Cheap footpeg upgrade

[philward]

Hi all,

I have recently upgraded my stock pegs for some sportier aluminium ones - did a little search and noticed that there is very little information kicking around about exactly what will fit, what can be modified to fit and most importantly how to do it! 

I've made an addition to the Wiki entry on pegs detailing my experience.

http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/Pegs

Enjoy! 

[bombadillo]

Very nice, thanks.

[ecpreston]

Very nice, thanks.

ditto, those actually look good too!

[scottpA_GS]

great job. They look good 

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

Nice, I plan to do this soon!

[galahs]

Just ordered myself a chrome and black set.

$51 Australian for both (includes $25 US postage)

I am going to use my rubber pegs for touring, and my aluminium ones for spirited rides and track days.

Thanks for the heads up!

[mattress]

awesome find man, seems pretty simple to install.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUKI-GSXR-600-750-TL-1000-CHROME-REAR-FOOT-PEGS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35588QQihZ008QQitemZ180194887465QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

are these the same ones?  I don't see that "hump" you have to grind off in the pics.  might be a weird angle...


also can you replace the rear pegs on the gs500 with these also?

[philward]

awesome find man, seems pretty simple to install.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUKI-GSXR-600-750-TL-1000-CHROME-REAR-FOOT-PEGS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35588QQihZ008QQitemZ180194887465QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

are these the same ones?  I don't see that "hump" you have to grind off in the pics.  might be a weird angle...


also can you replace the rear pegs on the gs500 with these also?

Yes, those look like the ones.  I have drawn the hump in the pegs you are looking at (below).



It wants to be ground close to flat with the surrounding metal - if you leave a slight raised section then you can always test-fit.  Its easier to take away metal than it is to put it back! Check out my pegs below for the after shot.



I have not worked out how to fit the rear pegs.  I believe they will fit but the difficulty is on the flip-up-flip-down action.  The stock pegs use the rubber of the pegs to compress to provide this action - obviously this doesnt work for metal pegs.  I'm sure that it is possible to come up with a solution (perhaps using rubber washers for the rears, to provide friction to keep them in the up position, and a little bit of grinding on the brackets to allow 90-degree movement?).  Either way, that's a challenge for another day! 

[birdsGS]

is there any certain year to look for

[Foximus]

i just typed in what he had and that exact one came up... probably all the same guy on ebay selling one batch.


Seems a bit expensive for just replacement pegs,  I just snagged some gsxr 600 rearsets for $60....

but those pegs do look nice.

[mattress]

oh man thanks for your prompt reply!

I can't wait to put these on now.. 

I decided to go with the black ones... 
there's nothing else "chrome" on the bike, so it'd look awkward..


Can't beat $15 shipped for a set of pegs!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120198722455&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

[Yev]

Good stuff.. I plan on doing this mod in the future 

[ben2go]

is there any certain year to look for

This should help.
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/Pegs

[galahs]

I replaced my front and rear pegs (the stock are much more functional!) with these new pegs.

4 new pegs weighed in a 300 grams

the 4 stock pegs weighed 920 grams


So it's a saving of over half a kilogram (0.62 kg) 

[mattress]

got my pegs in the mail today.

ground off that little hump pretty painlessly using a dremel and grinding bit.

I pulled the first stock peg off and DAMN those things are heavy !  lol. 

Both front pegs went on without problems.  I can't fold them up, but don't ever need to.  it being Christmas eve at 6pm, I doubt I'll be able to find some washers as recommended, so I'll get those another day.

I was thinking about grinding off the square corners on the brackets the pegs bolt to..  maybe if they're rounded off slightly, the pegs will be able to fold up and stay up.  Something I'll experiment with for the back pegs

[philward]

Both front pegs went on without problems.  I can't fold them up, but don't ever need to.  ...  maybe if they're rounded off slightly, the pegs will be able to fold up and stay up.  Something I'll experiment with for the back pegs

Great to hear that people are having a crack (and success) with the mod! 

The front ones do move a bit - not as much a stock, but enough to avoid a serious grounding incident if you over-lean.  I'd love to hear how you get on with grinding the corners off the brackets, especially for the rears - it'd be great to have matching fronts and backs! 

[mattress]

I tested things out with the front.  I don't think I'd ever need the front pegs to stay in the upright position, so I figured I'd give it a go.

I took my dremel with a grinding wheel and just barely rounded the square corner off the bracket. 

I was able to move the peg up and down with a little oomph..  and after folding them up and down a few times, they won't stay up anymore, so I guess the metal wore down a little bit more each time I put the pegs up and down.

I wouldn't trust this for a permanent solution for the rears..  still not sure how we'd keep em up right.  How do other bikes do it?

[philward]

I wouldn't trust this for a permanent solution for the rears..  still not sure how we'd keep em up right.  How do other bikes do it?

I was thinking perhaps using rubber washers for the rear in the place of the metal ones used at the front.  You know like the washers you might find in the plumbing section of the hardware store, squeezed in nice and tight.  That way they'd have friction moving up and down - and thereby stay in the required position.

[mattress]

That's definitally a good idea.  I might just try that tonight

[rnicholas]

I just completed this mod.  Works and looks great.  Thank God for the Dremel.  Made the grinding a quick project.

Thanks for the idea.