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First hundred mile ride - BikerBob_imp - 08-31-2014
Did my first 100+ mile ride today on my new '14 Deluxe. Added a Comet 2 fairing, Superbrace, Engine Guards and the RLET's. Really enjoy the bike. Fairing cuts enough wind to make freeway riding less tired some. The Superbrace makes the front end a little more planted .... Dragged the pegs a few times without really trying.
Have the Chic Design short front and rear but going to wait for the K and H single seat to be available. Apparently there is a difference between the 2013 and 2014 seat.
Got home and decided to take out my heavily mod'ed and cafe'ed Triumph Bonneville. Love both bikes but completely different rides. CB is smooth as glass and the Bonnevile is raw and rugged.
Here is a couple photos.
RE: First hundred mile ride - Pterodactyl_imp - 08-31-2014
^^^^^. Sounds good to me. It is indeed a lovely bike, Sir.
Cheers
RE: First hundred mile ride - HikerToo_imp - 08-31-2014
wow, dragged pegs, I have yet to do that...but my rear tire chicken strips are down to a few mm's.
RE: First hundred mile ride - Cormanus - 08-31-2014
Sounds good, Bob. Not sure what happened to the photos, but I'm blowed if I can see them.
RE: First hundred mile ride - Lord Popgun - 08-31-2014
I Think Pterodactyl is messing with us.
I don't see any pics either.
RE: First hundred mile ride - Pterodactyl_imp - 08-31-2014
(08-31-2014, 08:41 PM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: I Think Pterodactyl is messing with us.
No way. I can't see them.
Cheers
RE: First hundred mile ride - Novice_imp - 08-31-2014
(08-31-2014, 11:52 AM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: wow, dragged pegs, I have yet to do that...but my rear tire chicken strips are down to a few mm's.
A couple of guys have reported dragging pegs. Me, I like to avoid carrying that much speed into a curve where I need that kind of a lean angle. Maybe I'm just trying to be safe or maybe I'm just a sissy
RE: First hundred mile ride - Pterodactyl_imp - 08-31-2014
(08-31-2014, 10:59 PM)Novice_imp Wrote:(08-31-2014, 11:52 AM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: wow, dragged pegs, I have yet to do that...but my rear tire chicken strips are down to a few mm's.
A couple of guys have reported dragging pegs. Me, I like to avoid carrying that much speed into a curve where I need that kind of a lean angle. Maybe I'm just trying to be safe or maybe I'm just a sissy
A couple of guys have reported dragging pegs. Me, I like to avoid carrying that much speed into a curve where I need that kind of a lean angle. Maybe I'm just trying to be safe or maybe I'm just a sissy
No you're not. Ride in your comfort zone. Don't get out of bed one morning and say "I think I'll put the pegs down today". It's your bike, your life. Stuff what anyone else does. If you want to push the envelope then do it in such a way that your comfort zone expands. Rider courses, study technique, work hard on it and up to it etc. Better qualified people than me can tell, and show, you how.
Cheers mate.
RE: First hundred mile ride - gmike_imp - 09-01-2014
I have a Triumph America that I have 35K miles on and all along thought was smooth. After about 1K on the CB I took the America for a spin. I thought what the heck happened here? Raw and rugged is a good way of putting what I felt. Rumbles through the pegs and bars that I never noticed.
The America is a keeper but the CB is a pleasure
RE: First hundred mile ride - CIP57_imp - 09-01-2014
(08-31-2014, 11:30 PM)Pterodactyl_imp Wrote:(08-31-2014, 10:59 PM)Novice_imp Wrote:(08-31-2014, 11:52 AM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: wow, dragged pegs, I have yet to do that...but my rear tire chicken strips are down to a few mm's.
A couple of guys have reported dragging pegs. Me, I like to avoid carrying that much speed into a curve where I need that kind of a lean angle. Maybe I'm just trying to be safe or maybe I'm just a sissy
A couple of guys have reported dragging pegs. Me, I like to avoid carrying that much speed into a curve where I need that kind of a lean angle. Maybe I'm just trying to be safe or maybe I'm just a sissy
No you're not. Ride in your comfort zone. Don't get out of bed one morning and say "I think I'll put the pegs down today". It's your bike, your life. Stuff what anyone else does. If you want to push the envelope then do it in such a way that your comfort zone expands. Rider courses, study technique, work hard on it and up to it etc. Better qualified people than me can tell, and show, you how.
Cheers mate.
A couple of guys have reported dragging pegs. Me, I like to avoid carrying that much speed into a curve where I need that kind of a lean angle. Maybe I'm just trying to be safe or maybe I'm just a sissy
No you're not. Ride in your comfort zone. Don't get out of bed one morning and say "I think I'll put the pegs down today". It's your bike, your life. Stuff what anyone else does. If you want to push the envelope then do it in such a way that your comfort zone expands. Rider courses, study technique, work hard on it and up to it etc. Better qualified people than me can tell, and show, you how.
Cheers mate. Agreed, ride at your own pace.
I have taken some real hard off & on ramp turns and I'm yet to touch a footpeg feeler. I've tried to force the bike over still have hit nothing. Bike has great clearance.