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    Bottom fairing scraping before foot pegs?

    I have a 2001 katana 600. I Haven't scraped the pegs yet on this bike, but today I took a corner pretty sharp and I could feel the bottom fairing scraping. I've scraped the pegs on my 250 and the yzf600r, but never the fairings.

    Is it normal for that bottom fairing to scrape before the foot peg on these bikes?
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  • #2
    Did you lower the bike at all?

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    • #3
      I did not personally, but the guy who owned it before me may have, it does look pretty low.

      So I'm guessing that's not normal?

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      • #4
        It's not normal for a stock bike. It IS normal for a stock bike lowered on the stock suspension.

        Krey
        93 750 Kat



        Modified Swingarm, 5.5 GSXR Rear with 180/55 and 520 Chain, 750 to 600 Tail conversion, more to come. Long Term Project build thread http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=96736

        "I've done this a thousand times before. What could possibly go wron.... Ooops!"

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        • #5
          Thanks for the info guys, that's probably the case

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          • #6
            Originally posted by prichard View Post
            I have a 2001 katana 600. I Haven't scraped the pegs yet on this bike, but today I took a corner pretty sharp and I could feel the bottom fairing scraping. I've scraped the pegs on my 250 and the yzf600r, but never the fairings.

            Is it normal for that bottom fairing to scrape before the foot peg on these bikes?
            I have my 2000 lowered and it has done it a few times, but if yours is stock then somethings not right. is it just on one side or both? By the way a couple of the times it happened to me, the pavement was uneven.
            Sliminator

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            • #7
              Something's not right. Even with a fat dude on mine, knee touches first, then peg, never made it past that.
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              Just because they sound the same doesn't mean they are: there≠their≠they're; to≠too≠two; its≠it's; your≠you're; know≠no; brake≠break

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              • #8
                I've scraped the lower a couple times on onramps...Bike is stock, I'm 240lbs or so...
                - Pat Elliott - 05 GSX750F -

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by thetable View Post
                  Something's not right. Even with a fat dude on mine, knee touches first, then peg, never made it past that.
                  You doing yoga to drag knee?

                  For me (because my bike is lowered) it's:
                  Lower Fairing
                  Peg
                  Knee
                  Elbow
                  Bar end
                  Torso
                  Side Fairing
                  "We are not all beautiful unique flowers. Some of us have bad ideas and bad taste and the things we do come out awful, no matter how much work we put in."

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                  • #10
                    ^^^ I've got to agree with 1FSTKAT!
                    03 600rr - SOLD
                    06 RVT RC51 - Totaled by a deer
                    99 Katana 600 - Daily Driver
                    03 SV650s - Newest addiction

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by 1FSTKAT View Post
                      You doing yoga to drag knee?
                      Nope, just proper riding position. Knee is the only thing that should ever touch.
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                      Just because they sound the same doesn't mean they are: there≠their≠they're; to≠too≠two; its≠it's; your≠you're; know≠no; brake≠break

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 1FSTKAT View Post
                        You doing yoga to drag knee?

                        For me (because my bike is lowered) it's:
                        Lower Fairing
                        Peg
                        Knee
                        Elbow
                        Bar end
                        Torso
                        Side Fairing
                        Now that is some funny shiat right there!
                        1990 GSXF 1100
                        2011 KLR 650

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