Scraping an 800 info for Zoar....

[Zoar]

I'll have to say I sraped the floorboards on both of them a couple times.  On the 800 seems like more often it's pulling out of a stop on a hard left turn.

Well, I did about 8 hours of riding the 800 this weekend. (First weekend off since April, yeah!)

I turned hard left and I turned hard right. I could not scrape at all! (Said like Dr Seuse).

I did notice one thing: I love this motorcycle.  It is so much fun to ride! And it is comfortable and it sounds like how a cruising motorcycle should sound.

I cleaned up the wheels and rims (but didn't have time to count the spokes, boohoo), then took her out all around the Finger Lakes. Journeyed to some of the smallest lakes, off the beaten path lakes, embarked upon country roads surrounded with the spectacular autumn leaf display! The temp was perfect and I do appreciate that wind screen.  I decided I want to retire as soon as possible... and devote a larger percentage of my life to riding my Drifter.

Important decisions.

Thus, in part, the trips I took this weekend were to prepare and to check out what I liked and did not like for long distance riding. I like about 95% of the setup on this bike. The only thing I did not like/was wondering about was --- is there a way to shield the hands from the wind? I have seen some fairings for HARLEYS that shield the hands but have not seen anything for the 800 Drifter, yet. Maybe I just need some guidance.

I also do know I want to get rid of the soft bags and put on hard bags: maximum capacity and easy to open and close with durable weather tight seals.

The white walls I love. But I think I need better white walls. I noticed a few times how easy to was the lock them up and slide. These tires actually feel slippery sometimes.

Oh, and I absolutely love the 52-55 MPG I was averaging. I filled up at least four times and each time was 52 to 55 mpg.

I also love the top gear. It purrs along at 63 to 75.

This bike had the belt conversion put on it by the previous owner. I do know others have posted on this forum how that impacts the top gearing and comfortable cruising speeds. All I can say is 65 to 75 this bike is very happy and do is the rider!

(I need to retire. And ride far more. This working for a living has reached its limit!)

[greenbarn]

I'll have to say I sraped the floorboards on both of them a couple times.  On the 800 seems like more often it's pulling out of a stop on a hard left turn.

[CDNRatMan]

   ok 245 and I can scrape the odd times......lol......need to stop eating all the good burgers and fries I have been eating.....

[Zoar]

like a 1.4" difference :

in a burger pattie
a pile of fries
an omelette

it can mean a lot in some cases............

now learn to lean....lol........

I think I need to eat more burger patties.... and piles of fries... and big fat 1.4 inch thick omelettes first! If I was 1.4 times my weight the 800 would sit a lot lower and I would scrap it much easier. I lost weight this summer working 90-100 hour, 7 days a week, weeks. That may be part of the non scraping dilemma I am in. If I was 235 (1.4 my weight) instead of 168 I think I could scrape her without too much difficulty.

Did anyone count their spokes yet? How many did you get? 47? 48? 49? 30? 60?

[CDNRatMan]

  like a 1.4" difference :

in a burger pattie
a pile of fries
an omelette

it can mean a lot in some cases............

now learn to lean....lol........

[Zoar]

Ok Zoar, just did some checking for your edification.

The 1500 seems to scrap the ground easier then the 800, and you want to scrap your floor boars more so you can have that cool factor, I did some checking and there might be a very easy and logic reason for this.

The 1500's ground clearance is listed as 125 mm or 4.9" ok got that........

and the 800.......

Clearance is listed as 160 mm or 6.3 "

this is a difference of 35 mm or 1.4"

so start to lean more buddy.........

46*F outside and so a really cool day for a ride but did get out and ride for a bit, went out around the small lake and seen all the leaves turning red and yellow, the smell of fall is in the air.......

Exactly. 1.4 inches is a lot in clearance.

[outlaw]

When i bought my drifter 800 I found that the floor boards scraped very easy, but I did have a Honda nc700x and had the side stand scraping the floor once, but I had fitted one of the bigfoot things on the stand, now I think ahead a bit more.

[CDNRatMan]

   Ok Zoar, just did some checking for your edification.

The 1500 seems to scrap the ground easier then the 800, and you want to scrap your floor boars more so you can have that cool factor, I did some checking and there might be a very easy and logic reason for this.

The 1500's ground clearance is listed as 125 mm or 4.9" ok got that........

and the 800.......

Clearance is listed as 160 mm or 6.3 "

this is a difference of 35 mm or 1.4"

so start to lean more buddy.........

46*F outside and so a really cool day for a ride but did get out and ride for a bit, went out around the small lake and seen all the leaves turning red and yellow, the smell of fall is in the air.......