I'm wondering if more cornering clearance can be had be removing the peg feelers. Has anyone done this without scraping hard parts? Years ago I did this on my FZR, after ditching the oem muffler for something more compact. Even without the feelers the pegs were the first thing to touch down. Yamaha put a long feeler on the right side to touch down before the stock canister, and put the same length on the left side for appearances. The left side peg feeler was unneccessary from the get go. I'm curious, is this the case with the C14? I could use a little more lean angle now and then.
-RC
The pegs fold - so how much more clearance do you need?
I have taken one peg feeler clean off and I have gotten that peg to scrape a couple times since the feeler disappeared. I have yet to scrape hard parts. The lean angle on the C14 is criticized by the moto rags but I find that it has quite a bit of clearance aside from the low and wide set pegs.
The pegs will give you plenty of warning. My rule is if I have to lift my foot off the peg, it's time to straighten out. I did quite a bit of testing with that. Unless you race, you will be un-nerved before anything important scrapes the ground. That is even without those little feelers.
exactly .I think you misunderstood me. Even without the little feelers, the pegs still contact the ground well before anything else, including brake and shifter.
the feelers are there to warn you .
Take em off then you be scraping the brake and shift levers before the peg hits.
I think you misunderstood me. Even without the little feelers, the pegs still contact the ground well before anything else, including brake and shifter.
you dont usually realize it till you look down on chewed up levers.Maybe if you have your shifter adjusted downward that might be possible. I haven't tried that. From stock position or higher, I have never had a problem. Now if you like to use the rear brake while making hard right turns, scraping the pedal is the least of your problems.
exactly .
the feelers are there to warn you .
Take em off then you be scraping the brake and shift levers before the peg hits.
Stock or aftermarket cannister? I'm still running stock, but I'll swap it if it hits before the peg.
-RC
I will find out shortly now that spring seems to finally be setting in here in the northwest.
I hear ya. (Tacoma) After I got done installing a PCV, I took a nice trip to the Oregon border and back. Beautiful day.
Oh ya, 70 and sunny today here in Portland!! About freakin time it stopped raining...