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Stabilizing Footpegs

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UncleMike

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When I'm riding a bit too hard, I notice that my footpegs will bend down a bit if I'm putting a lot of pressure on them. Not bend permanantly, but just as long as I'm putting my weight on them.

Has anyone figured a way to "stiffen" them?

Thanks,
Mike
 
UncleMike said:
When I'm riding a bit too hard, I notice that my footpegs will bend down a bit if I'm putting a lot of pressure on them. Not bend permanantly, but just as long as I'm putting my weight on them.

Has anyone figured a way to "stiffen" them?

Thanks,
Mike
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Loose weight. :-D

Seriously though, first I've heard of this.
 
Some bikes have rubber inserts, to isolate vibration. Like on the bottom of most GS rear shocks

If your bike has them, I suppose they could be removed and replaced with some sort of insert or nylon spacer.
 
I'd also check for anything loose... go one-by-one, and check every nut and bolt between the peg and the frame. If something there is a little loose, it coulf be giving you that little bit of movement.
 
Basket Case said:
I'd also check for anything loose... go one-by-one, and check every nut and bolt between the peg and the frame. If something there is a little loose, it coulf be giving you that little bit of movement.
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I went through to tighten it all, but they didn't want to move much at all. I didn't want to force anything in case they were welded in place or something as a safety feature. I would think those pegs aren't something that the manufacturers would want to mess around with!
 
And 195 on a 6'4" frame doesn't leave a lotta room for weight to lose.
 
The only other thing I could recommend is aftermarket pegs. I never did like the feel of the rubber on the pegs... I prefer the all-aluminum race-style.
 
Basket Case said:
The only other thing I could recommend is aftermarket pegs. I never did like the feel of the rubber on the pegs... I prefer the all-aluminum race-style.
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Fair enough, but it's not the pegs themselves, it's the whole assembly.
 
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