Jem W

Interesting!

who here has footboard scraping problems with their xvs950? If so how did you get over the problem? The pics of your bikes looks immaculate!

So how do you ride it propperly compared to sport bikes? Just take care around corners not to lean too much? Slow down maybe? Shift your weight to the other side of the bike when you turn?

Where can I buy new foot boards for the XVS 950? I have searched online but can't find them, so do not know how much they cost. £50 every few years is fine with me! I'm sure the plates won't wear down too much, and I'll just be concious about my turns.

Hi all, I am considering buying a Yamaha Midnight Star XVS 950 cruiser motorbike but have one problem. I have seen in a lot of youtube videos the footboards scraping the ground when turning and this seems to be quite an issue with the bike. It doesn't have great ground clearance. However, there must be a way to stop this? I was wondering if there is anything you can get to add to the bike to stop this? Maybe some kind of small rollers to fit on the underside of the footboards to stop the scraping? Or some protective material to protect the actual metal from scraping? I am not keen on having to replace the footboards all the time! Any help?