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#308343 03LiquidSilver (User) This is the oldest I've ever been. Senior Boarder Posts: 202 Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   Had an excellent ride today with my Uncle. We left this morning for Lake George NY for the Adirondack Nations (Rod and custom show). On the way there I dragged the floor boards for the first time! I tried to stay the same speed as my Uncle (he has a HD Dyna) on the ramp from Rt787 North to Route 2......nice long tight turn, stayed right behind him! I love this bike, the more I ride and the better my skills get, I can't get enough of this Bike! My Uncle and I had a good laugh about it, seems silly, but making memories!   Logged     2003 Silverado LE   The administrator has disabled public write access. #308345 Greysnake (User) I'm so far behind I think I'm first. Platinum Boarder Posts: 7911 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   You keep that up and you'll have to put new moles on your boards Fun though isn't it   Logged     06 Midnight Silverado *nothing shines like a star*   The administrator has disabled public write access. #308347 greyphart (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 4842 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   Moved mine forward and tilted them so I do that more often than I want. It's a trade off. Kinda neat too. GP   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #308363 03LiquidSilver (User) This is the oldest I've ever been. Senior Boarder Posts: 202 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   Greysnake wrote: You keep that up and you'll have to put new moles on your boards Fun though isn't it Yes it was Greysnake! The coolest thing about it, no front end wiggle, getting used to "not" oversteering and enjoying the turny turns much more these days!   Logged     2003 Silverado LE   The administrator has disabled public write access. #308385 ahamay (User) I got mine, did you get yours? Platinum Boarder Posts: 1828 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   I drag my floor boards all the time. The wife hates it when she hears them scraping. I'm thinking of putting the pegs from a Warrior on my bike. I have corners that I take on my FJ1200 at 35 mph with no dragging. Take the same corner on the R* at 25 mph and the floor boards drag all along the corner. A knee dragger this bike ain't.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #308388 onebadd68 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 49 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   I lowered my bike today..went with new dog bones and a progressive rate spring. I dragged mine for the first time today too..got to be honest though felt a little scary..just need to get used to it i quess...   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #308395 tykesplace (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 628 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   Draggin' took me a few times to get used to it. At first I would jolt and then "oh yeah, the boards". Now I have a little better feel for how far I have to lean to scrape so I think I can anticipate it a little better.   Logged     Patriot Guard Riders Patriot Guard of Montana   The administrator has disabled public write access. #308464 03LiquidSilver (User) This is the oldest I've ever been. Senior Boarder Posts: 202 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   onebadd68 wrote: I lowered my bike today..went with new dog bones and a progressive rate spring. I dragged mine for the first time today too..got to be honest though felt a little scary..just need to get used to it i quess... I had the same reaction, I was like; wtf....oooooh, floorboards, cooool. Now I know what it feels like. More then likely I'll have the same reaction if it happens again. Just a small milestone for a rookie rider.   Logged     2003 Silverado LE   The administrator has disabled public write access. #308479 scoop47501 (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 238 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   I hear ya. I too have a FJ (FJR). First time I Touched Down with it was on the Gap. The boards on my Roady are nearly half way through the skids. Scoop   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #308481 MS1700 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2585 Re:Dragging Floorboars 1 Year, 8 Months ago   I used to drag a lot..... Once I even dragged the exhaust in the rear, actually got up on it and was skidding on the exhaust and the side of the tire until I put some left on and got back on the tire. A good whoopsey! Feeling there. But, Once I put the Darkside tire on the rear, the height diference makes for much more aggressive turns with no dragging the floorboards or exhaust, but for fractions of a second at a time. I think I have only drug them maybe once sine I put the Darkside tire on. The diference in height. Before the Darkside, you can see I am about to drag the tailpipe.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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