Cobra swepts dragging in right hand corners

[Thug]

I realize that the bike is a "chopper" but it doesn't preclude me riding hard. The Fury handles better than my '01 Shadow Sabre IMO overall. The first thing I noticed was the dragging of the pipes in hard right hand turns. Part of the issue is off-camber road surfaces but the other is the lower pipes most of the time. Has anyone else really dragged the pipes? I would expect it to happen if the springs have been lowered or otherwise dropping the rear. I've bumped the pre-load on the spring up quite a bit but still manage to drag. Anyone else?

[Exredninjaguy]

I have heard this from quite a few Cobra owners.

[Thug]

I actually wrote them asking what paint to use to cover the bare metal from the scratches and they suggested the black header paint (ceramic). I also suggested they start shipping an extended peg post for the right-hand side that is long enough to indicate max cornering angle. I'm starting to wonder about fabbing a new mount extension to raise the rear of the pipes a bit but it's going to change the lines which I don't want to really do. It's not just the tips that drag either.

[Bandit]

Added the 3" risors to the forks just about eliminated the scraping (have Cobra pipes and lowering spring)

[captainfester]

agree with all posts above. they do drag. esp if going into a turn that is uphill. like a driveway.

also have heard that extenders do the job as far as stopping the scrapping. i have the cobra slashdowns + extenders. when i ride two up and the preload is all the way out (soft) i scrape the back end near the tips.

[BlueDragon]

Yes, I have scratched my cobra swepts but only in tight right turns in the mountain twisties.

[mrbyber]

The dealer scraped them the day they installed them on the test ride!
They didn't bother to tell me of course! But because someone else motioned it a long time ago I actually looked under the pipes to see and sure as shit he rubbed them.
I have also done it on a single occasion. But with the 3"extenders that come with the 8 degree trees it raises the front of the bike enough to where I don't think it will happen again.

[460brevill]

mine scraped all the time on hard rights.i put 3 inch extenders on with the lowering spring and hardly ever hit now.

[Thug]

Well, I guess I'm going to have to try out the 8* rake and 3 inch extender kit. I'll upgrade and stretch my brake and control lines then at the same time. You guys should get commissions each time a product helps someone out.

I really don't enjoy dragging metal, especially if one day it causes me to post up on something.

[captainfester]

you dont have to go 8*'s if you dont want. if you do awesome they are pretty cool