progressive suspension scrapping pegs

[rocketjohn]

I am at stock height and can negotiate any curve without scraping....but I am not Mike Hailwood...so I may be using a speed that doesn't require knee dragging.

 

[scot in exile]

Let me make myself a little more clearer, dragging floorboards or pegs on purpose is fun as these items have give to them when we start dragging fixed points on the bike bad things can happen. They used to sell hero blobs that would give off different colour sparks used to love riding behind someone with them on it was like the 4th July

 

[Claviger]

If your a peg dragging kind of guy, do yourself a favor and buy longer rear shocks. Reset the front ride height to "just the cap showing" on the forks in the trees.

Negotiating a turn without dragging is easy, negotiating without dragging while hauling ass.... that's hardware limited and a lowered rocket is not a fast rocket through corners.

 

[GarrisonMatt]

What do your chicken strips look like?

If you have the standard 150 section up front you will NOT use the last inch of rubber on either side. The rear is a different story - with stock suspension setup you can run right to the edge of the 240's. I think this is a far better gauge for lean angle ... If you roll off the edge of the rear you've leaned too far (which is supposed to 35°).

LHS peg rail will scrape before you run out rubber and the RHS exhaust heat sheild will touch down after the the peg has worn.

I'd put the stock boingers back on the rear (4 bolts and 5mins work) and see what happens...good luck

So here are pictures I just took. Again I've the bike for 10 days, rode about 300 miles and have been in one canyon for maybe 20 miles. Looks like I'm near the edge of the rubber

 

[Claviger]

So here are pictures I just took. Again I've the bike for 10 days, rode about 300 miles and have been in one canyon for maybe 20 miles. Looks like I'm near the edge of the rubber

Hmm, do you move the butt out of the saddle at all when cornering?

 

[GarrisonMatt]

Hmm, do you move the butt out of the saddle at all when cornering?

I haven't since I rode sport bikes but looks like I'm gunna have to again. Haha it's gunna take some practice with the big bike. Again I love to ride hard and fast.... why I got the rocket, I'll try the stock rear shocks and see what I get, then I'll upgrade to an after market shock that is more stock size of that works. I just ordered exhaust and intake so I'm gunna have to wait a bit so the wife won't kill me haha

 

[Steel]

Stock rear shocks on the Roadster are better than what came stock on the older R3s. But like has been said, stock height would help if you corner aggressively.

 

[1olbull]

Dump the short shockies!
Get some GOOD Progressive 444 HDs at 13 inch if your legs can reach.
Note: ALL Progressive shockies are not created equal! Go 444s or go elsewhere.
If not cursed with a 29" inseam, I'd be running some 13"!!! Might just get me some elevator boot soles!
The scraping turns into dangerous digging at higher speed because the piss poor OEM shocks allow the bike to wallow up and down from the G-forces.
Definitely do the Progressive front springs, at the least or better if affordable.
I ruined a kick bolt, ground some engine casing, engine guards and left side peg rail and eventually crashed before I wised up and went Progressive (320mm on rear).

 

[Tripps]

Hagon Nitro rears are pretty good, too.

 

[Claviger]

I've seen it first hand, I had no idea an R3 could drag so much of the motor lol!

I recon there are three things fighting you with those shocks @GarrisonMatt , 1 I'm guessing your not a light weight, 2 I'm guessing the Progressive shocks on it are undersprung for your weight, 3 They're obviously too short.

Regarding butt off seat, I find just shifting one cheek out in the air and leaning the torso to be about even with the edge of the tank provides a substantial change in lean angle. If you lean out further, like you would on a sportbike it starts to have a pretty non-linear effect, and makes steering go a bit light, at least on my bike. By that point, I'm going fast enough round a bend to trigger some involuntary poop leaving the bung hole