Scraping Floor Boards

[IBARider]

'08 flhtc, stock height.  I scraped both floor boards this morning doing 55 on a straight stretch of highway.  Obviously I wasn't going straight.  I've been trying to slow down and am so bored, I've got to do something. 

[specialx1]

must of looked like u were drunk if your scrapin em goin down straight stretch of road lol
Specialx1

[x52gnr]

  Ahhhh, the sound of grinding floorboards in the morning......

[ULTRADOG]

THEN DONT GO STRAIGHT 

[tireater]

Just try not to scrape the windshield...even if it saves tires...

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[Panzer]

That's a nasty pix there Tireater.
Is that one o them there........"watch this" pictures?

I bet that hurt, poor guy.    OUCH, big time!!

[truck]

That's a nasty pix there Tireater.
Is that one o them there........"watch this" pictures?

I bet that hurt, poor guy.    OUCH, big time!!

That guy was showing off on the Tail of The Dragon, there is a series pictures somewhere showing his smugness at the start of the ride.

[guitar sam]

my goal is to scrape both floor boards and do 100 mph.

i have only scraped the right one

and have only had it up to 95 mph.

but the season is just starting.

gs

[truck]

I hate scraping them! I always have to smooth the rough edges with a file so the the wash rag doesn't get shredded when I wash the bike.

[Sonny S.]

off my 01 Ultra. Not sure why I replaced it....just gonna happen again   
I'll admit that the rear was adjusted a little low

[truck]

off my 01 Ultra. Not sure why I replaced it....just gonna happen again   
I'll admit that the rear was adjusted a little low

Perfect example of the rough edge.

[IBARider]

off my 01 Ultra. Not sure why I replaced it....just gonna happen again   
I'll admit that the rear was adjusted a little low

Perfect example of the rough edge.

WOW!  No way I can hang with you guys.  I know the bike will do it, but I don't go beyond my comfort level. On my '02, they would hit right on that corner.  On this '08, they're hitting on the side bout 2" forward of the corner

[mayor]

off my 01 Ultra. Not sure why I replaced it....just gonna happen again   
I'll admit that the rear was adjusted a little low

dammmn,  you must have a big 'ol set of brass balls

[Phu Cat]

Our '98 Ultra's jiffy stand drags before the floor board.

Hope you weren't plannin on doin' 100 AND scraping the floor boards at the same times, Sam.  Are you left handed by chance?  I have scrapped both floor boards, but the left is easier for me and I'm right handed.

PC

[tomcat-flstf]

that's called a custom taper .you can only taper your floorboards to your bike and riding style.

[CraigArizona85248]

Rider:  "Hey.  How you doin'?  Let me show you some cool riding..."


Rider:  "WTF!?" 


Rider:  "DOH!"
Photographer: "Squid." 

[CraigArizona85248]

And another... SAME CORNER!   Hmmmm... both bikes are RKCs... manufactures defect?

[sempervee]

'08 flhtc, stock height.  I scraped both floor boards this morning doing 55 on a straight stretch of highway.  Obviously I wasn't going straight.  I've been trying to slow down and am so bored, I've got to do something. 

*Thats when I knew I grew out of "Cruiser" MC's and had to get a "R E A L" motorcycle!!! 

[Sonny S.]

'08 flhtc, stock height.  I scraped both floor boards this morning doing 55 on a straight stretch of highway.  Obviously I wasn't going straight.  I've been trying to slow down and am so bored, I've got to do something. 

*Thats when I knew I grew out of "Cruiser" MC's and had to get a "R E A L" motorcycle!!! 

Congrats on your new Sportster   

[CraigArizona85248]

'08 flhtc, stock height.  I scraped both floor boards this morning doing 55 on a straight stretch of highway.  Obviously I wasn't going straight.  I've been trying to slow down and am so bored, I've got to do something. 

*Thats when I knew I grew out of "Cruiser" MC's and had to get a "R E A L" motorcycle!!! 

HAHAHA!  Ah... the old "real" motorcycle debate.  I'll give you this much... trying to ride like that on a touring bike is sort of like bringing a knife to a gun fight.  I rode "real" motorcycles for years.  I like my "unreal" one better now.  

[Greaseball]

*Thats when I knew I grew out of "Cruiser" MC's and had to get a "R E A L" motorcycle!!! 

Congrats on your new Sportster   

An 883, too!!  Sweet.....what color is it and what type of oil are you running? 

[Sonny S.]

'08 flhtc, stock height.  I scraped both floor boards this morning doing 55 on a straight stretch of highway.  Obviously I wasn't going straight.  I've been trying to slow down and am so bored, I've got to do something. 

*Thats when I knew I grew out of "Cruiser" MC's and had to get a "R E A L" motorcycle!!! 

HAHAHA!  Ah... the old "real" motorcycle debate.  I'll give you this much... trying to ride like that on a touring bike is sort of like bringing a knife to a gun fight.  I rode "real" motorcycles for years.  I like my "unreal" one better now.  

If ya'll can't handle it .... don't blame the bike....
It's just that some people are better with knives than others.... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99KKx7cB-Ok&feature=related

[CraigArizona85248]

If ya'll can't handle it .... don't blame the bike....
It's just that some people are better with knives than others.... 

Now that is the God's honest truth.  The vast majority of riders don't practice there skills enough to get the most out of their bike, no matter what they ride.  But you gotta admit ... most people would be better off taking a gun to a gun fight and leave the knife at home.   

-Craig

[Sonny S.]

lol ... 

[willymax4]

i ride an XL1200C and a FLhTCU and i would not want to drag the boards or pegs of either bike. i just don't feel comfortable pushing either bike to it's limits.
i suppose it comes with getting older but i figure it takes too long to heal up  trying to prove something that ain't important anymore.
i've had my share of road rash and busted bones, but that's behind me now.
i'll keep both wheels under me and all my my hide where it belongs ,thank you very much.

[highlander]

And another... SAME CORNER!   Hmmmm... both bikes are RKCs... manufactures defect?


I don't know how many people ride the Dragon every year. I've made about 5 trips there over the last 5 years. The only manufactures defect is in the brain of the guy over riding the dragon.

[V24me]

I know of a local girl (experienced rider - 'club' member) that used to love to scrape her pegs until one time the peg caught a pot hole.  Flipped her around and killed her. 

I'm only impressed if you can scrape both at the same time 

[Ken R]

And another... SAME CORNER!   Hmmmm... both bikes are RKCs... manufactures defect?

Looks like the same bike and rider, both series.

Also, looks like he's probably not going much over 10 - 15 mph.  Background isn't blurry and scrape marks on the ground are short. 

[Rags722]

I just wonder at what point he said to himself "Hey, maybe gloves would have been a good idea today" 

[hdpegscraper]

Two different bikes shown at Deals Gap, one guy is trying to take a picture while riding, and the other is busy waving.
Some people should keep their hands on the handle bars. Deals Gap is alot of fun, If, you pay attention.

[hdpegscraper]

Playin at the Gap.

[guitar sam]

no phu cat,i am over 60 so i know better than try all three at once.  no, i am right handed and the scraped the right one by not trying.
when i was younger and would drink then ride i would probably try to do all three.  wheelies were my big thing in the 70s.  till i drank too much an over did it and bottomed out the shocks and almost went over the bars.  that's when i quit doing that.  now i am old and have no one left to impress but myself

gs

[Phu Cat]

Craig, I think you're right about most people not practicing their skills enough.  Being able to tell when your pegs or floor board are about to scrape is an important skill so you can turn as sharp as possible in an emergency.

Somebody mentioned 'keeping their hide'.  Yep, hide don't come cheap and the discomfort while it's regrowing tends to remind us to think a little differently next time.  Better to learn from seein somebody else's road rash than your own.

PC

[crow]

Loved scrapping the floorboards on my 93 Heritage. But my have not taken the Road King that far over while riding.
After I saw the same pictures from the Dragon a few years back I went home and slowly laid my Road King in it's side.
My front crash bar touched the ground 1st never allowing my floorboard to touch.
This in my mind meant that if I were to lean into a curve the my crash bar will touch 1st liftin the front tire off the road resulting
in the same type crash we just saw.

How are you guys on dressers able to lean far enough into a turn to scrape floorboards and not hit the crash bar?

[IBARider]

My '02 and '08 would scrape floor boards without hitting crash bar.  And everytime i drop it on the crash bar, the floor boards are pushed up.  does RK have same frame and boards?

[Ken R]

My Ultra definitely scrapes the floorboards first, before the crash bars.  In fact, the iron floorboard support structures (under the boards) scrape before the crash bar touches.   I have my boards in the lowest positions (for my long legs). 

Ken

[truck]

My Ultra definitely scrapes the floorboards first, before the crash bars.  In fact, the iron floorboard support structures (under the boards) scrape before the crash bar touches.   I have my boards in the lowest positions (for my long legs). 

Ken

I was thinking that his boards are set higher too.
My 2001 Ultra scrapes the right board fairly easily and the left side foot board bracket scrapes first, what's up with that?

[rad3766]

Ive got my boards down low so the crashbar doesnt lever the front tire off the ground as has been mentioned.
Im no hero in the twisties though; most board draggin I do is playing around in the parking lot. 

[PoorUB]

How are you guys on dressers able to lean far enough into a turn to scrape floorboards and not hit the crash bar?

I cheat, I have extenders on my footboard brackets that move the footboards out, about 3/4". The RH board scrapes pretty often, but the left side bracket scraps about the same time as the board. Spooky when it happens on a fast corner!
Last year we fell behind a ways going up Beartooth Pass so I was pushing it a bit to catch up to the group. When I scraped the footboards, my wife riding on back questioned what was the noise. I told her what it was and asked if it bothered her. She said it was ok, she just wondered what it was. She mentioned at the time she was clearing out the bad pictures on the camera, so I guess she was not too worried!

[EagleFTE]

Scraped the chrome off my Heritage right board on the way home from the dealer on the first ride.  Some kid in a Honda car was right on my butt and I didn't trust him to give me enough room to make the turn into the sub division so I didn't want to slow down.   I got over it and there were more board scrape to come.  I had scraped the boards on my old RK before but at least not on the first day of ownership.  Damn kids.   

[Ken R]

My floorboard supports look just like that . . . both sides. 

Yup, if I drag a board at over 25 to 30 mph, it's an accident.  I'm too old for that.  But dragging 'em around cones in tight exercises in parking lots is play; the consequences of failure are not nearly as catastrophic.  The only problem is that I 've had to replace my floorboards once already; worn all the way through the rubber, so I try to keep 'em off the pavement nowadays. 

Ken

Ive got my boards down low so the crashbar doesnt lever the front tire off the ground as has been mentioned.
Im no hero in the twisties though; most board draggin I do is playing around in the parking lot.