Mine are bone stock flip ups (or pivot ups if you prefer) my bike is an '02 Savage.   I have a 15% flat on the chrome end of the right peg and no degradation of service on the rubber (the rest of the rubber holds it on just fine).

You can hold a fine line even if you drag a bit, it will not cause you to change line unless you flinch because of the "scrunch" sensation.  In a few corners I have come to expect it, so much so if I don't touch down I wonder what I did wrong.

Savages lean just dandy and the pegs fold up safely (mine do, anyway)

Oldfeller

You mean they are solid & dont give? Mine done fold like the ones on the back, but they do flex up quite a ways. If they went further, I guess I would have to move my foot.
I flinch still when a peg hits, most times anyway. As I pointed out in an earl;ier post. I had been dragging a peg in a corner making 40 MPH at the exit, then, the other day, I cam out ofg it at 50 & didnt drag the peg. I need to work on my riding & see if I can lean less & turn more. I know that turn FELT good, smooth, easy. I work harder in that turn at 40 than I did that day at 50. Wheres a camera when ya need one?

Okay, so pegs hit the ground, I know, but there is something to be said for working on style that manages to minimize peg dragging. That being said, Pegs NEED to fold or I dont think they are very safe..

SKAT,, are those stock pegs?

The pegs are placed and designed with the lean angle in mind. If you are dragging pegs (which is ok) then you are at the threshold of a lowside. The stock pegs shold give a little in order to accomodate the occasional drag, if they don't you may want to have them looked at. The cantert section of the peg and rubber are sold seperatly and are both replaceable when they are worn too far. Enjoy the peg dragging but be sure to remember you are at the edge of the lean angle.

Looks like I need to do TWO things - adjust how I ride and check the pegs again.

Riding differently is not a problem.  I am testing what my bike can do almost daily. I will certainly try a little more throttle thru turns.

As a new rider (less than a year) I am constantly learning and adjusting.  I admit getting excited about finally getting comfortable with leaning. Right up until I scrape that peg. Urg.

As for the front pegs - they APPEAR to be on a straight base, no pivot, stock.  I cannot move them at all. That being said, I can barely move the back pegs either, and they are clearly on pivots.  It may just be that I don't have the physical strength to see if the front pegs give under pressure.

I appreciate the input and will check and try the tips tomorrow - today it is freezing cold with 45 mph winds. I took the car to work.  

"Peg draggiing savage" I kinda like that moniker!

I will check the front pegs tomorrow with rubber mallet in one hand and oil can in the other.

Unless the first owner damaged them, they should (according to you guys) pivot a bit.  They should not be rusted, as this is a new bike kept under cover and clean.

I would also like to hope I did not accidentally wreck the peg pin myself with my amatur riding skills. Urgh.  

As for the rear pegs - they are so pristine clean I could resell them as new. Never once used em!  

Okay guys, I've LOOKED online forever today for a photo of a standard footpeg for my model (2006) and cannot find one!  

The first (original) owner told me the only things she did were to add the windscreen, and change out for the HD pipe.

How can I tell for certain if the foot peg is stock?

justin_o_guy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:
 

Not yet!!!