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footpeg question for those with mids on chopper
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Emzdogz 650Rider Supporter
Joined: May 30, 2007 Posts: 34 Location: Tampa, FL
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Posted: December 22, 2009, 8:55 am Post subject: footpeg question for those with mids on chopper |
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Was wondering: you all who are running mid controls on a hardtailed bike - do the pegs you are using "fold"?
or are you running some kind of hard mounted peg that just bolts to a bracket or whatever, and doesn't fold up or back?
I'm going through all this b.s. in my head thinking these pegs gotta fold, like on a stock bike...but really, why do they have to fold? be much nicer and neater if they didn't fold , due to cleaner simpler mounting system.
just wondering if anyone has any particular thoughts on that.
thx!
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mrkil Full Member
Joined: Oct 04, 2009 Posts: 24 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: December 22, 2009, 4:53 pm Post subject: Re: footpeg question for those with mids on chopper |
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folding pegs are your friend if you lean the bike over in the turns too far, which isn't hard on a low bike.
a sold mount peg works well to cause you to spin out if it catches right
kind of like whe you leave the side stand down and go into a left turn
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Emzdogz 650Rider Supporter
Joined: May 30, 2007 Posts: 34 Location: Tampa, FL
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Posted: December 23, 2009, 9:20 am Post subject: Re: footpeg question for those with mids on chopper |
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yeah I really would prefer to have ones that fold...
Gotta figure out a way...
Trying to get it so the peg goes in those indented areas on engine cases right where the stock pegs would go.
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calicruiser Full Member
Joined: Aug 10, 2007 Posts: 190 Location: colorado springs, co
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Posted: December 26, 2009, 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: footpeg question for those with mids on chopper |
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we run solid mount pegs on all our bikes and I run them on mine with my mids. Never had any trouble with them and I ride the bike pretty hard. If I am over that far for them to touch I am in trouble anyway.
josh
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blackwidow Full Member
Joined: Apr 11, 2009 Posts: 394 Location: Colorado
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Posted: December 26, 2009, 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: footpeg question for those with mids on chopper |
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mrkil wrote: |
folding pegs are your friend if you lean the bike over in the turns too far, which isn't hard on a low bike.
a sold mount peg works well to cause you to spin out if it catches right
kind of like whe you leave the side stand down and go into a left turn |
Good info and emzdogz it should be easy to get some universal folding pegs and make them work
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Emzdogz 650Rider Supporter
Joined: May 30, 2007 Posts: 34 Location: Tampa, FL
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Posted: December 26, 2009, 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: footpeg question for those with mids on chopper |
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Right now I'm trying to position my mids as close as possible to where the stock pegs would go and for that it seems like they are gonna have to fold. So I can fold it up to use the kicker. Am trying something using a highway peg extension bar from an old Sporty I had, and using some male mount Sporty passenger pegs. Welded the extension bar to a piece of flat stock and will either weld or weld and bolt the thing to the top of a piece of box section that was added to my frame when I had it hardtailed. The pieces of box section connect the low frame rails to the cross piece that the main back downtube sits on.
This is my 2nd method I'm trying. They're gonna be high enough up that I don't think the bike jack-knifing off a rigid peg would really happen unless I was wiping out. But!!!!!! a rigid peg in that position on the right side would definitely be right in the path of the arc of the kicker pedal.
Will post pics once I get it figured out.
thc for chiming in - all of you.
Blackwidow, you're not related to Blackwidow choppers are you? they hardtailed and raked my frame, and in my opinion did a real good job.
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blackwidow Full Member
Joined: Apr 11, 2009 Posts: 394 Location: Colorado
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Posted: December 27, 2009, 1:07 am Post subject: Re: footpeg question for those with mids on chopper |
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Na man I'm not related I didn't know there was such a place I just named my bike that because it's black n red and I can't wait to see the pics when you get em done.
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