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made a pair of highway pegs

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Made myself a pair of highway pegs for my gs850. Opinions, critique?
 

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Not my cup of tea, I swing the other way with rearsets. Can you get some rubbers over them? Do you find sitting that way ergonomic? If you like them then what more could you want (apart from some rearsets...)?
 
I could coat them, but for now I'm sticking with the grip tape. I find it very comfortable. Especially for my back.
 
Having used pegs for several years, I have found that a slightly swept-back angle will help keep your feet from sliding off the ends.

Looking good. :encouragement:

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I had the same idea, and used a welded at a slight rearward angle. Works great. :)
 
How are they mounted? It would apear that you drilled holes into your frame? I would think that would GREATLY reduce the integrity? I have been contemplating a set on my GL, but don't want to drill. Weld?
 
Never mind. I see on my gl that there are threaded tubes already welded to the frame. My T doesn't have that. Might have to make a set now.
 
Hmmm, better yet, brush some epoxy on them, and roll them in some black silica sand. Very anti slip, and look good too?
should be really durable and not wear off too quickly.
 
Spyder said:
How are they mounted? It would apear that you drilled holes into your frame? I would think that would GREATLY reduce the integrity? I have been contemplating a set on my GL, but don't want to drill. Weld?
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No drilling required. I mounted them usiing the engine mount bungs. I just found some flat steel as thick as the bungs stick out, drilled the holes the diameter of the bungs, removed the mount bolts (one side at a time of course), after weldiding pegs on needless to say, added larger diameter washers and new lock washers. For the pegs, i I used 1"sgare tube 10" long,and welded theoutside end closed, and ground any imperfections of the now closed ends flat. Once all welded and ready for install, paint color of choice. I used sand paper turf grip tape.
 
I quite like the idea so was perusing the actual building characteristics, when an alarm bell ran into my mind...
You are certainly aware of the why, brake and clutch levers are mandatorily built with collapsible ball-ends.

It would be extremely dangerous, if one of those pegs, should become the load​ (as in a 1? class lever) between the bike mass and say your fibula or your tibia so, maddaman, please, devise a means of making them foldable, maybe held open by a spring in contrast, so they do not bounce all over.
 
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I quite like the idea so was perusing the actual building characteristics, when an alarm bell ran into my mind...
You are certainly aware of the why, brake and clutch levers are mandatorily built with collapsible ball-ends.

It would be extremely dangerous, if one of those pegs, should become the load​ (as in a 1? class lever) between the bike mass and say your fibula or your tibia so, maddaman, please, devise a means of making them foldable, maybe held open by a spring in contrast, so they do not bounce all over.
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I don't quite think I understand. How are they different than traditional case savers?
 
Crash-bars in my humble opinion, do spread the load onto a wider area, and are less prone to lacerate and dig into matter, whereas pegs, are going to concentrate the load in one smaller point.
Mine, was a simple advice, packaged in the guise of a summon.
Your call to give heed or not.

Hope I didn't sound too stark...:peaceful:
 
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