Hombre, I just wish we could compare leaning angles and cornering speeds in person, my standard wheels, tyres and pegs (or what's left of them) notwitstanding. I am reportedly good enough at that game. Another "mean leaning" addict, Wilbur, would love to partake, I am sure. Best. Jamie

That would be a kick, Jamie.

If you get a chance, Hombre, make a video of your bike going through the twistys. I would like to see what your mods do for the lean angle.

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Will do. Without the engine mounted foot rails, and with rear-rear sets, there is nothing to scrape until you run out of tire. An R3 is surprisingly nimble setup this way.

I've been looking at the POV helmet cam system to take some good twisty footage: http://www.vio-pov.com/index.php?_kk...FSBMGgodh2uHXg

Hombre, Wibur-t, I am tempted. Silly me, I have beaten numerous hypersports bikes on local hill climbs. I really have. Some (most?) of them "owned" by surprise. Feet off the pegs (they fold up, don't they?), chrome undercarriage (foot rails) then scraping the asphalt (that's a so-called "wear" item, isn't it ?) non-stop from one curve to the other with just a marginal amount of counter-steering and rear-end sliding, engine rpm's 's kept @ around 6'000 rpm's no matter the gear and, once in a while, when the bike starts (usually in a violent fashion) bouncing off that dreaded chrome undercarriage, some belated recourse to the brakes... and split seconds of intense meditation... .

Jamie

U still got the frame and a lot of people scrape that