| Author | Message | ||
     Redtail69 |
Hey everyone, What is the deal with the "spike" that juts out of the rider footpegs on the '05 xb12r? I find it kind of annoying. It seems to get caught on my pant legs and screws me up on take off sometimes. Does anyone else experience this? What's the purpose of that design? | ||
| Norrie |
I take it you mean the hero blob? It is so you know when you have it banked over enough in the corner and it touches the road you know not to go any further. Norrie. | ||
| Reducati |
gives you a warning when you about to "touch down" | ||
| Black_sunshine |
They are threaded so you can simply take them off if you want. | ||
| Jeremyh |
yours are threaded? mine are part of the cast | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
should be threaded, if not hacksaw or cut off wheel  usual disclaimer applies, remove at own risk, not for street use, all life insurance items should be signed over to me...yadda yadda yadda etc etc etc  | ||
| Rageonthedl |
i took mine off when i ge the pegs powder coated....juse never put them back on. | ||
| Redtail69 |
Thanks for the info all. I'm gonna try to remove mine. | ||
| Slaughter |
Take em off - if you are doing ANY cornering, they'll come into contact with the pavement TOO early. Even if your boot and pegs drag, it's not gonna throw you off the bike. You don't need the distraction. My vote is ditch them! Mine were threaded in but if they weren't I'd get a saw. The lawyers probably made all the manufacturers put them on - they're on all the new sportbikes. | ||
| Buell666 |
com'on rage. you told me and showed me pics of yours after they were dragged really bad on the ground. just take them off if you dont like them. | ||
| Dilysi73 |
me I like the fact they are there. I have fun grinding them when I ride. I also use them as a learning tool. If they aren't sparking then I need to get tighter and lower. But to each his own. Aaron  |
