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Message started by 911radioman on 08/14/06 at 15:41:15

Title: Footpeg Installation
Post by 911radioman on 08/14/06 at 15:41:15

Thought I'd try a set of highway pegs and see how I liked them. I ordered them through JC Whitless, so I don't know how long they'll last. ::)

Anyhow, here they are. I think I'll still need to tweak a bit with the mounts to get them most comfortable for me, but they are close.

It was a little tricky installing them on the Wingerline bar, as you can tell it the bar isn't shaped like the majority of crash bars out there today.

If anyone decides to try this/these pegs, I would recommend putting something around the inside of the clamps both to tighten things up a bit more, as well as to keep from marring the chrome on your crash bar. I used a foam rubber type tape, something like camper weatherseal on mine.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/911radioman/100_1527.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/911radioman/100_1528.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/911radioman/100_1529.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/911radioman/100_1530.jpg

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by thumperclone on 08/14/06 at 18:29:15

i got a pair of the cheaper ones from jcw 4k ago still holding up.. :)

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by azjay on 08/16/06 at 07:03:33

thanks for the in line perspective, i've been concerned about mounting a set of highway pegs for debby, and the exhaust appears to be an issue for the ankles,calves,leathers. but with a spread like that, it doesn't look like much of a problem.
can somebody give us a similar shot of the suzuki bars with highway pegs, for comparison?

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by 911radioman on 08/16/06 at 10:25:47

It's actually almost too much of a spread. I tried them out this morning riding home from work and I kinda felt like a cheerleader doing the splits! ;D

Then again, I've never had a set of highway pegs before, so I don't know how they are supposed to feel either. ::)

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by Oldfeller2 on 08/16/06 at 17:08:30

This is my second stupid question for today. Please bear with me if the picture is misleading and I am asking a really stupid question.

How high up is that second set of pegs? If you were to drag a peg, which one would drag first? If you drug your highway pegs with feet engaged on your low pegs, could you potentially fold the upper set completely up and drag hard hinge metal (which might try to snag in soft asphalt) in a significant fashion without actually meaning to? A hard bounce snag can do things to your balance, especially while you are trying to recover in the mist of turn in multi-lane city traffic.

In short, is this rig potentially dangerous if you lean into a low speed turn too hard? The pic is all I have to look at and the angles look pretty durn close in the picture.

Heck, I drag the low pegs fairly frequently as the suspension is soft and the bike rides low on a steep bank turn going towards either side.

Oldfeller

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/16/06 at 17:16:49

I think the new pegs would drag first. I have the same highwaybar and I dragged the lower right corner a couple of days ago.

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by 911radioman on 08/16/06 at 19:33:38

Oldfeller2 wrote:

The new pegs are higher than the stock footpegs. If I drag those pegs I'll be laying on my side anyhow because the bike couldn't run at that flat of an angle without going all the way over, IMHO.

Also, I don't drag pegs when I ride. So, it's a non issue with me.

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by Oldfeller2 on 08/17/06 at 02:59:12

Rob, I had a set of crash bars like that on a bike once and when I drug them it was like bouncing off the pavement -- a very abrupt type action (with a narrow next lane over car escape on my reaction motion).

What was it like on your Savage when you hit on that solid bar section? Soft kiss or a whack?

Oldfeller

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/17/06 at 09:40:56

Oldfeller2 wrote:

What was it like on your Savage when you hit on that solid bar section? Soft kiss or a whack?

Oldfeller, Just a scuff. And just barely. I don't scrape very often - especially on daily commutes.

911Radioman, I realize the height but with the added extension, I think it'll still scrape first - given that the lower right corner of the highwaybar scraped before the stock peg. I dunno for sure; just a guess. It's a light bike; just lean that puppy over and see which touches ground first and then let us know. ;D

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by 911radioman on 08/17/06 at 09:54:19

I understand what you're saying, but what I'm saying is that even if you do snag the highwaybar first, if you keep going over, that highwaybar is going to take you off your wheels because it sticks out farther. Where the highway pegs are located becomes academic at that point.

Once you make contact with the ground with ANY hard part, if that hard part remains in contact and you keep inciting an angle, you're going down no matter what part it is.

It really doesn't matter to me anyhow because I don't ride with an aggressive style.

Title: Re: Footpeg Installation
Post by 911radioman on 08/17/06 at 10:48:55

Just to satisfy everybody's curiosity of late, I just went out and leaned the bike over. Yes, the highway peg will drag first, about 3/4" before the stock peg would drag.

That said, seeing as how I've never even dragged a stock peg, it's still a non-issue, plus the highway pegs fold back so it is even less of a non-issue.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming... ::)