05-23-2019, 12:33 PM
(05-23-2019, 11:46 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: My biggest beef with forward controls is my heels scrape the ground, not the pegs in extreme turns. Other than air blowin' up the legs (depending on foot wear), the rider should know their bike and its limitations.
LR brings up a good point about standing up. I was thinking in particular when managing potholes. I recall some cases being a bit of a drag on the handlebars.
Ideally, boot position is different.
Mid controls = balls of feet on pegs
Forward controls = rearmost arch of feet on pegs
Heels shouldn't scrape when boots are located in the latter position and kept close to the transmission. That being said, I still feel an urge to lift the inside foot off the peg a little while its dragging. I do the same with mid controls...need more training under fire to steady the nerves.
(05-23-2019, 11:46 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: My biggest beef with forward controls is my heels scrape the ground, not the pegs in extreme turns. Other than air blowin' up the legs (depending on foot wear), the rider should know their bike and its limitations.
LR brings up a good point about standing up. I was thinking in particular when managing potholes. I recall some cases being a bit of a drag on the handlebars.
On my T-bird, I'm running with about 10 mm edge strips remaining on the rear tire when the peg feelers touch down. Actually that's about the same as my F800GT when I was tossing it around and dragging its (lowered) pegs.
(05-23-2019, 11:46 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: My biggest beef with forward controls is my heels scrape the ground, not the pegs in extreme turns. Other than air blowin' up the legs (depending on foot wear), the rider should know their bike and its limitations.
LR brings up a good point about standing up. I was thinking in particular when managing potholes. I recall some cases being a bit of a drag on the handlebars.
Nobody stands up with forward controls. But you can get your bum off the seat to avoid a jolt. Hard if you're tall, easy if you're short.
(05-23-2019, 12:21 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: We're in the final negotiation stages and by "We" I mean "Cheryl" as this is her bike and her deal. She gets rightfully indignant when bike salesmen assume that she either doesn't ride or only rides on my passenger seat so I would not think of injecting myself in this process. And by "final stages" she's asked that if they can't do anything more on the price, if they could toss in a Triumph leather jacket to sweeten the deal. We'll know more tomorrow, but it's looking good so far.
In your area, the strongest negotiation tactic would be "I'm going to see what other Triumph dealers can do on this bike."