j2theb
Junior Member
I had some questions about some things I've read on the forums re: dragging parts on the track. As I've read in the forums some people have removed their center stands because they've said it drags when leaning on the track. I wanted to describe my experiance at the track yesterday and get an understanding of if these people have additional mods or if its a precaution. Anyway... I'm at the track yesterday for the first time. I'm a fairly aggressive leaner on the street. By the 2nd session I was hitting my warning feelers so much I removed them. I ended up going further over to the point where I was scraping my actual peg on the right side. On the left I was dragging my kick stand before I even touched the peg. On the left side of the tire, I have about 1MM of strip that didn't get touched very much as it didn't have a lot of clag on it from the track. So basically I can't use that part of the tire unless I remove my kick stand... (I have pics of all scraping and tires if anyone is curious)
I guess my question is, what gives? If the kick stand & pegs drags far before the center stand, whats the point of removing the center stand (from a it drags on the street perspective). Are people that mentioned this removing their kick stand and running non-stock pegs as well? is this a just a precaution? Has someone had a diff exp.?
While I thought I had a good hang off the bike, I realized its crap and I'm leaning too far than is necessary for my speeds. Next time I go back I'm really planning to focus on how I hang off the bike. I'm not scared of getting her close to the ground, but I could definitely go faster, safer if I learn how to hang off properly.
I guess my question is, what gives? If the kick stand & pegs drags far before the center stand, whats the point of removing the center stand (from a it drags on the street perspective). Are people that mentioned this removing their kick stand and running non-stock pegs as well? is this a just a precaution? Has someone had a diff exp.?
While I thought I had a good hang off the bike, I realized its crap and I'm leaning too far than is necessary for my speeds. Next time I go back I'm really planning to focus on how I hang off the bike. I'm not scared of getting her close to the ground, but I could definitely go faster, safer if I learn how to hang off properly.