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Old 09-12-2009, 11:02 AM   #11
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looks like he also scraped the right side of the tail and his leathers
I understand the beatup leathers...

But no tailscrape?
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Old 09-12-2009, 10:47 PM   #12
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looks like he also scraped the right side of the tail and his leathers
Nah, that must be a weird reflection or something. This guy also has a 1098 and a track bike.
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Old 09-13-2009, 08:46 AM   #13
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BTW just noticed, is he scraping exhaust when hitting hard right-handers? Or is that just cosmetic from previous owner/bike?
Based on the size of the chicken strips on that rear tire, I don't think he's scraping anything.
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Old 09-13-2009, 05:18 PM   #14
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Based on the size of the chicken strips on that rear tire, I don't think he's scraping anything.
Unless he has horrible body position and rides it like a dirt bike instead of hanging off.
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