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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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buell peg mod w/pics

this mod is easy to do, cheap and effective.
you need a bench grinder and a drill.
get the pegs from your hardley dealer.
you will need to go to some sort of metal, machine shop, or local small engine shop. there you will fabricate a bushing that will pick up the slack between the holes in the buell peg and the honda pin. the bushing needs to be a cylindrical shape with correct OD, and you will drill the correct ID to fit the pin through.
then you will have to grind the pegs a little bit to get them to fit. you will first grind the two mount points to make them more narrow. then you will need to grind the back so they will stop in a level position. the grinding is trial and error. small bits at a time because you don't want to grind too much off. keep going back and forth between taking more off with the bench grinder and fitting them up to the bike.
i have the pegs on my hawk and rc51 and it's the exact same proceedure. these pics are my rc51.
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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Looks cool, what model Buell was that from?
Old Apr 13, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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sorry should have put the link to the buell site up. here is the part:
canada, # N0006.1AD:
http://www.buell.com/en_ca/gear/acce...ProductID=1941
usa, same # N0006.1AD:
http://www.buell.com/en_us/gear/acce...ProductID=1941
Old Apr 14, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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I've seen the Buell peg swap on a few different bikes. It seems that's something Buell has done better than any other manufacturer...lol
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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Whereas the Buell swap is much cheaper and bring the pegs down about an inch, they also put them back about 3/4" rather than straight down. I eventually wanted them more straight down, so I went with the 8 position adjustable MFW Vario 2-pc adapter/arms and "racing" pegs which cost about $90 total. I got the 1.18" (30mm) lower adapter brackets (arms) but they make 25MM & 50mm brackets too; I thought 50mm ( about 2") was too much. I posted a thread about this before with pics.

see:

http://www.bustersclassic.co.uk/products.asp?id=75

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade...view/4687/151/

The trick is removing the locknuct and shortening the threaded rod on the rear brake MC to lower the brake pedal to the max. The shift lever adjusts down enough but I splice-welded 3/4" into the shift lever for my size 11 boots. I also added extensions to the shift lever "peg" and brake pedal "flat" because the Varios bring your boot out about 12mm.
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There is another adjustable peg made by Cycle Pirates. It is available through any Parts Unlimited dealer. I am using them on my track bike.

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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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My wife had an xb buell, tipped it over 4 times and broke the pegs each time
Old Apr 15, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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she repeatedely throws that bike to the ground, she must hate it!
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Originally Posted by FTMS
There is another adjustable peg made by Cycle Pirates. It is available through any Parts Unlimited dealer. I am using them on my track bike.

http://www.indysuperbike.com/custome...productid=3721

I think I see a little hole in back for some type of pin for rotation indexing. THe MFW Varios use a castle nut type arrangemet for rotation (8 postions vs CP's 56) that appears stronger, have options for 25, 30 & 50 MM lengths, and their "racing" pegs are lighter & beveled for better ground clearance when set low.

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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 04:08 AM
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You can mount these in a lot of different potions. I mount them highest location for the track bike. You can actually see the lower mounting hole in the picture also. You can flip the bracket 180 and mount them lower or even forward if you wanted to. They use an indexing pin to locate them with and allen bolt to hold them in place.
Old Apr 16, 2009 | 06:05 AM
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those cycle pirates look awesome. cheap too.
Old Apr 16, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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I'm gonna get them for my track day this year. I was scraping my pegs last year.
Old Jun 6, 2014 | 09:25 AM
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Pegs for taller rider

Thanks for the great replays.
If I lower my pegs 1" will the shifter and brake pedal still be ergonomic and useable or will it cause issues?
Old Jun 7, 2014 | 11:42 PM
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Hmmm it does not look like the "Cycle Pirates" pegs are spring loaded and folding.


I guess your good as long as you don't dump the bike otherwise your SOL if you lay her down...


I like the look and cost is cool but it may be difficult getting the bike home with a snapped off foot peg do to the lack of a place to rest your foot while riding.


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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by SIRR1
Hmmm it does not look like the "Cycle Pirates" pegs are spring loaded and folding.


I guess your good as long as you don't dump the bike otherwise your SOL if you lay her down...


I like the look and cost is cool but it may be difficult getting the bike home with a snapped off foot peg do to the lack of a place to rest your foot while riding.


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It looks like the peg mounts on the stock bracket and pivot pin. Not clear if the return spring get used. I'd say the they do fold.
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