[araneae]

Here is and idea that has worked well on our Spyder. My wife and I trade off driving the Spyder and I get leg cramps when I'm on the back. I made these to work with any Harley pegs since there are so many to choose from and I like the Airfoil design. For the heal rest I used the shifter peg of the same style. I'm working on a higway peg design that is different from what has been done so far and will post it later.

Bryan

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[Arachnophobic]

araneae, on Mar 19 2008, 12:41 AM, said:

Here is and idea that has worked well on our Spyder. My wife and I trade off driving the Spyder and I get leg cramps when I'm on the back. I made these to work with any Harley pegs since there are so many to choose from and I like the Airfoil design. For the heal rest I used the shifter peg of the same style. I'm working on a higway peg design that is different from what has been done so far and will post it later.

Bryan

Very nice. Could you post a few pics with your feet in the different available positions? TIA

[araneae]

Arachnophobic, on Mar 19 2008, 05:56 AM, said:

Very nice. Could you post a few pics with your feet in the different available positions? TIA

Here ya go.

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[Y - FCTR]

They look good....what kind are they? I know you say they are normal Harley mounts, but I am a real dunce when it comes to things like this....any addionional info would be appreciated.

[Arachnophobic]

araneae, on Mar 19 2008, 11:04 PM, said:

Here ya go.

Very nice. I like the way you think!

One more question...where did you get the bar between the heel and toe rests or did you fabricate it?
TIA

[araneae]

Arachnophobic, on Mar 20 2008, 09:07 AM, said:

Very nice. I like the way you think!

One more question...where did you get the bar between the heel and toe rests or did you fabricate it?
TIA

I fabricated the bar from 1" aluminum stock to fit the Spyder peg mount and drilled a hole through the bar so I could reuse the attachment pin. A slot was machined into the other end to accept the Harley peg. Harley sells a foot peg mount that would require drilling a hole through the bar and attaching it with a bolt, eliminating the need to machine a slot in the bar for the foot peg.

Bryan

[Arachnophobic]

araneae, on Mar 20 2008, 11:53 AM, said:

I fabricated the bar from 1" aluminum stock to fit the Spyder peg mount and drilled a hole through the bar so I could reuse the attachment pin. A slot was machined into the other end to accept the Harley peg. Harley sells a foot peg mount that would require drilling a hole through the bar and attaching it with a bolt, eliminating the need to machine a slot in the bar for the foot peg.

Bryan

Thanks Bryan!

[spyderrider]

araneae, on Mar 20 2008, 01:53 PM, said:

I fabricated the bar from 1" aluminum stock to fit the Spyder peg mount and drilled a hole through the bar so I could reuse the attachment pin. A slot was machined into the other end to accept the Harley peg. Harley sells a foot peg mount that would require drilling a hole through the bar and attaching it with a bolt, eliminating the need to machine a slot in the bar for the foot peg.

Bryan

Great job. How long is the bar, 7 - 8 inches? What if the bar had a bit of an upward bend so the foot would rest more parallel to the ground, do you think that might be even more comfortable?

[araneae]

spyderrider, on Mar 20 2008, 12:57 PM, said:

Great job. How long is the bar, 7 - 8 inches? What if the bar had a bit of an upward bend so the foot would rest more parallel to the ground, do you think that might be even more comfortable?

Everything looks larger in pictures! LOL

The bar is 6" long. I also thought that any longer might interfere with the driver. I started with 1" square stock so it would be pretty hard to bend as you suggested but I did think about it. I don't have a press so I was thinking along the lines of what I could do in my garage. I did have acess to a milling machine to cut the slot and angle the edges but it was not necessary. The sweet thing about Harley footpegs and mounts is that they can be adjusted for angle. Yet another picture.

Bryan

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[Marc]

Good idea and nice design.

[spyderrider]

araneae, on Mar 21 2008, 01:04 AM, said:

Everything looks larger in pictures! LOL

The bar is 6" long. I also thought that any longer might interfere with the driver. I started with 1" square stock so it would be pretty hard to bend as you suggested but I did think about it. I don't have a press so I was thinking along the lines of what I could do in my garage. I did have acess to a milling machine to cut the slot and angle the edges but it was not necessary. The sweet thing about Harley footpegs and mounts is that they can be adjusted for angle. Yet another picture.

Bryan

This sure has got me thinking. I'm looking at doing something similar but maybe a piece of angle iron with a block welded to one end and a hole through it to mount it back where the original peg is. Then an arm that extends like yours but with a hole through it so I can mount some floor boards.
I'm not much at drawing but I hope this shows you what I mean.
I think floorboards would also help a bit more to keep the exhaust heat away from the right foot.

[Putt-Putt]

Thanks for the ideas. Looks nice.

[spyderrider]

araneae, on Mar 19 2008, 02:41 AM, said:

Here is and idea that has worked well on our Spyder. My wife and I trade off driving the Spyder and I get leg cramps when I'm on the back. I made these to work with any Harley pegs since there are so many to choose from and I like the Airfoil design. For the heal rest I used the shifter peg of the same style. I'm working on a higway peg design that is different from what has been done so far and will post it later.

Bryan

Hi.
You mentioned you were working on highway pegs, just curious how they are coming along.

[Indy Spyder]

Very Nice

[Danimal]

It looks like the top one doesn't stick out very far - compared to the original it seems your foot would slide off easier.

You're pretty brave - no way I'm getting on the back with a woman driving.......

[araneae]

Danimal, on Mar 29 2008, 08:31 PM, said:

It looks like the top one doesn't stick out very far - compared to the original it seems your foot would slide off easier.

You're pretty brave - no way I'm getting on the back with a woman driving.......

The top one is more of a heal rest and to keep you shoe off the pipe. A full size peg could be easily added in place of the small one.

Nothing brave about it, she is an excellent rider.

[Y - FCTR]

I was thinking about adding the Widow Pegs in place of the original pegs....mostly for show as my wife will not ride with me too much.....I Guess I scare her, or she is still mad at me for not telling her I bought the SPYDIE.....LOL