Triumphrat

och2pot

OK all you canyon carvers, who's worn the hero blobs off then? I'm still sitting tight on my credit card as I'm not sure a T-bird will have the ground clearance I need for some fast twisties, especially 2-up.
Just been to Skye again , 200 miles each way of empty highland roads, and although I've had 3 short test rides on a T-bird, , I've scraped something metal on each ride. Great bike and handles well too but can you lean off on the corners to stop it grounding??
(I'm riding a 955 Sprint ST and and old,much modified for speed 1200 Sportster) But a BB kitted Tbird does tempt me-I'm not really a cruiser but like a big grunty twin and HD's aren't in the same league as a T-bird.

large

I ask this question and never got a definte reply to I test drove one finally they will lean as far as a dynaglide harley in my opinion harley says that is is 29-31 degrees can't wait to get mine in the spring i'm going with sliver&black the internet does not do the color justice. i test drove at carolina euro in greensboro,NC any one had any issues good or bad with them?

Wambo

From the two demo rides I've done, the only thing that touches down is the peg feelers. I think the rest of the bike has plently of clearance. I would take off the feeler, and grind a bevel on the end of the pedal to make it a fine cornerer. I base this on the fact that I was lifting my inside foot off the peg in the corner and it would fold up and nothing else on the bike scraped. I think it otherwise to be rock steady in the corners.

Thunderdude

Just a thought I had the other day but haven't tested. How much difference does the rear shock setting make in lean angle? I went from 1 to 2 and it seems like I'm not hitting the feelers as often. Does it make a difference? or have I just mentally registered how far I can go before hitting?

Loumatt

I've had my bird for 1100 clicks so far and I've done a fair bit of riding in some twisty stuff. I've scraped the peg feelers while pushing it, but also managed to alter my corner entries a little to limit it, but nothing drastic. This is the only downside to a bike that has been more than I expected. It handles everything except decent lean angles..but it is a cruiser after all, even though riding it feels much more than just a cruiser...I love it. I will experiment with the rear suspension pre-load to see if it makes any difference also, but I'm a lousy 70kg so uping the pre-load will make her nice and stiff in the rear end for me. I may even resort to the peg feeler grind down and bevel. We'll see.

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Loumatt

What am I talking about?....grind down the peg feelers? They can unscrew off !..I may try this, but the bottom of the pegs look too nice to then go and scrape them around a bend.

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Thatch

I've just ground them down by use .... Working on my second set now.

Loumatt

Holy crap Thatch...see what happens when you get the British Custom pipes and the BB kit...you become a thunderbirder from hell...mad as, and no regard for the beast. Dunno bout you , but I hate it when the pegs touch...especially hard. I tend to lift my inside foot when i hit a bend deep. Go for it fella !

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Rob 93ZR-1

I hate the limit of the feelers. I may take them off and plug them with just a set screw. I try to keep my feet on the pegs so that the edge of my boot touches first. This bike loves to be leaned over!!!

Wambo

So very true!