anyone worried about how far you can lean????

[beRto]

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[asobi]

Speaking from personal experience, you want to avoid having anything that's not hinged (like the footpeg) hitting the ground, and you want to make sure that the footpeg is the first thing that hits, and ease up when it does. The margin for error is not great.

Embarrassing personal anecdote: my very first motorcycle came with a set of highway bars/case guards. I did not like the look, but I figured I'd screw up and drop the bike, so I'd leave them on for a while. Rode for a while. Had not dropped the bike yet (I MSFed before I started riding). One day I'm out having a fine time on the delightful twists of NY 327, and then my front wheel is off the ground, I'm sliding along the road, and the bike is sliding away in front of me. The highway bar was lower than the footpeg - when it hit the ground, it pried the front wheel off the road.

Bike hit the far ditch, flipped, bent the handlebar, dented the tank. I rode it home, stripped off the handlebar, ordered a replacement, beat on the tank a bit and painted a patch, and took the $#!&*!! highway bar off. I've been warning people about the hidden dangers of poorly designed accessories ever since - after all, I could have had oncoming traffic and a very different outcome.

I'm actually very interested in people's opinions about case guards now, because I bought a set of these (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=32714.0) and installed them last fall.  Now I'm wondering if that was a smart idea - it'll protect the engine in the event of a lowside, but if I'm riding aggressively it might make a lowside more likely...

Anyone have thoughts or opinions on this?  The guards do stick out from the body quite a bit because of how beefy they are - in hindsight I would have preferred guards that stayed very close to the side of the engine.

[Teek]

I have those, one is cracked however, and they have to come off soon to put my chin  spoiler on.

Some people put frame sliders on nakeds even though they are for faired bikes. Just an idea, thewy are neater and closer. You can get them for the front of the frame and also the swingarm on some bikes, only a couple are made that will fit a GS.

[oobyscoot]

i hate turning, it scares me. i have like 1 inch chicken strips. 

Ihave chicken strips but thats because of the foot pegs. As the foot pegs wear down, the chicken strips get thinner.

[yooblonder]

I'm actually very interested in people's opinions about case guards now, because I bought a set of these (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=32714.0) and installed them last fall.  Now I'm wondering if that was a smart idea - it'll protect the engine in the event of a lowside, but if I'm riding aggressively it might make a lowside more likely...

Anyone have thoughts or opinions on this?  The guards do stick out from the body quite a bit because of how beefy they are - in hindsight I would have preferred guards that stayed very close to the side of the engine.

I dunno.   Me thinks we needs a guinea-pig.  Any volunteers?  (Maybe whoever has them...)

[gaspy]

Speaking from personal experience, you want to avoid having anything that's not hinged (like the footpeg) hitting the ground, and you want to make sure that the footpeg is the first thing that hits, and ease up when it does. The margin for error is not great.

I've been warning people about the hidden dangers of poorly designed accessories ever since - after all, I could have had oncoming traffic and a very different outcome.

I'm actually very interested in people's opinions about case guards now, because I bought a set of these (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=32714.0) and installed them last fall.  Now I'm wondering if that was a smart idea - it'll protect the engine in the event of a lowside, but if I'm riding aggressively it might make a lowside more likely...

Anyone have thoughts or opinions on this?  The guards do stick out from the body quite a bit because of how beefy they are - in hindsight I would have preferred guards that stayed very close to the side of the engine.

Hm, I just received my SW-Motech Case Guards. I have no interest in guinea pigging them to see what happens if they drag on turns. Has anyone else had problems with case guards causing a low side? I'd reconsider using them..

[yooblonder]

I don't blame ya... reconsidering sounds a sensible idea given the risks.

[spc]

Well, as long as someone supplies the bike I'll be the test monkey

[PuddleJumper]

I don't worry about my lean angle, I just go around the curve. But then I have chicken stripes. 

I still enjoy my ride. 

Gaspy, are those the 3 point case guards? If they are and you decide not to use them, I would be interested in taking them off your hands.

Be safe
PJ

[Jlittle]

Ugh i try to scrape my knee or even the pegs once but it always feels like my rear tire is slipping when i lean too far over.  I have hit the edge of my tire once or twice but no pegs hitting or knee.  I also have a larger tire on the stock rims

[frankieG]

i touch down but not so much since i got my woodcraft rearsets....just be careful and make sure your tires are warm

[TarzanBoy]

If you are scraping hard parts on a GS500 on the street, then you 100% have shitty body position.  Get some instruction or read Twist of the Wrist II (by Keith Code) or something before you wipeout