Highway pegs, from bike bits box

[Leathel]

I have been looking at brackets and pegs to get something to stretch the legs, the one down fall of the Valk is a little cramped compared to my last few bikes

But damn they want $$ for the gear or the ones that are a better price want to ship it on a gold plated service (downfall of living down here)

I got given some pegs, a tad small though, but while looking for brackets in my box of bits I found my old risers from the 1100.....and the Valk factory pegs.... plans are hatching



Milled out the pivot, clamped on the risers, slip the peg on so it was against the engine bar for support when straight, fold back near flush if needed ....That will do, need to lathe up some spacers etc but that will wait until tomorrow night

progress shots from tonight

[hubcapsc]

Smokin' Joe used an old riser upside down like that, hooked to his
handlebars, and it holds a GPS...

-Mike

[pancho]

Glad I saw this post,, that looks kind of cool Leathel,, I'll keep it in mind.  I like the idea of using them to mount an accessory, maybe spotlights or something,, they look pretty cool.

[old2soon]

My I/S came with the Kury road pegs already mounted to the crash bars. All I had to do was find My sweet spot for where the pegs needed to be and ended up at. My Brother fabbed up some brackets for some after market fog lights from Wal Mart-or as some of us here say-wally wurld.  Pictures are not my forte. And at 6' 2" in height I have to agree with your observation of the leg room issue. BUT I am NOT gonna git rid of my Valkyrie. We are for all intents and purposes-one.  Those bits and odds and end boxes DO come in handy-don't they?  Time I get to Billing Mt. in June from my casa to Billings I'll roll dang near1800 miles. And B T W-good lookin ingenuity on yer fabbed up pegs!  RIDE SAFE.

[Jess from VA]

Ingenious.  Just use a nice acorn nut on top to protect the threads.   

[Leathel]

Smokin' Joe used an old riser upside down like that, hooked to his
handlebars, and it holds a GPS...

-Mike

Rifle rings also work well for mounting things to bars too, I used them to mount my GPS to one bike I had and to mount some LED lights 

[Leathel]

OK so I still need Stainless washers and a chrome capped nut but they are fitted to do a test run, I ended up heating and bending the stud to get at the right angle.... they seam comfy riding around my workshop, I have longer risers on my bike ATM that will come off when my new bars arrive so before I do the final fit out I will test those for size..

Some pics as it is









The sun is getting down so time to head home for the night 

[The emperor has no clothes]

Pretty ingenious work  Only have one concern. God forbid in a tip over, it looks like they could crack the valve covers.

[Jess from VA]

I was thinking the same thing, but the engine guards are pretty tough, and won't bend in a simple tip over, and probably not in a very slow speed fall and short slide either (I've done both).  But in a higher speed get off or tumble hard enough to bend them, those risers could transfer the impact of a bent guard into the valve cover that a thinner clamp wouldn't.  

I've hit mine hard enough to make taking them off (or loosening them up as a work-around) and getting them back on tight at all mount points a tricky job; they deformed or got sprung a wee bit, but did not bend enough to see any deformity from one side to the other with your eyes.  

It's hard to be sure from looking at the pics, but it's possible those riser clamps will be the first thing to hit in a tip over or fall and slide.  Laying the bike over on the guard will tell, but it's a pretty academic question, for just a tip over.  

[Gavin_Sons]

i like it. just need to polish those risers to match the crash guards 

[Leathel]

i like it. just need to polish those risers to match the crash guards 

yeah I tested one spot and it polished up well, will do it when everything is sorted

(Have a bench mounted polish wheel)

[Leathel]

Pretty ingenious work  Only have one concern. God forbid in a tip over, it looks like they could crack the valve covers.

when folded back they are flush with the crash bar, also they have a pretty big area of contact if pushed hard against to spread the load so should be OK, especially after bending the stud out so the nut end wont contact

I am going to lathe up a slip on alloy cover so there isn't the big step at the base of the stud but that is for cosmetic reasons.... but it will also smooth out pressure points