Angles

[Jamie]

Ok, 200k's of dry Alpine roads today. Dry for a change. Looking for max rpm's and... max leaning angles, after 3 months (already???) of cold winter rides. No problem with rev's. "La Petite" (that's her name) eagerly goes to max all the way to 4th gear. But, as far as cornering clearance (and speed) is concerned, she... disappoints. In other words, no matter where I position my boots on the pegs, they scrape the asphalt. Or the gear lever hits it first!!! And I just can't shave these half-an-inch chicken strips left on the front rubber.

The fact of the matter is that, compared to the donor bike, the Daytona 675, the pegs and levers sit about 1 3/4 inch (4 centimeters) HIGHER. I knew that and, having owned a Daytona, I felt it was an acceptable trade-off. Acceptable it ain't. Money permitting, I am gonna retrofit Daytona pegs and foot levers

Life is a party. Jamie

[Shakey]

Hasn't there been a post about aftermarket rearsets for the Street Triple? If so they might save you some coin Jamie. How's that D675 rear shock working out for you? Sounds like you're having fun.

[spiki-spikester]

This is from another forum. It shows the difference quite nicely.

[Jamie]

It does show the peg height difference I was rambling about, doesn't? Of course, unlike the green Steety rider, I keep my feet as far back on the pegs as I can but, still, banking clearance leaves to be desired. Jamie

[CrazyCam]

I know what you're getting at Jamie.

At the track day at Philip Island, to keep my inside boot clear of the track I had to have just the tip of the toe on the peg.

Given that I didn't buy my striple as a track bike, I found that clearance for cornering was quite adequate.

As far as the revs go, mine would get to the rev limiter in 5th, quite happily but wasn't doing much in the way of going faster once I changed to 6th.

Again, as a naked bike, I found that a corrected top speed of 210 kph (trip computer recorded 221 kph) was quite acceptable.

As for the chicken strips on the front tyre, haven't you got an angle grinder?

[triffin]

Also check your static sag on the rear. Could make a big difference. And most important, hang off the bike (at least a bit). Besides getting more clearance, the bike is also more upright. Wich makes the suspension work better.

The guy in the pic probably forgot to tuck his foot in....

3 months...and then i'm going to the alps...cant wait.

[RichinTampa]

You could do a bit more moving around on the seat. Shifting your weight to the inside of the turn will allow the bike to stay more upright.

[CrazyCam]

Originally Posted by Jamie

And I just can't shave these half-an-inch chicken strips left on the front rubber.

Now, this is from someone riding in the winter in Switzerland, on a bike with the Daytona shock installed.

I somehow don't think he needs any hints about cornering.

As for grounding the gear shifter!

[andy1100xx]

Originally Posted by Jamie

And I just can't shave these half-an-inch chicken strips left on the front rubber.

I noticed this on my last time on the track...the rear was running off the edge but the front still had the same chicken strips on them. I mentioned this to the Pirelli fitter who was there fitting tyres for customers who after having a look said a lot of this is down to the profile of the OEM front tyre.

Originally Posted by Jamie

The fact of the matter is that, compared to the donor bike, the Daytona 675, the pegs and levers sit about 1 3/4 inch (4 centimeters) HIGHER.

Is this true? I also understood that the two bikes were different but I was told on another thread that they are the same so I checked and if you compare the two following pics they do look the same to me.





In the track picture above I just think that's foot positioning.

Cheers
Andy

[Jamie]

The dealer and I measured the difference in height. The part n°'s are different, too. Jamie.