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Flying Duck
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 Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: Peg feelers? |
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I'd already scraped my left peg and then yesterday I scraped the right side. Usually my toes hit first and I back off but I managed to get the right one down somehow yesterday.
Has anyone here ever experimented with putting peg feelers on K bike pegs?
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motoleo
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: Peg feelers? |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | I'd already scraped my left peg and then yesterday I scraped the right side. Usually my toes hit first and I back off but I managed to get the right one down somehow yesterday.
Has anyone here ever experimented with putting peg feelers on K bike pegs? |
Duck..Now you are starting to show your age javascript:emoticon(' ')
I remember "curb feelers" as an accessory on cars as a kid growing-up in the fifties. |
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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No, they're a real current product. If I'm not mistaken, they're stock on Honda CBRs. I think that some K1200RS bikes have them as well.
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chopper_harris
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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They are often refered to as 'Hero Blobs' here in the UK.
Mrs Chopper has a VFR 800, and hers are due for replacement 
Honda part number, - 90176-MCW-D00 - $4 each.
They are an M6 thread, drilled and tapped at about 45' into the foot peg, appx 10 mm from the outer edge.
It should be simple to drill and tap an M6 thread - this will depend on what depth of alloy you have to play with on the K pegs ?
(It is late here, and I cannot be bothered to go to the garage to check !)
It would certainly surprise any following sportbike rider, to see a shower of sparklies coming from the pegs on a K bike 
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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I did some looking into this. The K1200RS ones are only $5 each. If they have a normal thread then I might try those.
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rydor
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| My footpegs don't touch down when I ride, other parts do. On the left side, the belly pan drags. On the right, the center stand drags... |
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Off the grid
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think I ever get that close to dragging anything. 
My foot touches and I puss out. 
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miner999r
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: Speaking of Dragging |
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I just drag my butt to work and back again! Too chicken to drag bike parts.
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Flying Duck
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| Off the grid wrote: | I don't think I ever get that close to dragging anything.
My foot touches and I puss out. |
That's what I usually do too. Just be careful on the left side. I once hit a centerline reflector with my left toes. It hurts. 
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Shoganai
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:56 am Post subject: Re: Peg feelers? |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | | Has anyone here ever experimented with putting peg feelers on K bike pegs? |
Feelers?? What feelers?
Left side...
Right side...
But I ride like a girl
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: |
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Gwen is obviously a very studly rider.
(Either that or that 200 pound tool kit she carries is making the bike ride low. )
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86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
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Shoganai
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | Gwen is obviously a very studly rider.
(Either that or that 200 pound tool kit she carries is making the bike ride low. ) |
No, my peg dragin' days are over.
The suspension is back to stock with Olins on the rear.
And too many crashes and broken bikes and bones.
If I ever had a edge, it's long gone. It's very liberating.
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wera32
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Peg feelers have a purpose. They are designed to be the first thing that touches down before something hard, that will lever a wheel off of the road, does. If your pegs are touching first, you don't need them unless you want to protect your pegs. If you're dragging your center stand or bodywork first, you could us a set for sure.
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