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As you may have read elsewhere:
http://forums.sportbikes.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1856107#post1856107
... I have just finished a day tour on the FZ6. I occasionally stretched my legs by propping them up on the frame sliders. While slider's placement is perfect for this, there short geometry makes for dangerous risk of the boot slipping off.
I would like to find and make a highway peg for this bike. I am hoping that someone can either link me to a supplier, or a shade-tree mechanic to custom fab such a beast.
I can concieve of a peg, as being either:
1) Merely a curved plate connected under the rubber slider of the frame slider (I have the Yamaha slider)
- This is simplest, but will not be universal to other sliders.
- This is rigid peg, so won't fold up under steep lean angles.
2) A continuous bent bar extending in front of the cylinder block (and hoses) but bracketed onto the two spare forward mounts.
- This is complex (but easy), and will be universal to other sliders.
- This fits on existing spare engine mounts (intended for crash bars).
- This is flexible peg, so will fold up under steep lean angles.
- This requires custom frame to be matted with stock peg (foldable).
Ideally, the pegs should be spring-foldable (as conventional pegs are) to permit proper collapse under steep lean angles. I prefer scheme #2.
If anyone on this forum can fab this, I can do the engineering and drawings.
What do you guys think ???
a) Know any such existing stock product?
b) Know any fab shop that could make custom piece?
c) Any forum member with fab'ing equipment to work with me on this?
d) Any other (better) ideas?
http://forums.sportbikes.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1856107#post1856107
... I have just finished a day tour on the FZ6. I occasionally stretched my legs by propping them up on the frame sliders. While slider's placement is perfect for this, there short geometry makes for dangerous risk of the boot slipping off.
I would like to find and make a highway peg for this bike. I am hoping that someone can either link me to a supplier, or a shade-tree mechanic to custom fab such a beast.
I can concieve of a peg, as being either:
1) Merely a curved plate connected under the rubber slider of the frame slider (I have the Yamaha slider)
- This is simplest, but will not be universal to other sliders.
- This is rigid peg, so won't fold up under steep lean angles.
2) A continuous bent bar extending in front of the cylinder block (and hoses) but bracketed onto the two spare forward mounts.
- This is complex (but easy), and will be universal to other sliders.
- This fits on existing spare engine mounts (intended for crash bars).
- This is flexible peg, so will fold up under steep lean angles.
- This requires custom frame to be matted with stock peg (foldable).
Ideally, the pegs should be spring-foldable (as conventional pegs are) to permit proper collapse under steep lean angles. I prefer scheme #2.
If anyone on this forum can fab this, I can do the engineering and drawings.
What do you guys think ???
a) Know any such existing stock product?
b) Know any fab shop that could make custom piece?
c) Any forum member with fab'ing equipment to work with me on this?
d) Any other (better) ideas?
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