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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	How I modified my driver's footpegs 02/20/07 at 13:33:33 This is how I modified my driver's foot pegs. It works really well and looks pretty good too if I do say so myself. http://www.yonuhadisi.bravehost.com/How_to_Mod_a_2000_LS650_Savage.html I'll take pics of other mods as I do them and post instructions on my site as well for any who wishes to know.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #1 - 02/20/07 at 13:36:56 Oops, those thread measurements should be 3/4 x 16NC not 16M.
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #2 - 02/20/07 at 15:27:48 pretty cool!
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Reply #3 - 02/20/07 at 18:14:29

I looked threw your directions a couple times and I like the theory you applied but I question the safety issues. I not only rest my feet on pegs, at times I stand on them. also by design I'm gonna get my leg/ankle caught, gauranteed! Again your idea is worth it's weight, trouble just seems to follow me at a close pace.

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Reply #4 - 02/20/07 at 21:09:37

I give it a thumbs up for creativity. Proves there is definitely more than one way to do it.

Fido_the_Cat wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

I looked threw your directions a couple times and I like the theory you applied but I question the safety issues. I not only rest my feet on pegs, at times I stand on them. also by design I'm gonna get my leg/ankle caught, gauranteed! Again your idea is worth it's weight, trouble just seems to follow me at a close pace.

You can stand on your pegs? Good for you. I remember the dirt bike days, but these pegs are so far forward it takes a conscious effort to get my a$$ off the seat.

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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #5 - 02/20/07 at 22:15:22 You are NOT serious, right? It´s like April Fool's, right?
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #6 - 02/21/07 at 04:50:57 Stimpy - FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: You are NOT serious, right? It´s like April Fool's, right? Oh, I believe that he is.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #7 - 02/21/07 at 09:02:24 Stimpy - FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: You are NOT serious, right? It´s like April Fool's, right? Nope, I'm serious. And they work rather well, and feel more like floorboards than pegs, very confortable and very stable.
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Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs
Reply #8 - 02/22/07 at 01:10:06

Don´t take it the wrong way. Looks good and comfy.

I use those things for EVERYTHING (to hang all kinds of tools, brooms, guitars, cables, even a chainsaw!) they´re strong, but not THAT strong, even the steel ones.

The thing I was thinking about here are G FORCES.
(One G force is reaching 62 mph in 2.83 seconds).

...however in the event of a crash (god forbid) where you must stop in 1 foot from a speed of 30 mi/hr. Your body weight, i.e. 160lb, turns instantly to 4813 lb or 2.4 tons or 30 G's !!!

What I´m basically saying is: IF you hit a HARD BUMP with all your weight on the pegs, they could snap and you could lose balance. Ride safe.

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #9 - 02/22/07 at 05:57:17 The ones in my garage are bright red. Not a good color match...
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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #10 - 02/22/07 at 16:57:43 If I saw it in a parking lot I would go look at it. Looks good enuff. My issue with it is the strength. I know my riding style & they wouldn't be safe for me. In an emergency, they may not be stout enough for you. Good luck with that.
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Reply #11 - 02/22/07 at 19:31:21

I have actually did some very rough testing on them. Hard excelleration and braking, rode over some really rough bumps, and even raised up a little bit on them to test the streangth in case I ever do have to try to stand up on them. Even with me weighing at approximately 254 pounds, they seem to be holding up rather well.

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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #12 - 02/22/07 at 19:41:46 Well,, awwriteee then, as long as you are looking at them & thinking about that stuff. Like I said, good luck with that & I mean that. I really don't want to find out they failed ya & you got all skinned up. BTW, are you a "peg dragger" in the corners? Are those shorter than original?
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Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs
Reply #13 - 02/24/07 at 10:24:54

It all depends on my mood on whether I take the corners at a peg dragging angle. Most of the time I don't.

They are a little longer than stock but the location is about 1/2 an inch higher and 1/2 an inch more forward than stock. That's just a rough estimate, I haven't actually measured it.

And also the way I oriented them with the ends turned up, saves a bit on the peg dragging.

Apparently my webhost won't let me post pics the way you have to here.

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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: How I modified my driver's footpegs Reply #14 - 02/24/07 at 23:10:51 Sounds like you've thunk it out. Since the pegs have no hinge they won't fold like the stockers. I'm sure you already gave that the thought it deserves.
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