New oldguy with a Valk here. Just picked up a 2000 IS this week, and am changing the oil, putting on a correct front tire (the PO had a GL1800 tire on that was literally 2" shorter), and basically going through all the wear stuff.
One odd thing I can't figure out is that the rider's left footpeg is at least 1" lower than the right. I pulled off the hardware for a heel/toe shifter from the PO, but the mounting plate and the peg are stock. I actually dragged the left peg on my test ride - I don't do that much these days... Bought this rig specifically to replace a GL1200 tug (blew a motor 25 miles outside Wall, SD a couple weeks ago, but that's another story), so at that point the odds of dragging the pegs will be greatly reduced
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But... I can't figure out why the peg is lower. Did a search; did several googles actually, but could not find anything relevant; except for some folks who make peg lowering kits... I'm about to the point of either buying a bracket/peg from ebay and cutting off the mount and moving up an inch, or maybe seeing if a VTX peg would fit; it appears it does not have the lowering offset. I'm in Tucson, and have not seen many Valks around here to compare with.
Been lurking a couple day; looks like a great forum with knowledgeable and friendly folks; I look forward to participating.
Regards all.
