Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted September 24, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) Was checking my tires on my Niken and noticed how close to the edges I was scuffing the tires. According to the Niken manual, one hits peg scrapers at 43 degrees with maximum steering locked out at 45 degrees. I can say confidently that I never went that far over on my R1150R. Before I start imagining crazy stuff like being the next Valentino Rossi, how far does everyone lean into the corners as evidenced by scuffing on your tire photos? Edited September 24, 2020 by maximNikenGT 1 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted September 24, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted September 24, 2020 This was after a ride about a week ago, Bridgestone S22. I'm not sure about actual degrees of lean. 2 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo3 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Whatever peg scraping angle is on the tracer gt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted September 24, 2020 Author Supporting Member Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, betoney said: This was after a ride about a week ago, Bridgestone S22. I'm not sure about actual degrees of lean. Think I have to excuse myself to go sit at the children's table now. Wow that is close to the edge! 3 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted September 24, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 minute ago, maximNikenGT said: Think I have to excuse myself to go sit at the children's table now. Wow that is close to the edge! I'm curious, if you lean your Niken over at full lock before the outer tire starts to lift, how close are you to the edge on the rear tire? Will it allow you to reach the sidewall? ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelayo Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 This far: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pelayo Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) Lock front suspension and scratching the pegs in the floor here Edited December 18, 2020 by pelayo 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 So the next thing to happen will be lifting the OUTSIDE front tire?? WOW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelayo Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) Experieced a couple of times trying it on porpuse at low speed. Not something i want to sufer at hight because, apart for the lock, you start riding a bike with two wheels not following the same line. At that limit standar front tyres are oversteering a lot. To get that angles, the stabilizer bar under the muffler had to be removed, causing just a bit of vibrations but not afecting the balance. Edited December 18, 2020 by pelayo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted December 18, 2020 Author Supporting Member Share Posted December 18, 2020 6 hours ago, pelayo said: WHOA! Bravo to your riding skills! 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted December 18, 2020 Author Supporting Member Share Posted December 18, 2020 4 hours ago, peteinpa said: So the next thing to happen will be lifting the OUTSIDE front tire?? WOW! My thoughts exactly - didn't even think the outside tire would lift! 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted December 18, 2020 Author Supporting Member Share Posted December 18, 2020 6 hours ago, pelayo said: Lock front suspension and scratching the pegs in the floor here This looks way past the 45 degree mechanical limit... All I can think of is this: 1 2 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted December 18, 2020 Author Supporting Member Share Posted December 18, 2020 3 hours ago, pelayo said: Experieced a couple of times trying it on porpuse at low speed. Not something i want to sufer at hight because, apart for the lock, you start riding a bike with two wheels not following the same line. At that limit standar front tyres are oversteering a lot. To get that angles, the stabilizer bar under the muffler had to be removed, causing just a bit of vibrations but not afecting the balance. No way you can do that on the GT because of the center stand. I'm trying to figure out what stabilizer bar you're referring to... 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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