| Author | Message | ||
     Dman |
I'd like to clean the bike up with removing the passenger pegs & brackets, I'll never go 2-up on the R, so why not, but in looking at them they look like they may afford some protection to the bike in a low-side, etc., and I'm going to do a couple trackdays a year. Whatcha think about that? | ||
| Benzo_mike |
They will protect your swingarm, etc in a BIG WAY. The pegs are in essence a frame slider on an 1125. Trust me on this one, I've tested it. | ||
| Froggy |
While every situation and crash is different, the pegs can help prevent further damage to the bike. | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
so swing arm sliders should in theory at least negate that? i'd like the cleaner look of no rear pegs but don't want to lose protection within reason | ||
| Dmhines |
My buddy recked his XB9 last year. Bent the front forks and the rear passenger peg support bent up good too. After replacing the forks, some plastic and the passenger beg bracket it was good as new. The passenger peg bracket definitely protects the swing arm. At least the passenger pegs blend in nicer on the 1125's than they do on the XB's .. | ||
| Geforce |
I think at one time someone made passenger peg sliders... IE: You remove the peg and install a slider in it's place. I have mine off, and have had them off for a few months now. | ||
| Firebolt32 |
The passenger peg on the side I was hit on saved my swing arm. The peg on the side that hit the rode folded nearly in half. The swing arm on that side had a nice amount of rash on it afterwards. | ||
| Mountainstorm |
The passenger pegs help a lot. I went down in front of a deer at 60 and the passenger peg and radiator pod took most of the damage. Case protection is a good idea. The covers are less than replacement parts.I had to replace on case side. | ||
| Kc10_fe |
I crashed and yes they work well. I plan on painting them black to match the frame. | ||
| Dman |
Thanks guys, function over form any day for me, so they stay on. | ||
| Drhodes1970 |
I think the bike looks alot better with them off but it's probably smarter to leave them on. | ||
| Avalaugh |
I would remove them, in a very slow speed crash, maybe 20 mph they may help, but depending on type of crash, chances are they will bend the seat subframe, and/or snap off and gouge the swingarm ! This is what happened to me ! | ||
| Fireboltxb9r |
In my opinion passenger pegs are just that.......passenger pegs. I do not ride 2 up (have Road King for that). For that reason and a more attractive "race bike" appeal, one of the first things I did was to remove them. |
