Ever unintentionally scrape a peg?

Particle Man · 06-05-2009, 02:15 PM

I went out for a ride over lunch intending for it to be just a nice, relaxing ride through the back roads...

For the record, I tend to take fairly conservative lines by choice just because.

I can scrape pegs when I choose, but I tend not to by design

Anyhow, I was riding today and didn't notice that I was riding more and more aggressively to the point where I went into a left hander and scraped my peg without meaning to. Immediately, my mind said STOP and decided to examine what the hell was going on.

UNFORTUNATELY, all of my brain power was focused on reviewing the past events that I blew the NEXT left hander (though I had already slowed down to about 20 or so) and went into the grass briefly before snapping myself out of it and, after a squirly back tire moment, got back on the pavement.

Apparently, I went out more keyed up than I thought.

I'll be keeping an eye out for THAT again going forward! It's safer that way!

Trip · 06-05-2009, 02:16 PM

no, i had vortex rearsets on mine, if I scrape a peg the rear wheel is coming off the ground and I am going to be sliding across the pavement.

shmike · 06-05-2009, 02:17 PM

Yep.

In fact, I've never intentionally scraped a peg.

Avatard · 06-05-2009, 02:21 PM

I have.

I used to race pocket, and the lean angles are ridiculious. I took my Ninja out just to cool down after some warm-ups (wasn't even wearing a helmet...had no intention of "pushing it", I was literally just trying to cool off...) and the next thing I know, I'm scraping peg.

Tmall · 06-05-2009, 02:30 PM

Nope. I've never scraped peg. Which I find odd.

Negligible strips on rear. Very tiny on front and never touched a peg down. (no feelers however, I removed those)

Archren · 06-05-2009, 02:34 PM

I scraped a peg once following a guy down Lime Creek Rd... startled the hell out of me. But it only happened the one time on my old F2.

z06boy · 06-05-2009, 02:50 PM

On a cruiser yes...on a sportbike...no.

the chi · 06-05-2009, 03:27 PM

Yep! Ended up sliding thru T8 at Jennings...

marko138 · 06-05-2009, 03:31 PM

Absolutely...with the wife on back.

HokieDNA01 · 06-05-2009, 03:32 PM

I used to scrape pegs on my Ninja 250 all the time but it didn't have a huge amount of ground clearance. I have never scraped a peg on the Gixxer but I came awful close at the Dragon during the rally when I rolled through a tight left hand switchback and drug my toe slider on the pavement. Had my toes up high on the pegs too. Thats what folding pegs and ground feelers are for.

06-05-2009, 02:15 PM	#1
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Ever unintentionally scrape a peg? I went out for a ride over lunch intending for it to be just a nice, relaxing ride through the back roads... For the record, I tend to take fairly conservative lines by choice just because. I can scrape pegs when I choose, but I tend not to by design Anyhow, I was riding today and didn't notice that I was riding more and more aggressively to the point where I went into a left hander and scraped my peg without meaning to. Immediately, my mind said STOP and decided to examine what the hell was going on. UNFORTUNATELY, all of my brain power was focused on reviewing the past events that I blew the NEXT left hander (though I had already slowed down to about 20 or so) and went into the grass briefly before snapping myself out of it and, after a squirly back tire moment, got back on the pavement. Apparently, I went out more keyed up than I thought. I'll be keeping an eye out for THAT again going forward! It's safer that way! __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

06-05-2009, 02:21 PM	#4
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	I have. I used to race pocket, and the lean angles are ridiculious. I took my Ninja out just to cool down after some warm-ups (wasn't even wearing a helmet...had no intention of "pushing it", I was literally just trying to cool off...) and the next thing I know, I'm scraping peg. __________________ Insert free thought here.

06-05-2009, 02:34 PM	#6
Archren Sham WOW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098 Posts: 2,741	I scraped a peg once following a guy down Lime Creek Rd... startled the hell out of me. But it only happened the one time on my old F2. __________________ Photography "The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time. It was impossible." - Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

06-05-2009, 03:32 PM	#10
HokieDNA01 WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Moto: 2007 Suzuki GSX-r 750 Posts: 1,404	I used to scrape pegs on my Ninja 250 all the time but it didn't have a huge amount of ground clearance. I have never scraped a peg on the Gixxer but I came awful close at the Dragon during the rally when I rolled through a tight left hand switchback and drug my toe slider on the pavement. Had my toes up high on the pegs too. Thats what folding pegs and ground feelers are for. __________________ XX>XY 2014 Honda NC700X 2007 Suzuki GSX-r 750 2000 Yamaha XT225 2004 Kawasaki EX250 (sold)

06-05-2009, 02:17 PM	#3
shmike Follower Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,549	Yep. In fact, I've never intentionally scraped a peg.

06-05-2009, 02:30 PM	#5
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Nope. I've never scraped peg. Which I find odd. Negligible strips on rear. Very tiny on front and never touched a peg down. (no feelers however, I removed those)

06-05-2009, 02:50 PM	#7
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	On a cruiser yes...on a sportbike...no.