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Message started by diamond jim on 03/26/09 at 19:14:27

Title: DIY bobber footpegs
Post by diamond jim on 03/26/09 at 19:14:27

I don't like the stock pegs. I've always liked small, sleek pegs or cool, aggressive looking pegs. I had some $10 Kuryaken footpeg adapters laying in the garage. So I went and bought two grade 5 bolts. 10 minutes after I got home I had this peg made. I also picked up two more bolts that were an inch longer but it looked a little funny having pegs that long on the bike. About 1.5" stuck out past the edge of my shoe.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/S4021809.jpg

Comparison pic with modded stock peg (rubber had been flipped and trimmed making them half as thick as stock).
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/S4021810.jpg

I'll make the other one later. Don't know if I'll keep them or not. Just piddlin' in the garage. They do give about 2" more room compared to stock. I don't think vibration will be an issue. My bike just doesn't vibrate much. It feels like a motorcycle. Maybe that's the vibration people talk about. If anyone thinks our bikes vibrate much, I invite you to ride a M50, C50, VTX 1800, VTX 1300, V-Star 1100 or V-Star 650. With those bikes I can actually notice something going on down there. But, still, they simply feel like a bike to me.

I might get some really cool bike pedals, pop the middle bolt out and mount them using the kuryaken adapters. Hmmm...

Title: Re: DIY bobber footpegs
Post by serowbot on 03/26/09 at 19:45:22

I like your stock/modded pegs.... the grade 5 bolts are just a bit too teeny for me...
I'm still working on the bike pedal idea..... I like that one a lot...

Like your ideas or not,... I do enjoy following the creative process in your posts...

Title: Re: DIY bobber footpegs
Post by diamond jim on 03/26/09 at 20:00:10

Thanks. You make any progress on the pedal pegs yet? Here are some cool ones I've seen online:

This one would be cool with the inset painted black.
http://www.cvtc.edu/Programs/DeptPages/MachineTool/Assets/Bike%20Pedal.jpg

http://www.abikestore.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000004/xpedo-mx3.jpg
http://abikestore.com/bike-pedals/xpedo-mx6-s.jpg
http://www.texaselectricbikes.com/catalog/images/41078%20TRIPLE%20TRAP%20PEDAL.jpg
http://www.motorhelmets.com/pics-general/bodypart-azonic-crank-pedals-xtension.jpg
http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/smsimg/34/1238-2918-main-mk585ctlit-34.jpg

Title: Re: DIY bobber footpegs
Post by verslagen1 on 03/26/09 at 20:56:36

on your bolt peg idea, make sure the threaded portion completely supported either by completely burying into the adapter or use a steel tube and tighten it down hard. Other wise it will snap off quickly.

Title: Re: DIY bobber footpegs
Post by sluggo on 03/27/09 at 03:20:15

my peg front rear and hand grips are all bicycle stunt pegs.
they went on pretty easy.

i ran a hardened carriage bolt for a year or so with it. on the right side. here's the set up.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/dsluggo/thisyearsride.jpg

Title: Re: DIY bobber footpegs
Post by diamond jim on 03/27/09 at 04:54:33

Verslagen, I was looking for some grade 8 carriage bolts but they didn't have them. The kuryaken pegs fit over the shoulder of the adapters which gives them strength. I also thought about a steel pipe that fit of the shoulder snug and a spacer sleeve between the bolt and pipe then cover the peg with either a section of ten speed bike tire tube or grip tape.

Looking sharp, sluggo. I've got a set of those in black that I sound at a flea market a few months ago for about $2. I thought they might come in handy for something sooner or later.
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/S4021812.jpg

These particular ones are a little too large in diameter. Yours look smaller. But these did give me a thought. They'd be great for mounting some waterproof LEDs in the front as running lights!