pad base, Made new ones with stuff from the hardware store since Kawasaki was wanting around $10.00 each. Love to scrape, do it with my Voyager now.
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08-22-2013, 09:37 PM | #67 |
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Scraped my cobra pipes a number of times. It seems like they'll hit before the floorboards.
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08-22-2013, 10:53 PM | #68 |
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Same here. I've since installed a set of OEM HD mufflers and have not scraped yet.
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08-22-2013, 11:16 PM | #69 |
Have not read this entire thread but here is my answer. Yes, I scrape floorboards and the highway pegs all the time. Sweeping turns on highways, the road up to my house and just maneuvering in parking lots. It is too easy to do. Look where I want to go, push it over and roll on the throttle.
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08-22-2013, 11:28 PM | #70 |
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Scrape them all the time one up. Less two upfront ride as aggressive.
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08-23-2013, 10:53 AM | #71 |
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I never do it. Being way to aggressive if that happens!
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08-23-2013, 12:16 PM | #72 |
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I ride a 900, but I scrape mine all the time. I scrape them doing u-turns or maneuvering around parking lots. There is nothing aggressive about it, it is about control.
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08-27-2013, 12:17 PM | #73 |
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I scraped mine for the first time on my 1700 Nomad... not gonna lie, I didn't even realize I was leaning that far and it caught me off guard. LOL. I felt it under my foot as it was scraping and I raised my foot thinking something just broke on the bike.
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08-27-2013, 12:21 PM | #74 |
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Same here.
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Your 900 doesn't have the ground clearance of my bike. On mine you have to be really aggressive.
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