Lowering Driver's Pegs
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I'm not saying you can't lower your pegs, but the measurement you're using isn't an accurate reflection of what will actually happen if you do so. If you lower your pegs 1", that will be multiplied at the end of your pegs when you turn. I would argue that if you feel like your feet need to be lower, you may actually benefit by moving your pegs back towards you. I know there are reduced reach brackets that will accomplish this. I've never seen anything that will lower your pegs outside of changing the forward contols completely. I'm sure the different companies that make forwards don't all use the same measurements for their brackets. You could fab something similar to a highway peg mount, but shorter, that bolted where the peg mounts and hung straight down 1" to lower the peg but I think the reduced cornering clearance and unsightly appearance would negate the increased comfort when riding in a straight line. Just my .02.
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Your logic is faulty. You pick only one dimension, ground clearance, not knowing where this measurement was taken, then compare it to your bike, which is 5 years older, and conclude that, if that bike can get away with such low ground clearance, then I can lower my pegs 1". Duh!
You can lower your pegs 1" but your heels will annoyingly reduce your lean angle. That's what you're not hearing.
You can lower your pegs 1" but your heels will annoyingly reduce your lean angle. That's what you're not hearing.
For a change, it would be nice to get a straight answer to a question.
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Kuryakyn tells me that it has an adjustable peg adapter that can lower the driver's pegs by 2". That splined adapter is part #4556. It actually can adjust the peg in a 360 degree arc so you are not limited to simply dropping the peg straight down by 2", you could set the peg, for example, to 4 o'clock so it would be forward and down.
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Heyyyy dobro. Ground Clearance and Seat Height have nothing to do with lowering the footped 1". What it has to do with is Lean Angle. This is the angle produced by the ground (which we will assume is flat in this case) as one leg of the angle. The contact patch on the side of the tire (leaning so not the center of the tire. and the end of the foot peg.
When you lower it one inch this does not create an inch lower clearance because the footpeg length comes into consideration in the angle and compounds the amount lost in the triangle previously laid out.
To make this more real get a couple of buds to come over and hold the front and rear of your bike and lean it over til the footpeg touches. Measure the height to your handlebar. Now put a 2X4 under the footpeg and lean it over again. Remember its not an inch lower because of the compounding of the angle and measure to the handlebars again. Can you live with that much less lean?
Another thing to try if it is still not real to you is go out in a parking lot and put the top of your boot toe under the footpeg and slowly drive around the lot. If your soul starts dragging maybe its not a good idea to lower it that much.
hope this is clearer. learned early on when I rode my Norton with fixed hard pegs too fast into a tight corner. The footpeg touched the ground, the back wheel started skating and my heart skipped a beat. Got lucky and came out of it. Whew
When you lower it one inch this does not create an inch lower clearance because the footpeg length comes into consideration in the angle and compounds the amount lost in the triangle previously laid out.
To make this more real get a couple of buds to come over and hold the front and rear of your bike and lean it over til the footpeg touches. Measure the height to your handlebar. Now put a 2X4 under the footpeg and lean it over again. Remember its not an inch lower because of the compounding of the angle and measure to the handlebars again. Can you live with that much less lean?
Another thing to try if it is still not real to you is go out in a parking lot and put the top of your boot toe under the footpeg and slowly drive around the lot. If your soul starts dragging maybe its not a good idea to lower it that much.
hope this is clearer. learned early on when I rode my Norton with fixed hard pegs too fast into a tight corner. The footpeg touched the ground, the back wheel started skating and my heart skipped a beat. Got lucky and came out of it. Whew
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I have scraped my pegs many times. I dont know what the clearence is but I definitely could not afford to go one inch lower. You could try raise your seat one inch if you feel you need a different angle for your leg position. would be the way I would go if I had the problem. Get a 2" block of high density closed cell foam and try it out first.
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Heyyyy dobro. Ground Clearance and Seat Height have nothing to do with lowering the footped 1". What it has to do with is Lean Angle. This is the angle produced by the ground (which we will assume is flat in this case) as one leg of the angle. The contact patch on the side of the tire (leaning so not the center of the tire. and the end of the foot peg.
When you lower it one inch this does not create an inch lower clearance because the footpeg length comes into consideration in the angle and compounds the amount lost in the triangle previously laid out.
To make this more real get a couple of buds to come over and hold the front and rear of your bike and lean it over til the footpeg touches. Measure the height to your handlebar. Now put a 2X4 under the footpeg and lean it over again. Remember its not an inch lower because of the compounding of the angle and measure to the handlebars again. Can you live with that much less lean?
Another thing to try if it is still not real to you is go out in a parking lot and put the top of your boot toe under the footpeg and slowly drive around the lot. If your soul starts dragging maybe its not a good idea to lower it that much.
hope this is clearer. learned early on when I rode my Norton with fixed hard pegs too fast into a tight corner. The footpeg touched the ground, the back wheel started skating and my heart skipped a beat. Got lucky and came out of it. Whew
When you lower it one inch this does not create an inch lower clearance because the footpeg length comes into consideration in the angle and compounds the amount lost in the triangle previously laid out.
To make this more real get a couple of buds to come over and hold the front and rear of your bike and lean it over til the footpeg touches. Measure the height to your handlebar. Now put a 2X4 under the footpeg and lean it over again. Remember its not an inch lower because of the compounding of the angle and measure to the handlebars again. Can you live with that much less lean?
Another thing to try if it is still not real to you is go out in a parking lot and put the top of your boot toe under the footpeg and slowly drive around the lot. If your soul starts dragging maybe its not a good idea to lower it that much.
hope this is clearer. learned early on when I rode my Norton with fixed hard pegs too fast into a tight corner. The footpeg touched the ground, the back wheel started skating and my heart skipped a beat. Got lucky and came out of it. Whew
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Ground Clearance: The shortest distance between a flat, level surface, and any part of a vehicle other than those parts designed to contact the ground
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4.2" is 2" lower than 6.2"
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