Huge Turning Radius

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Schu

Discussion Starter · Oct 15, 2017

First new thread here.....
Have any of you made modifications to the hard stop on your triple tree to tighten up the turning radius? I just moved from an XV1100 to this SCR950 and I can't believe how much larger the turn radius is. It seems like a little material removed from the contact face of the hard stop would be a simple cure. The turn signals appear to be the limiting factor making sure they don't contact the sides of the fuel tank.
Any thoughts?

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ilchee

· #2 · Oct 16, 2017

I'd luv to be able to turn tighter........My biggest issue is the seat then maybe the turning issue.

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eddie

· #3 · Oct 16, 2017

ilchee said:
I'd luv to be able to turn tighter........My biggest issue is the seat then maybe the turning issue.

Write Seat Concepts. All we need is 12-15 interested folks to sweet talk them into making us a seat kit. =)

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Rokrover

· #4 · Oct 16, 2017

I agree on the large turning radius. However, I also find the SCR top heavy and easy to tip over so more turn angle would make this worse.

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flatrack

· #5 · Oct 16, 2017

Rokrover said:
I agree on the large turning radius. However, I also find the SCR top heavy and easy to tip over so more turn angle would make this worse.

You find the SCR950 top heavy?? Its 500+ pounds, it's just heavy...kinda.
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Schu

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 3, 2020

Schu said:
First new thread here.....
Have any of you made modifications to the hard stop on your triple tree to tighten up the turning radius? I just moved from an XV1100 to this SCR950 and I can't believe how much larger the turn radius is. It seems like a little material removed from the contact face of the hard stop would be a simple cure. The turn signals appear to be the limiting factor making sure they don't contact the sides of the fuel tank.
Any thoughts?

Ok. So almost 3 years later and I finally got out the Dremel and ground off at least and 1/8" [3mm] of material from each side of the steering stopper. Still have about 1/2" [12mm] clearance between the triple clamps and the gas tank. Probably could've gone a little more. Touched up the grind marks with black paint and will see if it is a noticeable improvement tomorrow when I try and fit the bike behind my car in the garage. The steering radius was so wide I can barely get it in and out of its parking spot without rolling it into my work bench on the opposite side of the garage. It's ridiculous how large the turning radius is on the SCR. It's not like my other bikes where I can grab the @ss end and drag them around. :nerd:

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[email protected]

· #7 · Jul 4, 2020

Schu said:
Ok. So almost 3 years later and I finally got out the Dremel and ground off at least and 1/8" [3mm] of material from each side of the steering stopper. Still have about 1/2" [12mm] clearance between the triple clamps and the gas tank. Probably could've gone a little more. Touched up the grind marks with black paint and will see if it is a noticeable improvement tomorrow when I try and fit the bike behind my car in the garage. The steering radius was so wide I can barely get it in and out of its parking spot without rolling it into my work bench on the opposite side of the garage. It's ridiculous how large the turning radius is on the SCR. It's not like my other bikes where I can grab the @ss end and drag them around. :nerd:

I'm almost afraid to post anything on here since I promised pictures of the new pipe and intake.... My phone took a crap, my Windows Outlook something or other subscription ran out, blah, blah, blah. One of these days.... I know what you mean about the ol Mack semi truck turning radius! Everytime I turn around on a two lane road, I look and feel like a beginner! Yeah, let us know how much of an improvement it makes. Happy 4th of July everyone! Jevers

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Schu

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jul 4, 2020 (Edited)

[email protected] said:
I know what you mean about the ol Mack semi truck turning radius! Everytime I turn around on a two lane road, I look and feel like a beginner! Yeah, let us know how much of an improvement it makes. Happy 4th of July everyone! Jevers

The simple change was worth the 30 minutes I spent doing it. I didn't measure out any before & after turn arounds like Ben probably would have, but it is a very noticeable improvement.

I simply removed the two bolts that mount the headlight to the lower triple clamp and rubber banded the headlight off to the side. I used my Dremel with a 90 dregree head on it and came in from where the headlight would normally be. I used a basic cylindrical shaped grinding stone at about half speed and took my time doing it. I wrapped a short length of cotton clothes line rope around the lower steering bearing and stuffed it in with a small screw driver to keep the grinding debris from getting into the bearing. Cleaned it all up and touched up the paint.

The only thing I f'd up was a small scratch on the headlight bucket. I bumped it with the Dremel bit while it was still spinning. Luckily the tiny scratch is in an area you don't see when the bucket is installed. It touched up the scratch with a black sharpie. :nerd:

I only took one photo but you can see the spot I ground away if you zoom in under the steering lock. Typical on both sides of the stopper. Not even noticeable once I touched up the paint.

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SCRBen

· #9 · Jul 4, 2020

Schu said:
The simple change was worth the 30 minutes I spent doing it. I didn't measure out any before & after turn arounds like Ben probably would have, but it is a very noticeable improvement.

Hey! Do it properly, or don’t do it.....

Good work.

Ben

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Schu

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jul 26, 2020

Schu said:
The simple change was worth the 30 minutes I spent doing it. I didn't measure out any before & after turn arounds like Ben probably would have, but it is a very noticeable improvement.

UPDATE:
This change was one of the best simple mod's I've done on this bike. It is sooo much easier to maneuver in and out of my garage and around the cars in the driveway. Turnarounds while out on a ride are normal now without going from gravel shoulder to gravel shoulder. The only ill effect I've noticed is that the steering lock won't engage unless I position the bars at the point where they originally stopped before I ground down the stop face. Not a big deal. Used to have to wiggle the bars to get it to lock anyhow, so now you just move them back off the stopper until the key locks.:nerd:

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Schu

Discussion Starter · #11 · Dec 20, 2020

Schu said:
UPDATE:
This change was one of the best simple mod's I've done on this bike. It is sooo much easier to maneuver in and out of my garage and around the cars in the driveway. Turnarounds while out on a ride are normal now without going from gravel shoulder to gravel shoulder. The only ill effect I've noticed is that the steering lock won't engage unless I position the bars at the point where they originally stopped before I ground down the stop face. Not a big deal. Used to have to wiggle the bars to get it to lock anyhow, so now you just move them back off the stopper until the key locks.:nerd:

Ok, this is the last time I'll resurrect this post on grinding down your steering stopper. It is truly one of the best simple changes you can do for yourself. The maneuverability of this pig is so much better. Not sure why it was so limited. Maybe I just violated some calculated formula derived from wheelbase versus seat height along with total weight divided by the size of your garage.....
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Krixtoph

· #12 · Dec 24, 2020

Schu said:
Ok, this is the last time I'll resurrect this post on grinding down your steering stopper. It is truly one of the best simple changes you can do for yourself. The maneuverability of this pig is so much better. Not sure why it was so limited. Maybe I just violated some calculated formula derived from wheelbase versus seat height along with total weight divided by the size of your garage.....

Sounds like a great, quick mod. I remember the turning radius on the SCR was VERY wide and I actually thought I was doing something wrong while making tight turns. Keep up the awesome work!

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