My Tips and tricks for foot pegs

[HOTEL71]

Bicycle risers (7/8) off of amazon /ebay
Bicycle handlebars (32 in long 7/8 dia)

it bolts to the front motor mount
and can be cut to your desired lenghth
Looks good, comfy and best of all
not a lot of dinero out of your pocket!

 

[hovel]

Please show us some pictures of your finished installation.

 

[HOTEL71]

 

[DogBunny]

I like it, but I'd appreciate more pics. A pic from farther away (in good light) showing the over-all effect, and a pic that shows how it bolts to the motor mount.

 

[WideAWAKE]

I like it, but I'd appreciate more pics. A pic from farther away (in good light) showing the over-all effect, and a pic that shows how it bolts to the motor mount.

I thought that was a pic of Sasquatch...

 

[59Tebo]

El Ka-bong!!!!!

 

[hovel]

I'm not a big fan of "highway" pegs but then again, I ride a standard XS. Yes, they can provide a nice diversion during hours in the saddle, if you could actually spend hours on an XS 650. What I found is that with your feet stuck out in front of you on those pegs, the center of gravity of the bike changes. You notice it when you ride into a nice sweeping curve and all of a sudden things feel a little strange. If you ever look at a picture of Robert E. Lee on his horse, his feet are always right under him.

 

[bosco659]

I like it, but I'd appreciate more pics. A pic from farther away (in good light) showing the over-all effect, and a pic that shows how it bolts to the motor mount.

Your eyes are better than mine Dog..... I gave up looking at it to figure out what was happening there. X2 for better pics.

 

[HOTEL71]

UPDATE!!
sorry for the bad pics
if ya have the chrome motor mount as shown
in the pic below, installation was a snap!

as you can see the risers bolted
into the slots on the motor mount
I then cut the drag bar to my desired lenght
based on comfort and how far it stuck out
on the sides

 

[HOTEL71]

UPDATE #2
after assembly and cutting the bar to my desired Length
I double checked how far it stuck out on the sides
I tried to eyeball my new fandangled front pegs
to make sure it was even with the normal foot pegs
as shown in the pic below

I'm close..LOL

 

[HOTEL71]

UPDATE #3

The bars diameter in question is 7/8
if I wanted padding
black grips for 7/8 bars
are everywhere and cheap!

 

[bosco659]

Nice!

 

[hovel]

HOTEL71 is to be commended for an innovative use of readily available and relatively inexpensive materials. This is far better than universal clamp-ons off a shelf.
Ad the no-slip-off feature of inexpensive grips and you're done !

 

[arcticXS]

I'm not a big fan of "highway" pegs but then again, I ride a standard XS. Yes, they can provide a nice diversion during hours in the saddle, if you could actually spend hours on an XS 650. What I found is that with your feet stuck out in front of you on those pegs, the center of gravity of the bike changes. You notice it when you ride into a nice sweeping curve and all of a sudden things feel a little strange. If you ever look at a picture of Robert E. Lee on his horse, his feet are always right under him.

If anything, the stock footpegs are too far forward for comfort, control and a good posture. Moderate rearsets help with taking some weight off your butt.
Personally, I never understood why people want to sit like a bag of potatoes on a motorcycle........