Vince
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Put that little quick disconnect plug on it and you won't have to gain battery access everytime. I put one on the bike and one on the lawn tractor.
Thunk!
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onebdzee
off the shelf
I don't even have time to hook the charger up and you want me to hook up a quick disconnet
Lugnut
I'm Rick James #####!
850 pounds of bike on its side is NOT pretty.
It's pretty as HELL if you're going around a sharp turn dragging your knee, helmet 2 feet off the ground, tires squalling in protest as you accelerate through the apex, straighten up, and shift your weight to the other side in preparation for the next turn!!!
OH YEAH!!!
onebdzee
off the shelf
It's pretty as HELL if you're going around a sharp turn dragging your knee, helmet 2 feet off the ground, tires squalling in protest as you accelerate through the apex, straighten up, and shift your weight to the other side in preparation for the next turn!!!
OH YEAH!!!
You must of missed the post where petey said that he has a Ultra Classic....if he attempted to do all that you stated, I believe he would be in traction soon after
GWguy
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You must of missed the post where petey said that he has a Ultra Classic....if he attempted to do all that you stated, I believe he would be in traction soon after
:shrug: I do that with my 900 lb Goldie...... can't tell you how many times I've scraped the pegs and had my shoulder about 2 feet from the ground. My favorite corner is 235 NB making the turn onto 4 NB. and I've follwed Pete... he does ride it hard....
Larry Gude
Strung Out
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...that's gotta be 'fun' putting a peg in the ground on one of them monsters and unloading the rear...
...that's gotta be 'fun' putting a peg in the ground on one of them monsters and unloading the rear...
GWguy
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...that's gotta be 'fun' putting a peg in the ground on one of them monsters and unloading the rear...
I'll let you know if it happens....
Larry Gude
Strung Out
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...I've never ridden anything remotely that heavy; it seems that putting a foot down is totally out the question, right?
...I've never ridden anything remotely that heavy; it seems that putting a foot down is totally out the question, right?
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Lugnut
I'm Rick James #####!
Putting a foot down on a street bike is totally out of the question at anything over parking lot speeds!
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Putting a foot down on a street bike is totally out of the question at anything over parking lot speeds!
... *SNAP*
That would be really tough for me to resist!
GWguy
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You mean if you were to loose the rear traction? I wouldn't. Once a bike that heavy makes up it's mind, combined with inertia, your foot would be luncheon meat. Best to keep them tucked up and on the pegs (or floorboards). That would provide far more protection.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Yeah. I understand that. It's just I've ridden street bikes a handful of times in my life and all my dirt bike riding is muscle memory to either stick my foot out or be ready to.
It gives me a shudder just thinking about turning something that damn big and have no margin for error and, as you say, there ain't no changing it's mind once it's made up!!! I'm just not experienced enough to make an easy transition from one to another. 
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Yeah. I understand that. It's just I've ridden street bikes a handful of times in my life and all my dirt bike riding is muscle memory to either stick my foot out or be ready to.
Well, some bikes are made to be hung out in the corners, others aren't. Most street bikes come with footpegs that give, and then the owners replace them with fixed floor boards with no give. You scrape a floor board, your back wheel will unload, and at that point you are going to find out how abrasion proof the clothes you are wearing really are.
Older BMW's used to have the jugs ride quite a bit lower than they do now, and there was a huge aftermarket for cylinder head covers. People would actually wear holes into them.
GWguy
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Yeah. I understand that. It's just I've ridden street bikes a handful of times in my life and all my dirt bike riding is muscle memory to either stick my foot out or be ready to.
Funny thing is; I learned on the trails too. There are many times when that reflex kicks in. Like if I'm heading for a potential incident, I tend to stand up in the pegs. Not the best reflex to stand up, but it's something i never unlearned. It's like you said, muscling the bike rather than going for a ride. And there is actually room for error on a big bike. It's just not as dynamic, far more subtle. You learn to use the bike's weight in concert with itself rather than fighting it.
GWguy
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I took the floorboards off mine and went back to pegs just for that reason. Also found the pegs more comfortable.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
I was leaving Bob's after getting my bike service.. a guy was 2-up with his wife (I assume) was pulling into the parking lot.
From the direction he was coming he was going downhill, pulling into an uphill driveway. He leaned, floorboard scraped, he went right into the curb.. asses and elbows..
I bet he went back to pegs too.
Lugnut
I'm Rick James #####!
I do something similar. I dont stand up all the way but I take my weight off the seat. I feel like I can shift my weight front/back/sideways much faster with my weight on the pegs and not on the seat.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
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It seems like you'd HAVE to which is where I ALWAYS got in trouble with big bikes; not enough skill, too much reliance on ME being able to muscle the bike. I fight that now in the dirt but it is my focus every time I ride; RIDE it, don't fight it. It's just the dirt is a damn site more forgiving on the 'ol learning curve!
It seems like you'd HAVE to which is where I ALWAYS got in trouble with big bikes; not enough skill, too much reliance on ME being able to muscle the bike. I fight that now in the dirt but it is my focus every time I ride; RIDE it, don't fight it. It's just the dirt is a damn site more forgiving on the 'ol learning curve!