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Mystic Red · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: Highway Peg Upgrade

I'm thinking of ordering a pair of these to mount on the engine guards.

I find the ones that come out of the holes on the guards to be a little too high for my taste. Do you think it will work? The guards look vertical to the eye but if you put a level on them they are about 3/4 of a bubble off. Anyone got these mounted up?

http://www.kuryakyn.com/index.cfm/go/Home.ProductDetail/catID/18/scID/53/IMID/460
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Off the grid · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

Anything that bolts onto a 1" will work, but those look ugly like Madonnas vagina ugly.

Not to mention obtrusive.

With those things you are going to be spread out like Jenna Jameson.
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jpberens1994K1100RS · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:15 pm Post subject: how ugly

GD it OTG!! Shocked

You know how flippen hard it is to clean a computer screen?
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Off the grid · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject:

Heh also Scott those are friggin expensive.

100+ if I remember correctly.
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Flying Duck · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject:

I tried other ones on my LT. If you mount them too low they will scrape in parking lots and on hard turns. I got rid of them and went with the Swisher ones instead.
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Mystic Red · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject:

Got the Swishers now and only use them for very short intervals as the riding position is not comfortable for me.

owrstrich · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject:

m r...

you may want to wait for underscore to give you his opinion... i think he has something like the ones you are looking at... but i think his are for a wing...

j o
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mnb · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:34 pm Post subject:

I bought a pair of SwitchBlade pegs for my Harley. First Kuryakyn product I've ever bought. And the last.

Their quality of manufacturing and workmanship is rather poor. The ridges that prevent the pegs from rotating are made in an inconsistent manner and don't hold well. Parts fall out of them easily and no matter how hard you tighten them, they still rotate on the highway bar.

Given the high cost, I expected better. You can probably find something much cheaper that will work just as well. But maybe that model doesn't suck as much as the one I bought. I dunno. Figured I'd let you benefit from my experience.
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BobZ(IL) · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject:

Not a big fan of highway pegs, but those look to have a lot of moving parts to keep tight.
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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:01 pm Post subject:

owrstrich · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:57 pm Post subject:

mes is thenken yourn wouldnt wannabe trying riding standing up on them there foot rests...

butts theys looks plumb nertly from here... and theys look likes theys is manipulationable too... can doos aways with some o that adjuster hardwear too...

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Mystic Red · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks Scott, are those Kuryakyn, too.
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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:23 pm Post subject:

Ragman · Mad Brick Rider Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 97

I had those same pegs. Worked OK, but the lip of the fairing really dug in my legs. Finally took them off.
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Mystic Red · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:09 am Post subject:

Got mine put on yesterday. Look O.K. feel great. I'm going to experiment with the position but right now I have them all the way back and a little higher than the stock pegs. Brings my knees up level with my hips and puts my legs in the wind. No fairing rub factor. Very Happy

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