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Title: Need a new foot peg... Post by Cardinal on 06/26/15 at 09:45:32 Hi all! New member here, I don't own an S-40, but a friend of mine does and she is in need of a new Left Foot Peg. I'm kinda responsible for her situation :-[ , I led her into some deep gravel on a steep grade and she went down. The Peg was the only casualty. What I need your help with is finding a more comfortable peg for her than the OEM one. I found one on Ebay, But it says it fits darn near every Boulevard Suzuki has ever made. My experience with Universal fitting parts is that they universally fit NOTHING! Any one find an aftermarket peg that really does fit the S-40? |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by verslagen1 on 06/26/15 at 10:14:36 provide a link and we'll check it out for you. personal opinion: the stock will be more comfortable than most aftermarket. unless you want floorboards, then that's another question. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Cardinal on 06/26/15 at 11:13:35 http://www.ebay.com/itm/221657069317?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Here's a link to the peg we're looking at. She doesn't like the stock peg, much, says it's uncomfortable in her arch. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by verslagen1 on 06/26/15 at 11:35:38 These look similar to harley pegs that some have modified to work. They're not exactly the same mounting as we have. Being that they are manufactured and not modified, might work. issue that some have had with modified pegs is they droop. which can be fixed with shims, just have to be inventive. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Cardinal on 06/26/15 at 13:12:28 What sort of modification is required on the Harley pegs? Does the hole have to be enlarged? Or Reduced? Shoulders ground down? We might give them a shot and see what happens. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by verslagen1 on 06/26/15 at 14:07:33 4D6F7C6A67606F620E0 wrote:
Harley uses a smaller bolt to secure the pegs, so it's an easy drill to our larger size. The only issue I think people have been having is keeping the drill from wandering. I would bias the drill to make the alignment feature thicker. Then you can simply file a bit off to get it to sit correctly. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Cardinal on 06/26/15 at 17:57:55 Thanks Verslagen, guess I'll order a pair and see if we can make them work. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by wolfsgrin on 06/26/15 at 18:11:33 You might check out DZ customs ebay store he has alot of stuff for the savage. Here are a couple different ones he offers but I'm sure he has more. I got the first pair in the mail with ten minutes to get to work just as I was rolling the bike out of the garage. Had them on and made it to work on time. Comes with a couple shims so these don't sag at all. I do like the one with the stirrups though.http://www.ebay.com/itm/S40-SAVAGE-LS650-SUZUKI-BLVD-CHROME-O-RING-FOOT-PEGS-/120409016228?hash=item1c08efc7a4. And here's the other pair. He does some cool hardtail struts also if interested http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAVAGE-S40-FRONT-SPLIT-RUBBER-FOOT-PEGS-WITH-HEEL-REST-/160604639124?hash=item2564c84f94 |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/26/15 at 18:18:49 143625333E39363B570 wrote:
What kinda footwear is she using? |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by chzeckmate on 06/26/15 at 20:40:46 455D5E544155405B5C320 wrote:
This is what I have...They're quite comfortable and incredibly strong. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Cardinal on 06/26/15 at 21:53:35 2F3036312C2B1A2A1A22303C77450 wrote:
She wears boots....not super heavy soled...but hard soled. She's an atgatt kinda gal. http://https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3QtCBN3ynbs/VSHrqA8zeVI/AAAAAAAABBg/xpQYRtM-Nio/s640/DSC04943.JPG |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/26/15 at 22:49:39 She looks so right on that thing. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Boogie_with_Stu on 06/27/15 at 02:28:53 I can personally verify that DZ Customs is a great ebay seller and has awesome products. I have a set of these on my '03 Savage now http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOULEVARD-S40-SAVAGE-CHROME-SPLIT-RUBBER-FOOT-PEGS-/350190983237?hash=item5189025845 He bores out the hole to fit the original Savage bolt and includes spacer washers for the install. Took me all of 20 minutes and they look awesome. If you are a metal-working type guy you can do this yourself of course. Any peg that has the same type of male flange will work. The beauty of the DZ pegs is that they have a bolt going through them that lets you adjust the rotation angle to suit (they are either Kuryakyn pegs or a very good copy). |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Dave on 06/27/15 at 03:48:25 765447515C5B5459350 wrote:
She wears boots....not super heavy soled...but hard soled. She's an atgatt kinda gal.[/quote] ATGATTagirl! :) |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Cardinal on 07/05/15 at 11:23:26 The foot pegs arrived and are a dismal failure. I could deal with having to drill the holes out a little bit, but there is no spur on them to limit how far they can swivel. SOSDD.....universal fitting parts universally fit nothing! Thanks for all your input, she's decided to stick with stock pegs. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/05/15 at 11:35:29 Maybe she could try riding with the pegs more towards the ball of the foot? Arch supports in the boots? Heavier socks? |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Cardinal on 07/05/15 at 13:27:33 Its not really that big of an issue. She just thought something like floorboards would be nice. She's looking at a Triumph America, and liked the feel of the floorboards. The S-40's range makes it so you can't be uncomfortable for very long....which is real handy for all us old farts on Goldwings and with limited bladder capacity....she is our excuse for frequent stops ;) |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Art Webb on 07/06/15 at 11:04:47 I's like floorboards myself universal fit = 1 size fits none ;D |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by JutMan on 07/09/15 at 13:56:50 New foot pegs by proxy! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YB47KTK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00 I needed 2 P clamps to mount the front turn lights. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-Motorcycle-Black-Grill-bullet-Turn-Signal-Indicator-Light-For-Harley-Chopper-/151732834823?vxp=mtr So $40 for 2 P clamps or $62 for 2 P clamps and I guess I will see how these foot pegs look. |
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Title: Re: Need a new foot peg... Post by Cardinal on 07/09/15 at 20:24:43 I tried to install the right peg, but the holes were too small, easy fix, but the new peg doesn't have the spur on it that keeps the peg from rotating to far forward. I don't know if that would be a problem or not. |
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