Hmmmmm...you guys are not encouraging at all! I am not a light weight, but okay for my height 5'10" and 172 lbs. I wonder if rider weight makes a difference? I also have XOPRODOX foot pegs and they are quite a bit bigger than stock. Do you scrap your pegs too or just the pipes? I really hate how high the back fender sits! My husband has the PCS lowering kit on his Raider which lowered it about 2 inches. No problems with the pipes scraping (he has cobra swepts too) just getting it in and out of the trailer for shows.
Should I install it?
I've gotten used to cornering and slowing down when I need to... after the first couple of scrapes on the frame and the pegs, I slowed down, so yes... I have scraped the pegs, but it was only on the first day that I put in the shock and I haven't done it since...
The only time I scraped my Samson pipes on a turn was before I changed out the shock and it was on a down to the right turn, ever since then I have slowed down and understand the feel of my bike.
It's not as bad as you think, just take everything slowly like you were driving a low rider (even if you haven't visualize it)... practice putting your heel down a little bit to feel out the corner with the heel of your foot while it's on the peg... when you feel it scrap a little bit, that is when you should slow down and straighten out the bike a tad bit on the corner. BTW, 172 lbs compared to us is a lightweight, I weight around 230 lbs myself, don't ask Steve's weight, think he broke his scale...
