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Looking at the V11 today, it ocurred to me that the cans might touch down at the same time as or even before the pegs....

 

As I am MUCH to old and staid to make a practical experiment out of the observation, perhaps the more adventurous out there could tell me?

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Push it over – you'll soon find out

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Push it over – you'll soon find out

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:(

 

I tried on a local roundabout, but I don't have the bottle.

Guest ratchethack
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I think it depends on a few things such as how much you weigh, springs, fork spacers, where the fork is set in the triples, etc. Also, I think the stock mufflers touch down first, at least on the right, but if you've gone to shorter, slimmer aftermarket cans, I think the pegs drag first? I haven't yet dragged pegs, but on the left, I used to scratch my sidestand enough to grind off considerable metal until I followed a tip here from Mike and trimmed down the rubber sidestand stop by half. This made a big difference - haven't touched it down since. :race:

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The stock can on the right seems to be offset from the centre of the bike rather more than the left one, presumably to clear the final drive. I think it would go down before the peg.

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:(

 

I tried on a local roundabout, but I don't have the bottle.

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I don't mean when you're on it!

Play safe for goodness sake. Stand beside it, then give it a shove.

Or kick away the side stand.

And observe.

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I don't mean when you're on it!

Play safe for goodness sake. Stand beside it, then give it a shove.

Or kick away the side stand.

And observe.

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I was thinking of a non-destructive test.....

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You could go kick Belfast's over.

 

LMAO !

 

on the left its the sidestand.. (scraped a couple of mm away)..

 

dunno about the right.

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On the right its my toe, but I do ride like Charlie Chaplin and have big feet.

 

On the left my side stand rubber fell off, I've not touched anything yet

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On the right its my toe, but I do ride like Charlie Chaplin and have big feet.

 

On the left my side stand rubber fell off, I've not touched anything yet

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Toes is all I've been able to grind too..............

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rightcan.jpgsidestand.jpgOn the right it's the can, on the left the sidestand.  I don't know why they've got 'hero knobs' on the pegs.

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You sure you didn't sneak pictures of my bike somehow? Honestly, this is the same stuff that's happening to mine.

I kind of wish the footpegs would grind first, they move, the muffler doesn't!!

Ciao, Steve G.

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