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Mikef5000
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 11:59 am: | 
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I wish I had a picture of my body position, but I don't.
The photographer at Mid Ohio didn't get a single picture of me leaning much at all. I don't know if they left before the last two sessions (when I got in 'the zone') or I'm just unlucky.
That's not quite fair...Firebolts have a lot more lean angle before they start dragging hard parts than tubers...even when the tubers have rearsets, as most tuber rearsets set the pegs wider than the stockers.
My thoughts exactly. We're comparing very different beasts here.
(Message edited by mikef5000 on November 07, 2007) |
Henrik
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 12:35 pm: |
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It's never a good idea to out-ride the hardware. If you're dragging hard parts you're a crash waiting to happen.
I had rear-sets on my S3 when I was using it for track days and never touched a peg - or toe for that matter. But the day my raised and tucked-in kickstand touched down and levered the rear wheel clear off the ground, sidestepping the bike a good 5-10" was the day I went looking for a used SV for track duty. Major pucker factor - and it could have gone *much* worse.
Hard stuff that touches pavement and doesn't give is bad ju-ju. Be careful out there.
As for your toe slider issue. Are you riding with the ball of your feet on the pegs?
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Mikef5000
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 12:49 pm: |
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Balls of the feet were definitely on the pegs.
Here's the aftermath pictures:
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Josh_
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 01:08 pm: |
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Balls of the feet, toes in.
Its a different bike, but I shaved the brake lever and never touched my feet
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Rocketsprink
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 04:56 pm: |
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Mutation_racer
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 07:43 pm: |
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if you doing that to your pegs/boots/toe sliders, you need to change your riding style. Its gonna bight you one day. Get off the bike |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 03:46 pm: |
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quote: But the day my raised and tucked-in kickstand touched down and levered the rear wheel clear off the ground, sidestepping the bike a good 5-10" was the day I went looking for a used SV for track duty. Major pucker factor - and it could have gone *much* worse.
That's why it's recommended to remove the kickstand. All it takes is replacing a $0.50 retaining ring. |
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