[captainfester]

hey all,
i put on cobra slashdowns and accutronix forward controls. now i seem to be scraping oon right hand turns like you read about. there is no damage on the pipes so im assuming that the frame is what is hitting, there is some paint damage there but i dont know if its new or not.

any ideas on why i would be scraping more now with these add ons, or what it could be? how to fix it?

 

[Snuffdog76]

check the bottom tip of the lower pipe for scuffs. I have accutronix controls as well as cobras and sometimes if I am rushing I'll hear a quick drag on a right turn as well. I couldn't see anything visible but found that lower tip scuffed a little.

 

[captainfester]

any idea what i can do to stop it. im not leaning that far not even close to what i usually do.

 

[mrbyber]

You guys must turn hard.
I also have the same set up and I did scrape once but it was about a hard of a right turn that I could make. I have the stock spring at the lowest setting too.
This seems to be an on going problem. I would say take the turns a little slower. If your hitting the frame I don't know what to tell you about that. I guess you would need to raise the shock up.

 

[skappiris]

You guys must turn hard.
I also have the same set up and I did scrape once but it was about a hard of a right turn that I could make. I have the stock spring at the lowest setting too.
This seems to be an on going problem. I would say take the turns a little slower. If your hitting the frame I don't know what to tell you about that. I guess you would need to raise the shock up.

i agree; what is your suspension set at? if it only happened once it could have been a bit of a rise in the asphalt.

 

[captainfester]

whatever the stock setting is for the shock is what i set it at... it seems to be happening too much. im a big guy 250 and had my fiance on there another 120. should i stiffen it up and how do i do that

 

[mrbyber]

whatever the stock setting is for the shock is what i set it at... it seems to be happening too much. I'm a big guy 250 and had my fiance on there another 120. should i stiffen it up and how do i do that

It is very simple.
Just pull off the side cover under the seat and you will see a knob that you can turn and it will say "low" which is all the way down and the softest ride or
"high" which will raise the bike and be a harder ride. you can test it out by raising it a little bit at a time until you stop scraping.
I am not sure about this but I think you can raise it a total of three inches if it is on the lowest setting.
Hope it works for you.

Also 370lbs is a shit load of weight for the bike. I would think your pretty much maxed out.