[madphill]

So, I've read on here in more than once place that scraping the pegs is no biggie. I partner up with a friend of mine who has completed the MSF ( I still have not ) and we go "train" in a parking lot somewhere. I've found it very beneficial actually.

We recently rode in a big circle in the parking lot with no braking, just leaning and riding in circles, then switching back. I was trying to scrape like good ole' Motor man says you should be able to do "scrape in a 360 degrees consistently".

Still, when I scrape, I've not heard what you should do to counter the slowing/falling of the bike. If you give it a good scrape it jolts you physically a bit sometimes and can even slow the bike dragging it.

Common sense tells me to give it a little gas, but it doesn't take much or you straighten up and go into the other lane or what have you.

My friend recently told me to NEVER ride with your hands on the brake which was a good tip, because I've instinctively wanted to squeeze the brake when I scrape, which is what I think got me laid down before in a turn.

Advice from experienced riders or others who have had the MSF on this would be helpful.

Thanks,

Madphill

 

[06orange1300C]

You should be on the gas and possibly the clutch if going slow enough. Turn the bars to tighten the circle but this is a skill you need to practice and be prepared to gas and straighten your way out of or you will get to meet the pavement. I am now having issues where I am scraping the left mounting bracket for the Paladin Crash Bars. There are two bolts that hold the footpeg bracket...I scraped the lower bolt. YIKES, that jars the bike a tad.

 

[crstubbs79]

i always thought you used a slight amount of throttle through the turns just to keep the momentum when the scraping starts (thought that was what a lot of the using the friction zone was about) keep the bike pushing it self through the lean/turn?

 

[madphill]

...I am scraping the left mounting bracket for the Paladin Crash Bars. There are two bolts that hold the footpeg bracket...I scraped the lower bolt. YIKES, that jars the bike a tad.

This is EXACTLY what caused me to lay mine down already. I was leaning through a slow turn in a neighborhood and the pavement elevated near the curb. Footpeg hit and folded up a bit, then the bolted on highway pegs (bolt) hit and the bike got yanked down. Too bad they don't make those bastards spring loaded too! I still haven't removed them although I probably need to. They lower the clearance of the bike and because they are bolted to the frame it is not good when they hit.

I guess there's part of me that still thinks it was my fault. I'm sure to some degree it was, but that doesn't change the safety issue with those thing being bolted on below the frame.

I just don't want to get lean-happy and do what I did before. At the same time, I know I have to get comfortable leaning again or I'm going to get in more trouble.

My buddy poked fun at me for taking turns so slow the other day when we went riding.

 

[06orange1300C]

Yeah, the bike is not a canyon carver...gotta remember that it is a cruiser. These bikes are slung low. In addition, I have changed out to the Kury pegs. I had to do some grinding to the mounts to allow them to flex properly. If you are on the stock pegs, you will want to remove the bolts that hang down. They too will create issues. If you lean your body more, that will help. It changes the center of gravity and allows for less angle on the bike.

 

[Rawman]

Put a little pressure on the rear brake. The 1300 does not have linked brakes so it will not put any front brake in. It is called trail-braking. Slow, sharp turns, clutch in the slip zone and rear brake. A little throttle will straighten her up. It takes practice.

 

[tiger-88]

Start dragging the rear break while doing your tite turns.
:choppersmRide on !!!!!

 

[pslmike]

It’s just my opinion that knowing your lean limits are valuable and you should be comfortable going to that point where your boards are scraping. I don’t think the intention of video was to put you at maximum lean for the full circle. The motorman videos seem to have a lot of good information on what you guys are talking about. I recently have just got back into riding and I believe what he is teaching is great. A friend and I have been going out to a vacant store parking lot and practicing the techniques that are on the videos. With just a few dollars in it for the cost of some cones and tennis balls cut in half we set up and practice for 30 minutes twice a week. It has done a lot for my confidence in my riding and hopeful the skills we are practicing will help keep the shinny side up.