is scraping your pegs dangerouse or good?

[baldy]

Well, what the title says really. I seem to do it a lot going around roundabouts. I sh*t myself when it happens. I don't want to get my knee down withe no protection as it could hurt so I squash them into the bike.
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[aqualung1]

hmm all depends if you damage your pegs too much the washing falls off the line

[baldy]

Ha ha ha ha ha





you're not getting the point, foot pegs i mean, but a good one
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[tgabber]

Think about it - the designers of the bike thought about the safe maximum lean angle and positioned the pegs accordingly. You are scraping them, what does this tell you?
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[M1ke]

Pegs can dig in and flip you off your bike. I know alot of people who have crashed doing this.

If you are getting your peg that is way far enough, if you still have hero blobs on, take them off as this will give you a bit more lean before the pegs touch.

[baldy]

o.k. just wondering becuase i seem to do it a lot and i'm getting worried. I must get my knee down.

cheers.
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[aqualung1]

seriously now (honest)

I never get that brave round roundabouts too much muck on roads for such antics
most of my bikes dont corner that well, if anything touches down i worry,
mindyou had use of a serious lowridder triumph with spinger front end, you coould scrape almost anything on that

[baldy]

[M1ke]

You sure its your peg going down and not your toe? Nsr's have low foot pegs anyway compared to the rs and mito.

You best bet is to get some knee sliders and hang off more

[baldy]

Definetly my peg because my toes are all there still (I think).......(me checks feet for missing toes)....
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[dibbster]

Do your best monkey impression and hang off more, you are better off with your knee on the tarmac than your peg!
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[tgabber]

Erm, surely the whole knee down thing is irrelvant and a bit of a red herring. If the peg is scraping the ground the bike is being lent over too far, which implies that you are cornering too fast.
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[dandit]

The other day I had my mate on the back of my bandit and now the bike look's like it's been chucked down the road. I had my foot peg, Exhaust, Centrestand and my back brake lever on the deck round some roundabouts Is that safe
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