[Tonga]

OK now I will try to show you what I did. As I have said, the highway pegs are a good idea but they are to far out for me. If it wasn't for those brackets I wouldn't have come up with this idea. I am posting pictures I hope!!! These pegs are just 5 inches in front of the shifter and the exact same on the brake side. Just enough to get your feet forward and still close enough to get at the brake in a hurry and the shifter. As you know it is important to keep those legs tight so this will allow you to because you don't straddle the bike so far out as on those Highway Pegs. I chose not to put pegs on the outside but reserve that for a later date if needed. These brackets are home made by the way so I just wanted you to see what can be done.

[spyder-dude]

Can you send me a better picture of the side view of these? Can't quite make it out. Email to sscott607@gmail.com

Thanks.

Shawn

[Nancy'sToy]

Love to see a picture of your brackets, and where you attached them, too. Great job!

[spyryder]

Looks like you can use your heels for downshifting or braking.

[Tonga]

spyryder, on Apr 12 2008, 09:00 PM, said:

Looks like you can use your heels for downshifting or braking.

Almost but it is so easy to move your foot back. I'll send a closer pic of the bracket. I should have taken pictures of it before I bolted them on. To excited I guess to try them out.

[Tonga]

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Nancy'sToy, on Apr 12 2008, 08:38 PM, said:

Love to see a picture of your brackets, and where you attached them, too. Great job!

I hope this helps. I just added a piece of 1/4 inch steel from the HWY bracket back to below the foot rest but had to anchor it for rigidity.

[Nancy'sToy]

Tonga, on Apr 13 2008, 07:48 AM, said:

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I hope this helps. I just added a piece of 1/4 inch steel from the HWY bracket back to below the foot rest but had to anchor it for rigidity.

Perfect! Big help, thanks. I have though about doing something like this, and wondered how it would turn out. I have even rested my feet on the plastic spoiler a few times. This looks like a nice alternative. Spreading my feet out far enough for highway pegs causes cramps in my hips. My short-wheelbased wife can't even reach far enough to put her feet on highway pegs at all. This location might work for her, as well.
-Scotty

[Tonga]

Nancy'sToy, on Apr 13 2008, 08:55 AM, said:

Perfect! Big help, thanks. I have though about doing something like this, and wondered how it would turn out. I have even rested my feet on the plastic spoiler a few times. This looks like a nice alternative. Spreading my feet out far enough for highway pegs causes cramps in my hips. My short-wheelbased wife can't even reach far enough to put her feet on highway pegs at all. This location might work for her, as well.
-Scotty

Nancy'sToy, on Apr 13 2008, 08:55 AM, said:

Perfect! Big help, thanks. I have though about doing something like this, and wondered how it would turn out. I have even rested my feet on the plastic spoiler a few times. This looks like a nice alternative. Spreading my feet out far enough for highway pegs causes cramps in my hips. My short-wheelbased wife can't even reach far enough to put her feet on highway pegs at all. This location might work for her, as well.
-Scotty

Nancy'sToy, on Apr 13 2008, 08:55 AM, said:

Perfect! Big help, thanks. I have though about doing something like this, and wondered how it would turn out. I have even rested my feet on the plastic spoiler a few times. This looks like a nice alternative. Spreading my feet out far enough for highway pegs causes cramps in my hips. My short-wheelbased wife can't even reach far enough to put her feet on highway pegs at all. This location might work for her, as well.
-Scotty

[Tonga]

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I don't know what happened to the last reply but here I go again. Hope this works. It shows my leg positions.

[Putt-Putt]

Great idea. And looks good too. I think I would use aluminum. Probably a good location for the wife too.

[Danimal]

I like the basic idea- but I would ditch the front peg brackets if you're not using them and just mount your bracket to the frame instead.

[Tonga]

Danimal, on Apr 13 2008, 11:40 AM, said:

I like the basic idea- but I would ditch the front peg brackets if you're not using them and just mount your bracket to the frame instead.

I thought about cutting off the HWY bracket just behind the fairing but I already notched the lower part. I might put a set of foot pegs out there for another resting place but don't think I need it yet. After test driving the bike today I now can tell you that I can Downshift with my heel and I can also Brake with my Heel. I never thought of that when I was putting them together. Someone mentioned Aluminium but I am not that good. I spent $12.00 on 4 feet of 1/4 inch steel plate and had my neighbour weld it up after I spent most of a day figuring, measuring and cutting. This was easy for me so Aluminium wasn't in the picture. Bottom line here is that the riding position is great for me. Hope this helps a few of you out there.

[Bigziff]

What size feet do you have?

What happens if you shift your feet forward on the pegs? Looks to me that you have little or no room in front of your feet. Usually, when using hiway pegs, you'd want to be able to put the peg in more towards the back of your foot. Doesn't appear to be enough room there to do that.

[Tonga]

Bigziff, on Apr 13 2008, 07:20 PM, said:

What size feet do you have?

What happens if you shift your feet forward on the pegs? Looks to me that you have little or no room in front of your feet. Usually, when using hiway pegs, you'd want to be able to put the peg in more towards the back of your foot. Doesn't appear to be enough room there to do that.

Size 10. I get enough of my foot on for comfort, to the arch and I do slide it back a bit to use my heel to shift or brake. I can feel the fairing and do leave foot marks a small price to pay for comfort. BRP should have given us more room on the shifter side. Looks like they kept it tight there so that one can get at the oil filter housing. The brake side has more room to move the foot forward but I don't find it necesary. A wider peg or small floor board might give more of a flat surface to rest ones foot on but I do find the peg OK. This should give others ideas. I needed something now and for the price of a piece of flat bar, as I already had the pegs that didn't do what I wanted out there on those brackets. Good Luck Guys.

[Putt-Putt]

How about putting the hwy pegs were Lamonster put them ,but angle them back towards rider?

[NVR2L8]

Putt-Putt, on Apr 13 2008, 10:41 PM, said:

How about putting the hwy pegs were Lamonster put them ,but angle them back towards rider?

Thought about doing that myself but at 5' 10". my legs are still
spread apart further than I find comfortable. I would like to figure a way,
using the hwy mounts to rotate the pegs in-board. Close the gap so to speak.
I'll need some type of off-set and hopefully that should do it.

[Tonga]

NVR2L8, on Apr 19 2008, 05:34 AM, said:

Thought about doing that myself but at 5' 10". my legs are still
spread apart further than I find comfortable. I would like to figure a way,
using the hwy mounts to rotate the pegs in-board. Close the gap so to speak.
I'll need some type of off-set and hopefully that should do it.

I haven't been back to this spot for awhile and guess I should update you abit. I have tried almost everything the get comfortable and now realise that my legs "must" wear into the riding position of the bike. I have lowered the pegs 1 inch from the first unit I built and even brought them back 1 1/2 inchs. That gets my feet almost as low as the bottom of the fairing. It also allows my feet to sit on the pegs without hitting the forward fairing. I actually rest the front part of my shoes on the pegs so that I can downshift and brake with my heals. Now that I lowered the foot rests I do have to lift my heal higher for the brake but the shifter I lowered. I tried foot pegs on the outside were the highway brackets are and even drilled another hole 2 inches lower for comfort but I find that does nothing to help my legs so I don't have pegs out there.

[Danimal]

My right leg feels great if I put it INSIDE the fairing... which would be a nice place for a peg. The other side would need to be cut out.. maybe with a door or something that can open and close easily.

For shorter ryders (I'm 5'7.999999") moving your feet straight forward feels pretty good.

It also wouldn't be that difficult to mount another brake pedal in line with the current one.

[Tonga]

Danimal, on Apr 22 2008, 01:31 PM, said:

My right leg feels great if I put it INSIDE the fairing... which would be a nice place for a peg. The other side would need to be cut out.. maybe with a door or something that can open and close easily.

For shorter ryders (I'm 5'7.999999") moving your feet straight forward feels pretty good.

It also wouldn't be that difficult to mount another brake pedal in line with the current one.

Yes, I looked at cutting out the left side or at least the top half to accomadate the left foot going farther forward but I had second thoughts and left it alone. I just lowered my original pegs another inch and moved them back 1 1/2 inches . I now have a good place to set my foot on the peg and my leg goes farther down with less of a bend. All for comfort as the OEM pegs are to high and back for me. I still can shift down and brake with my heals. I only have to put my left foot back up to up shift.

[Twodog185]

Tonga,

It looks like you mounted the forward peg to the "highway" peg bracket under the cowling. Is this the way you did it? Where did you get the original highway peg assembly? Did you fab it yourself? Do you have pics of the assembly not mounted?

thanks

john