WHY WON'T THESE FIT ON THE INTERSTATE?

[currahee2-6]

Greetings all,
Any one know why these  Ergo peg don't fit on the interstate? (According to the maker).  They look like they'd bolt onto the horizontal bar portion of the engine guard.  I need something to rest my feet on while cruising. The Kury rests I have now are too far forward on the vertical part of the engine bars. Even with adjustments I'm just not comfortable. These things look like exactly what I'm looking for. (Mick-O-Pegs won't do either $$$)             

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ergo-Cruise-Pegs-Kuryankyn-Honda-98-00-GL1500-Valkyrie-/270778652387?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f0baa56e3               


Thank you all. Ride safely.
Peace         

[Grumpy]

Will not fit because of the scoop the interstate has under the crash bar. Standard and tourer do not have it. The pegs bolt right where the scoop is at.

[BOZ]

These pegs will fit on an Interstate, but you'll have to mount them about 2 1/2 inches back on the lower engine guard. You can still make them work just fine, due to the adjustment these peg mounts have. Good luck. 

[hubcapsc]

I bolted mine onto my Tourer back a little on the lower engine guard... it is actually
on the curve a little... The clamps certainly are intended to be
clamped onto a straight tube, but that's where it worked for
me comfort-wise, and they've been there for about four years with
no problem... anywho, you might be able to clamp them back past that
scoop that Grumpy was talking about if you get creative...



-Mike

[DarkMeister]

Some riders here have cut off the scoops. I've been debating doing the same, as I have a set of such pegs. Short job with a Dremmel tool. The scoops are supposed to be useless. The only reason I haven't done so is worry about rust. Seems that any screw or bolt I touch with a tool rusts immediately.

[PhredValk]

I have the same with 4" arms. I bolted them on an inch behind the curve with the arm facing froward. They're low, but I don't really do the twisties, and I can only use the outer 3/4 that stick out passed the engine, but they are comfortable. With my heels on them and toes on the strait pegs on the upper guard it's like having boards. The more positions I have for my size 13's on a 12 hour day the better.
Fred.

[ptgb]

I have cut the scoops off and added those pegs. There was no adverse results from it. Couple tips though...

1. After you cut them make sure that you don't leave any burrs or weld remnants. The clamps that go around the lower engine guard don't like to lineup the mounting holes just right if there is debris still on the guards.

2. I used something like POR15 (a cheap copy of the stuff) and hit the areas I cut and ground to prevent rust.

3. If you get to the point where you buy these and mount them. Be careful with the bolts that mount the clamp around those lower engine guards, they will strip very easily... especially if the holes are not lined up just right (see #1 above)

[Red Diamond]

As was mentioned above, you don't have to cut anything, just mount them on the lower engine guards. If the curved section of the engine guards are too far for you, then mounting them behind the scoop will be just fine, as they adjust forward anyway.

[currahee2-6]

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH! I now have the confidence to proceed. I can make just about anything "fit" when I need to, but at that price I wanted to be at least somewhat sure they'd work.

Happy and safe riding to you all.
Peace.
Dave

[abcdleines]

$100 more and you can get Mick-O-Pegs. Have them on my I/S and love them. They put your legs in a very comfortable position and away from the hot valve covers. Brett

[X Ring]

$100 more and you can get Mick-O-Pegs. Have them on my I/S and love them. They put your legs in a very comfortable position and away from the hot valve covers. Brett

I agree with the MoPs.  I have them on my Tourer and I/S. My Tourer had the Ergos on it when I bought it.  Removed them when the chrome started peeling on the clamp.  Discovered the cast aluminum clamp had a broken ear on each one.  If you tighten them unevenly and too much it will break one of the ears off.  I won't buy them for both those reasons.

Marty

[39 Chev]

Some riders here have cut off the scoops. I've been debating doing the same, as I have a set of such pegs. Short job with a Dremmel tool. The scoops are supposed to be useless. The only reason I haven't done so is worry about rust. Seems that any screw or bolt I touch with a tool rusts immediately.

I would disagree that they're USELESS.  I just fabbed up a set for my Tourer.  Nothing fancy, just clamped on, but they help with hot feet.

I recently rode a buddy's Interstate and noticed that my feet were not getting as hot as they do on my Tourer.  I didn't even realize that the Interstate had these scoops, but after I got off his, I asked him why my feet were cooler.  He then showed them to me.  What I have isn't as good as his, but they help. 

I'm going to start a thread showing what I did...

[Bigun]

Some riders here have cut off the scoops. I've been debating doing the same, as I have a set of such pegs. Short job with a Dremmel tool. The scoops are supposed to be useless. The only reason I haven't done so is worry about rust. Seems that any screw or bolt I touch with a tool rusts immediately.

I tried taking the scoops off and the Baker wings that are mounted to them, Wind buffeting and heat from the motor made it less than comfortable.

[DarkMeister]

I tossed my pegs on and went for a 3000 mile test drive. Installed them on the angled part of the bar, behind the scoops. Worked great.

[BonS]

I bought these pegs and looked carefully at the challenge with my Interstate. I figured that I could cut and grind just enough of the scoop to give enough clearance and still have 90%+ of the scoops and they'd still be strongly attached to the engine guard. It takes more than a dremmel to do this job. I used an air cutter and an angle grinder. The resulting cuts are aesthetically pleasing and I was feeling quite good about my plan and was even thinking about taking pictures and doing a how-to for the board.

Well, I mounted the first peg and boy was I disappointed. The adjustments were very limited because it was so close to the vertical part of the engine guard. And when I flipped up the peg it would touch the pod. Also, the adjustable arm of he peg mount was very close to the head. The only positions that seemed to work moved the pegs way to close to me.

So, I then moved the peg to the slanted part of the engine guard and found that I have more room for adjustment. The folded peg is in a good position and my legs are nicely stretched out (for me anyway).

As for the cut scoop it's barely noticeable if at all. I painted the edges of the scoop and weld line up with some clear paint to stop rust and have just chalked up all this to a learning experience.

One final thought, I could have bent the horizontal support piece that would have moved the peg extension bar away from my heads and alleviated the clearance issue with the heads and pods but I still wouldn't have been able to get the pegs forward-down-and-low where I want them for my comfort.

I'm going to continue tweaking the peg positions until I leave for Inzane next week. And I'll bring my hex wrenches along just in case.

[DarkMeister]

Not sure if one can zoom in on these, but here's a pic of mine. They ended up angled away from the engine; in fact a natural angle for my feet. No cutting required.