Pegs are about five inches further back and about an inch and a half higher up for increased comfort and control. They are also about an inch narrower
on each side. |
Another shot. The original peg location is further forward than where the brake pedal ends now. See the notes at the bottom for a
description of the process we used to build these pegs. |
Here you can see how much clearance there is for the kickstarter. You can also see how we ground off the old mounting fixtures
and moved the pegs way inboard! Gives you a tight feeling with your thighs able to grip the tank. |
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Notes: I did not like the location of the
stock pegs. They were a little too far forward and down. We looked at
various options and the problem was always that we could not make the
kickstarter work. Since the motor had been bumped to a 750, I had been
told that it was best to keep the kickstarter functional as the electric
start would be easily overpowered.
So we
worked and worked on the problem. I knew the position I wanted the pegs to
be, we
just needed to figure out how to get them there. The shift side was
obviously no problem as there was no kickstarter issue.
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We finally decided that the location I
liked would work, but we had to move the pegs inboard to allow the
kickstarter room to swing by. We did that making a simple jig that allowed
us to drill straight down the center of the existing peg mounts, all the
way through. These are those protruding round things with the threaded
ends. These go all the way through that swingarm mounting plate and are
welded on the inside. We drilled them all the way through and then tapped
them out to accept an 8mm bolt. Then we cut the mounts off flush with the
frame. |
Once we did that,
we bolted a set of standard Bates pegs, with their stock mounts, to the
new plates and then ground some rubber off the peg to allow it to fold up
and out of the way. As you can see by the picture, there is now plenty of
room for the kickstarter. The brake pedal is the stock one after it has
been cut and rewelded and cleaned up. We then cut the big end off and made
the end you see so it matches the shifter side. It is not too short and
works really well. (Who needs brakes anyway?)
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