Ultimate lean angle on a Rocket III Roadster without falling over?

JeremyMcG1

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Maybe I'm missing something here, but I don't understand this.
2016 Rocket III. Front pegs. Stock setup. Running Metzler ME888s.
(about time for a new rear, but that's not the point here)
I rode hard the other day, hitting "The Sidewinder" on Rt. 66 (191 turns in 11 miles). I was leaning pretty significantly and hit the limit of the chicken strip once or twice, but was about 1/2 inch from the end of it most of the time as evidenced by this picture.
Never scraped a peg, never hit a hero knob... what the hell is the full lean angle on the Rocket III - does it actually go further than this (without falling over?)
 
I rubbed off the little balls on my Roadster and got pretty comfortable dragging the pegs. There's a little more room on your chicken strips to go.

Since going down a while back on my R3 I'm a little more conservative these days and mention that to say, don't take my statement above as meant to be any kind of challenge. I've heard it said many times that dragging "hard parts" is not a good idea- certainly true. Your chicken strips are respectable- live long and prosper

But, the answer you are looking for was, I believe, posted by @1olbull some time ago. Do a search, or he'll see that I've referenced him here and will chime in IF my memory is correct.
 
i would say that dragging the floor boards is the limit
the next step is dragging the frame handle bars real loose side to side
lucky but finely it caught hold and came back up after it slid a little
real pucker time for a couple of seconds
 
I think the limit is really a question….. how big are your dangly bits?
Fifteen years ago on my original R111 (04) year, one summer I had to replace the right hand foot peg. We have a couple of fabulous Roundabouts where I live and on a hot sunny day, with nice hot Avons the ol’girl was steady as a rock!
This Classic I’ve now got and now I’m nearing 68, won’t be going down that route anymore. Don’t bounce so well nowadays !!!
 
Hey, my yet unmet Amigo!
Besides the age of the original post, lean angle on a big-butt cruiser tis a subject near and dear to me.
For hooning the twisties, the Roadsters have poor lean angle. The newer 2.5 Rockets lean angle are greatly improved.
I found that installing the "Standard" boards increased the road height by an inch or more (depending upon shock settings) thus improving overall lean angle.
After installing the Standard boards, a taller 240/55R16 rear tire and a lower front tire, either a 175/40R17 or a 150/70R16 (same circumference) lean angle improved to 36°.
While not comparable to a sport bike, tis much better than most Cruisers.
Note: for me, lack of long daily ride comfort and storage eliminate the 2.5 as an acceptable cross country motor. Just sayin' . . . . .
 
Almost no chicken strips, AND this includes allowing the dragging boards to fully spring all the way up to stop. I also have road rash on my engine cases and kick stand mount bolt, so very close to max IMHO.
 
I’ve spent time and money to improve handling to only realise the goal is not real.
I’ve replaced standard fork springs and cartridges with racetech and fitted Wilbers to the rear. Now with an exedra max rear tyre and carbon steel inserts under the roadster pegs to allow them to fold up, I drag the exhaust and foot peg rail on the road.
The R3 roadster ground clearance is the problem, it’s going to limit lean angle before the tyre lets go.
 
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