dragging pegs

[TroubledMind]

In turns and corners I keep either dragging the pegs or my heel while leaning, am I leaning too far for my bike or is there something different I should be doing? I ride a 2007 v-star 650 custom.

[shane-o]

In turns and corners I keep either dragging the pegs or my heel while leaning, am I leaning too far for my bike or is there something different I should be doing? I ride a 2007 v-star 650 custom.

hmmmm

what do you expect when you ride something that resembles and rides like a hippopotamus with sticks shoved in its ears.


Maybe you should up-grade to a "proper bike" assuming that grinding alloy chunks off ya pegs gets ya wet and gooey in the fork !!!





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[storysunfolding]

Position your foot so while you're riding regularly your heel is further up the peg and further from the ground. ( the rider of a standard or a sportbike without forward controls should ride with the balls of his feet on the pegs). Also, try leaning your upper body forward and in. So your inside arm will be bent, your outside arm will be straighter. A slight body justification can create noticeable additional cornering clearance.

However, given the forum, I'm willing to bet the bike leans more than you do. Make sure you at least turn with your body in line with the motorcycle.

[TroubledMind]

Maybe you should up-grade to a "proper bike" assuming that grinding alloy chunks off ya pegs gets ya wet and gooey in the fork !!!
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I want to try one out, I'm a really new rider and would love to try either a standard or a sportbike sometime.

Position your foot so while you're riding regularly your heel is further up the peg and further from the ground. ( the rider of a standard or a sportbike without forward controls should ride with the balls of his feet on the pegs). Also, try leaning your upper body forward and in. So your inside arm will be bent, your outside arm will be straighter. A slight body justification can create noticeable additional cornering clearance.

I tried that and it works but it is difficult to get a forward lean going with the forward controls. I guess I'll keep trying and eventually I'll get better

[jmillheiser]

Sounds like its time for a bike with some more cornering clearance. Even some of the performance cruisers like the mean streak and warrior can be leaned over quite a bit more than your average cruiser. And of course standards and sportbikes have tons of cornering clearance.

[storysunfolding]

I tried that and it works but it is difficult to get a forward lean going with the forward controls. I guess I'll keep trying and eventually I'll get better

Then work on bending your turnside arm and getting your face closer to the turnside mirror. Your outside arm should be almost straight, but both still loose. Enjoy

[storysunfolding]

Btw, since when has buy a whole new bike been a solution to a problem? Don't get me wrong, having 5 bikes is a great idea, and I would know, but come on!

[shane-o]

Btw, since when has buy a whole new bike been a solution to a problem? Don't get me wrong, having 5 bikes is a great idea, and I would know, but come on!

Well I was just saying, he could have the cruiser for cruising good times and a sporty for the "peg grinding good times "


And as you say, having more than one bike is not a bad thing



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[TroubledMind]

I'm very open to the idea, if I try a sport bike or a standard and really like it I'll buy another bike and use both

[storysunfolding]

Nah. I know a guy on a shadow 600 that guys from dcsportbikes.net get killed trying to keep up with over the mountain into W. Va. (33 from Va).

Sadly, a true story. But you should be able to push your cruiser farther than you are now and still be safe.