Leaning to far??

[wogstyler]

Hi all again,
On the weekend me and a mate decided to hit the local range, and on me way down it I got the bike on that much of a lean (to the left) that my side stand hit the road... I managed to do it 3 times!!!! Very scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I checked and the spring and it very tight still as bike only 11 months old.
I pull stand down a little and it just flicks straight back up to where it supposed to be.
Has anyone ever done this too, if so have you rectified it and how?

I was thinking of cutting/grinding the foot on the stand down a little then welding a small piece on the back of it to keep its width.

 

[cbzdel]

I seen a how-to thread on what to do to the FZ6 to make it lean further over, it talked about cutting the side stand, and grinding and/or swapping the pegs as well..

 

[SovietRobot]

On a perfectly flat road, you'll probably lose traction before you hit peg/sidestand.

Now, the problem is that most roads are crested, so leaning one way you'll touch down a lot quicker at much less of a lean.
This is the only problem I have with this bike. I've hit peg, sidestand, and centerstand leaning left on crested roads here. The time I hit the centerstand was scary because the rear tire actually slid a few inches. If I wasn't so fat, I probably would've highsided.

 

[lonesoldier84]

soviet i get the pegs down quite often without losing traction. but that was on my michellin pilor power ct2's. those tires rocked.

 

[Wildcard]

Yea I've scraped pegs before easy, but never the side stand. You leaning pretty extreme on the roads haha. You shifting your body much?

 

[Motogiro]

I took my centerstand off. The center stand is easy to just put the bolt through if you don't have a paddock stand. I don't have my stock foot pegs anymore. I have killer Luckyirishboy209 pegs now. They are really great!

Ate my stock right hand peg a few weeks ago on Palomar Mountain. I'm running Bridgestone BT-021's. I get good stick with these tires but keep in mind I try to get them warmed up before I push them.

To tell you the truth I'm not seeing hitting the side stand before you're on your left foot peg. Maybe a dip in the road?

 

[jtarkany]

soviet i get the pegs down quite often without losing traction. but that was on my michellin pilor power ct2's. those tires rocked.

Right on, and heres the proof (lone, forgive me, I couldn't resist)
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EovGV13FAhQ]YouTube - Why you should warm-up your tires[/ame]

 

[ELIZABETH]

ouch!!!!!!!

 

[Mexi-can't]

I'm right at 160lbs and I have yet to scrape anything on the bike. Rider weight has an big impact on how much lower the pegs and center stand are to the ground.

 

[sFoster]

can't be of much help here yet.
I am still not leaning far enough

 

[lonesoldier84]

Right on, and heres the proof (lone, forgive me, I couldn't resist)
YouTube - Why you should warm-up your tires

haha ROFL. ya thats why i specified on my OLD tires. road 2's you really DO need to warm up. man i miss those pilot powers.

 

[sm00thpapa]

As far as leaning goes, does anyone ever notice they can lean one way more than the other? For instance I can almost get my knee down leaning to the left, but to the right I can barely lean without the fear of low siding. I also find it harder to roll on the throttle while leaning right.

 

[chimneydoc]

I leaned mine so far over it scraped something, it scared me so bad I can't imagine that I'll ever do that again.


Doc

 

[lonesoldier84]

As far as leaning goes, does anyone ever notice they can lean one way more than the other? For instance I can almost get my knee down leaning to the left, but to the right I can barely lean without the fear of low siding. I also find it harder to roll on the throttle while leaning right.

didnt you just start riding? pretty early to be pushing so hard that ur almost dragging a knee. be careful you dont go flying off the road after over-shooting a corner.

 

[sm00thpapa]

didnt you just start riding? pretty early to be pushing so hard that ur almost dragging a knee. be careful you dont go flying off the road after over-shooting a corner.

Yeah been riding about 4 months and been practicing with a Ninja 250R, getting real comfortable real quick.

 

[wogstyler]

I get my pegs scraping all the time. I love it, it feels great hay.
I running Continental Sport Attack tires and they hang on beautifully, cant fault hem yet. Just gotta see how long they last. Me centre stand dosent give me any trouble as it is tucked away better then the side stand on the bike.
It happened to me on 3 different corners and they had no dips, rocks or holes in them, the road i was on is fairly flat and i only way about 60kg and a little more with my riding gear on. I been up and down this range a few times and never had this happen. Maybe I getting to ****y and pushing to hard for the bike?
I got the side stand to hit at about 90 km/hr and i can tell you it a scary feeling. The second time it happened it booted me across the road. (lucky no cars coming the other way).
I looked at a r6 stand cause they are alot mor slimline but the mount is completly different.
Sound like I just gotta do some chopping and modding.

 

[stryken]

The lean is a wonderful feeling, especially when you feel the road scraping at the toes of your boots. I am fortunate enough to live on some very curvy roads so I had to learn to ride on some tough roads last year. It is so much nicer now that I have a 180 under me instead of the old 130 of the ex500. The only thing is the Missouri back roads are so rough, not smooth pavement more like a gravely pavement. I have 2500 miles on my factory tires, see how they are really scrubbed from the rough roads.

Strips finally gone. :cheer:

 

[lonesoldier84]

Yeah been riding about 4 months and been practicing with a Ninja 250R, getting real comfortable real quick.

comfort is a good thing. just be aware that it is still possible to get in over your head VERY quickly when new. I had a high comfort level when i started riding. I dragged pegs too. But my form wasnt very good compared to what it could have been and also it is very easy to start panicking when something goes wrong in a corner.

when you are new and grinding your pegs you are almost always riding at over 90-95% of your skill threshold. as a rule of thumb you never want to get over 70-75% so you will not get in over your head. you want to ride the bike you dont want the bike riding you.

I say this because I almost ran off the road about 3 times in my first year.

Also one of the MAJOR causes of death and serious injury for new riders is overshooting corners. You think you are comfortable but very close to being in over your head.

 

[sm00thpapa]

comfort is a good thing. just be aware that it is still possible to get in over your head VERY quickly when new. I had a high comfort level when i started riding. I dragged pegs too. But my form wasnt very good compared to what it could have been and also it is very easy to start panicking when something goes wrong in a corner.

when you are new and grinding your pegs you are almost always riding at over 90-95% of your skill threshold. as a rule of thumb you never want to get over 70-75% so you will not get in over your head. you want to ride the bike you dont want the bike riding you.

I say this because I almost ran off the road about 3 times in my first year.

Also one of the MAJOR causes of death and serious injury for new riders is overshooting corners. You think you are comfortable but very close to being in over your head.

Good advice, I'll make sure and use it. I only practice in closed parking lots at night doing tight ovals. If I fall it will only affect me and not put anyone else in danger.

 

[PowellB]

does anyone ever notice they can lean one way more than the other? ... I also find it harder to roll on the throttle while leaning right.

I definitely favor the left as well. It took almost a month from the time I got my left knee down to my right. For me, I couldn't hang off the bike on the throttle side as much because it was uncomfortable the way I held the bars. Once I realized this, I concentrated on relaxing my grip and rotating my right hand a bit as I leaned and I finally got comfortable on both sides. Definitely took some getting used to working the throttle like that. It's really just a slight change, but it feels huge to overcome thousands of miles of muscle memory