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| Subject: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:10 pm | |
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| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:33 pm | |
| I really like those, never seen such a thing as that before. I am well impressed with them. | |
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| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:53 pm | |
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| | | stingray Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:13 pm | |
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| | | Ken1964 Valued Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:06 pm | |
| A very good modification, very little work involved to have them sat further forward one would think. | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:48 pm | |
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| | | Rick9000 Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:14 am | |
| Hi Ken, yes very easy to place the pegs exactly where they personally suit your leg length. Prior to attaching I used a G clamp to attach the pegs in various position until I found the right one then drilled and bolted them on. | |
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| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:58 am | |
| Nice mod Ricky and well done. But now, (i think) you have to pay more attention about extra size when you're in traffic passing, for instance, between cars, trucks and so on. | |
| | | OldManYam Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:04 pm | |
| Neat job Ricky ... ... but be careful .... ..... people might worry if you spread your legs to far apart !!!! | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:05 am | |
| I like the way you have thought outside the box The width is obviously something to have to think of which is nothing to worry about as such but cornering will have to be thought about. As we can see the pegs are making the edges of the foot boards lower and they are what normally scrapes. Saying that tho as the boards are spring loaded I would be surprised if you ever lent it enough to reach the point where the retraction of the boards had reached there maximum pull back. Its just something to be aware of and play at scraping cause they will scrape much earlier than you may at first thing when leaning. All the same I do ike the idea of what you have done, always good to be the first to try something out | |
| | | Rick9000 Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:28 pm | |
| Thanks for the guidance Captain Crash these are issues which I will have to be mindful of. My lean angle has always been pretty shallow and I always counter steer when cornering that said if I feel that my safety is compromised I will probably need to remove them which is a simple task. I hope that is not needed because they are very comfortable. I always wondered why the footboards are spring loaded. Now I know, everyday is a school day. | |
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| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:25 pm | |
| Ricky if your lean angle is pretty shallow you may be fine, some guys ride these bikes & never scrape the boards. | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:40 pm | |
| Ricky can't you move the highway pegs in a bit,so they still fold up it would give you more piece of mind on roundabouts and corners.Another experiment for you is move them back a bit to see if you are still comfortable, or forward, the boards are more shallower there. | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:42 pm | |
| Personally if I was going down that route, I would put them towards the front of the boards. | |
| | | Rick9000 Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:30 pm | |
| If I encounter any problems I will update. I did consider moving the pegs a little more forwards but they then start to restrict access to the brake peddle and gear shifter.
I test tipped the bike over in the garage to see just how much clearance I had and with my riding style I doubt whether I will scrape. Time as ever will tell. | |
| | | Ken1964 Valued Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:30 pm | |
| As most people seem to have highway pegs towards the front of the Motorcycle and higher than the foot plates or pegs, could I make a suggestion. Possibly turn the mounting bracket over and mount at the front of the foot plate. This would alleviate the additional possibility of scraping whilst leaning and would possibly be a far greater position for cruising comfort than the current position. | |
| | | Rick9000 Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:03 pm | |
| Hi Ken I have taken a fair amount of time tweaking the position to suit my needs. The reason I went to this bother is because I'm not like most people in that I have a short inside leg measurement and other peoples options of fitment did not suit me
My opinion on modifications is to try out something different and if all fails there is no harm done as I can return to stock by removing three bolts either side. | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| | | | Rick9000 Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:45 pm | |
| People mock what they don't understand. You know what they people with short legs have Erm short legs | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:55 pm | |
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| | | Rick9000 Member
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:04 pm | |
| ABSOLUTELY NONE TAKEN. Sorry if you though it was a dig. Just me poking fun at myself. I don't take these things too seriously.
But many thanks for the kind though. :cmate: | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Re: Footboard Highway Pegs Fitted. Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:02 pm | |
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