Can anyone suggest some nice after market pegs that don't cost an arm & leg! I don't like the rubber ones but would like to spend no more than $75 tops. Is that possible.
El Cheapo strikes again :D
I think the only option under $75 are the GSXR pegs on ebay. They take about 30 seconds of grinding on each peg, and I think only cost about $15.
The second cheapest option is to find a pair of used CBR f2/f3 pegs, and make them fit on your bike. Other than that you're just gonna have to spend a couple hundred of aftermarket rearsets.
http://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Upgrades.Pegs
I am using a set of aftermarket rear pegs for a gsxr, but didnt have to grind anything. worth the $20.00 imho
I'm NOT in the market for pegs. I am quite happy with the stock pegs. But I am curious...
Why do such pegs cost $$$$$$$ while bicycle pegs cost $?
Michael
Bicycle pegs don't have mounting tals, a brake lever, shift left, heel guards and don't pivot upwards. They're just round steel with a hole drilled in the end. That being said, I don't think the prices are all that different between bicycle pegs and motorcycle foot pegs. The difference is when you're buying the whole rearset. That's more comparable to buying to buying bicycle pedals and cranks, and a nice set of bicycle cranks costs way more than a nice set of motorcycle rearsets.
Shimano Dura Ace road pedals, list $299, on sale now at performance bike for $239.
You can also buy gnarly black plastic pedals with soft steel axle for $6 apair at any local bike shop.
I couldn't afford a pair of Dura Ace pedals when I was looking to replace the GS500 footpegs, I had to settle for a pair of ultegras.
Then there is the common soft steel bolt.
Can be bent with two right angles, to drop down as far as desired.
Somewhere someone did this I bet.
Good to know I'm not the only one with some bicycling knowledge on this forum. Bleeding the brakes on my XC race bike takes longer the the GS, a welcome change I must admit.
Quote from: tt_four on January 05, 2010, 05:58:17 AM
Bicycle pegs don't have mounting tals, a brake lever, shift left, heel guards and don't pivot upwards. They're just round steel with a hole drilled in the end. That being said, I don't think the prices are all that different between bicycle pegs and motorcycle foot pegs. The difference is when you're buying the whole rearset. That's more comparable to buying to buying bicycle pedals and cranks, and a nice set of bicycle cranks costs way more than a nice set of motorcycle rearsets.
I'm confused. Are you still talking about foot pegs?
When you change Motorcycle pegs you need to replace brake lever, shift left, and heel guards?
I don't know what some of those things mean, but I assumed you just needed to replace the foot peg alone, like mentioned here.
http://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Upgrades.Pegs
By the way, are these the same type of pegs shown in that write-up?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-99-98-SUZUKI-GSXR600-GSXR-600-CARBON-REAR-FOOT-PEGS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2a03d229ceQQitemZ180452731342QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
Quote from: Archangel1183 on January 07, 2010, 01:03:44 AM
I'm confused. Are you still talking about foot pegs?
When you change Motorcycle pegs you need to replace brake lever, shift left, and heel guards?
I don't know what some of those things mean, but I assumed you just needed to replace the foot peg alone, like mentioned here.
You do only have to replace the pegs, and it'll only cost you the $20 for the ebay pegs. When I was talking about replacing all the other stuff I was just referring to to the $200+ cost of buying rearsets when someone asked why bicycle pegs cost so much less than rearsets.
Quote from: tt_four on January 07, 2010, 05:45:26 AM
Quote from: Archangel1183 on January 07, 2010, 01:03:44 AM
I'm confused. Are you still talking about foot pegs?
When you change Motorcycle pegs you need to replace brake lever, shift left, and heel guards?
I don't know what some of those things mean, but I assumed you just needed to replace the foot peg alone, like mentioned here.
You do only have to replace the pegs, and it'll only cost you the $20 for the ebay pegs. When I was talking about replacing all the other stuff I was just referring to to the $200+ cost of buying rearsets when someone asked why bicycle pegs cost so much less than rearsets.
I see. Just read up on rearsets. Thanks for the explanation.
(http://indysuperbikes.com/Images2/pp_tuning/pp-rearset.jpg)
Ooh, no it's cool, I don't think I understood your question completely. By the way, that ebay link you posted are the pegs that will fit the GS.
Quote from: tt_four on January 07, 2010, 01:08:13 PM
Ooh, no it's cool, I don't think I understood your question completely. By the way, that ebay link you posted are the pegs that will fit the GS.
Cool, thanks. I plan on getting buying them soon.
Does anyone have these pegs? They look smoother than the ones shown in GStwin Wiki. I'm wondering if they're slippery.
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/allstarthrottle/FP015-Carbon.jpg
Do you ride in the rain? I think your feet would stick fine assuming the rubber on your shoes was dry, but they'd probably get a little slick when wet.
Quote from: tt_four on January 09, 2010, 09:34:39 AM
Do you ride in the rain? I think your feet would stick fine assuming the rubber on your shoes was dry, but they'd probably get a little slick when wet.
No, I don't, but I do wear slick shoes sometimes. I guess I'll just stick to my tennis shoes.
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I posted the shimano dura ace ting to show bicycle parts are not cheaper than motorcycle parts if you go high end. A very nice weekend racing bicycle is $10,000, if you go for modern plastic fancy name brand with fancy parts.
More like $3,000 if you go lugged steel frame and sensible parts. Then there are the $1,200 equivalents to GSF- Surly.
As to my GSF, I got my extra foot peg assemblies, left and right, plus extra shift lever, from Ebay a couple days ago. Will modify it to take a lower peg, and bolt it all right on. Cost about 45 shipped. Keeping original just in case. Not sure exactly what next step in that project is. Likely buy Gixxer pegs. M
Quote from: johnny ro on January 09, 2010, 01:52:50 PM
I posted the shimano dura ace ting to show bicycle parts are not cheaper than motorcycle parts if you go high end. A very nice weekend racing bicycle is $10,000, if you go for modern plastic fancy name brand with fancy parts.
More like $3,000 if you go lugged steel frame and sensible parts. Then there are the $1,200 equivalents to GSF- Surly.
Where are you shopping for your bicycles?! You can get a very nice aluminum or full carbon frame, full carbon fork, and full dura ace with nice wheels off the shelf for $3000 or a little more. Then the only things you'd have to upgrade if you want to spend more are things like pedals, seat, post, stem, and then cables and bar tape if you really want to get picky. It's definitely possible to build a $10k bicycle, but it's gonna be a bit nicer than a "nice weekend racing bicycle". Even 105 is considered "racing level" as far as groups go, even if it's not that flashy. My friend that worked at cannondale and had nothing but top of the line parts packed in his living room still rode on bikes that were only worth about $7k.
I was quoting high, from reading articles in bicycle magazine. I agree you can get going on nice carbon fiber bike with very nice parts for well under $2,000 and its easy to spend another $1,000. $10,000 is silly unless you work on wall street or venture capital firm etc. (I don't)
So, a reasonable serious modern road bike is not so far off from our used gs500f passion.
I received my pegs today. I ordered a second set for the rear, so I removed them until I receive them. Sorry about the dark pictures.
I couldn't find them in black the first time I searched. I think the black ones look better. I guess I can just paint them.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/katfish/GS500/IMG_3060.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/katfish/GS500/IMG_3052.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/katfish/GS500/IMG_3059.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/katfish/GS500/IMG_3055.jpg)
Nice, that's what I just bought but I got the Non-graphite looking ones. Mine are the knurled ( spelling? ) ones. Did you have to do the "Gind" thing? If so, how did you do it? I was wondering do you miss the mass under your foot and do you feel any more vibration. Not much under the old shoe with these things. Maybe it's better :dunno_white:
I bought the rear pegs like the thread said so they need the grind job. I let eveyone know what I think after I get them on. If they work good I'll go for the rear ones as well.
Thanks for bringing these up :D
I used a Dremel with sanding bit to grind it down. I noticed that my foot feels further back and lower from the shifter. I used to be able to shift with the top part of my foot closest to my ankle. Now it feels like I'm using my toes and I have to lift my foot up a bit higher to shift.
(http://www.gadgetspeak.com/aimg/592545-dremel-series-300-multi-tool-drill-sand-grind-polish-l.jpg)
I didn't notice any vibration, but I do miss the extra space for resting my foot.
How do you delete double posts? >:(
Quote from: Archangel1183 on January 12, 2010, 09:54:40 PM
How do you delete double posts? >:(
You don't.
You come back and post something else, as if an afterthought, so no-one knows you messed up :thumb:
Michael
Quote from: mister on January 13, 2010, 01:20:28 AM
Quote from: Archangel1183 on January 12, 2010, 09:54:40 PM
How do you delete double posts? >:(
You don't.
You come back and post something else, as if an afterthought, so no-one knows you messed up :thumb:
Michael
:D Thanks, I'll remember that for next time.
I've been away from the forum for a while. I saw another foot peg thread and thought I would post my experiences with the ebay gsxr pegs here.
I like the look of these pegs. I like that they help make my bike look a little more modern opposed to the stock pegs.
I think that the stock pegs were a bit more comfortable as they offered some cushioning, almost like a thick rubber mat.
Before installing these pegs, shifting felt so natural. I didn't have to think much, if any, about it. To shift up I would just lift up the front of my foot without having to lift it off the peg. I would shift with just the top part of my foot closest to my ankle.
After installing them, I have miss shifts (change into the wrong gear) every once in a while. Other times It felt like I changed gears then realized that I didn't. I believe this is mainly because the left peg is a bit is further away from the shifter than it is with the stock peg. With the Ebay GSXR pegs, it feels like I'm shifting with the tip of my shoes, and No I don't have little feet. I'm a 10.5.
I wouldn't recommend these to anyone that likes racing, going fast, or any motorcycle noobies. If I find a different set at a good price I'd change mine out for them.
Has anyone else had similar or opposite experiences with the same pegs?
Did you adjust the shift lever to be a little lower when you installed the pegs, or did you leave it where it was? I haven't actually ridden my bike since I replaced the footpegs last summer so I haven't gotten to really try them, but I did keep the stock ones around just in case. Lately it has also kind of annoyed me that the pegs just move around so easily. I've been thinking about trying to find some springs from another kind of foot peg to put in there so the pegs actually have tension holding them down. There should be enough room because I already have 2 washers in there taking up space. If I needed more room I could always take a hacksaw or cutting wheel and cut a slot down the middle, kind of like these, although I know these are just cheap cheap chinese pegs so I'd find a much skinnier spring so I didn't have to worry about the pegs just snapping off someday....
(http://jacksjetskiparts.com/foot%20peg%20springs.JPG)
My only real concern is that someday I'll accidentally bump the peg with my foot when I'm picking my foot up from a stop light or something like that, the peg will lift up vertically and stay there since there's no downward tension on it, and then I won't be able to get my foot on it without pulling over to stop and put it back down by hand.
Quote from: tt_four on March 02, 2010, 04:13:38 AM
Did you adjust the shift lever to be a little lower when you installed the pegs, or did you leave it where it was? I haven't actually ridden my bike since I replaced the footpegs last summer so I haven't gotten to really try them, but I did keep the stock ones around just in case. Lately it has also kind of annoyed me that the pegs just move around so easily. I've been thinking about trying to find some springs from another kind of foot peg to put in there so the pegs actually have tension holding them down. There should be enough room because I already have 2 washers in there taking up space. If I needed more room I could always take a hacksaw or cutting wheel and cut a slot down the middle, kind of like these, although I know these are just cheap cheap chinese pegs so I'd find a much skinnier spring so I didn't have to worry about the pegs just snapping off someday....
(http://jacksjetskiparts.com/foot%20peg%20springs.JPG)
My only real concern is that someday I'll accidentally bump the peg with my foot when I'm picking my foot up from a stop light or something like that, the peg will lift up vertically and stay there since there's no downward tension on it, and then I won't be able to get my foot on it without pulling over to stop and put it back down by hand.
What? No. I didn't know that was possible. :o >:( :embarrassed:
I'll read up on that and will get back with any changes. Thanks
Haha, I haven't really sat on the bike and put the peg up to see how hard it is to get back down with my foot, but I do know I can push it up by hand and it'll stay there, so I'd like to avoid that. I just need to find out where to get little springs.
That has happened to me a few times. I accidentally put the pegs in the up position and took a couple tries to kick them back down. It's kind of scary. I'll look into getting a spring for them and will report back.
Thanks tt_four
I saw some on ebay from old bikes, but people were trying to start the bidding at about $10, which is crazy. I'm gonna see what they have at the hardware store, or look through my spare parts bins. It doesn't have to be anywhere near as strong as a normal peg spring. Just enough to make it want to stay down. Let me know what you find, and if I find something first I'll post some pictures for you guys.
I bought extra shift lever off ebay, will bend it to fit when my GSXR pegs arrive and go on. I think the shift lever is not adjustable enough, will need a bend.
What are you bending? you just need to pull the bolt out of the shifter and you can adjust it up or down as much as you want, then just but the bolt in.
shaft only has so many notches. Move down one, its too far. Move up one its too far. Back to original and its not feeling quite right.
Bending to fit gets it where I want it.
I put it in a vice and heat it with torch then it issoft. Cool, clean, reinstall.
Sounds good. I'll have to see how mine feels once I actually get to ride it with the new pegs.
What kind of shoes do you ride in? I used to ride in combat boots, and they worked ok, but then I bought a pair of actually riding boots and the difference between your shifts was night and day. The GSs shifting is kind of clunky in general, but having a stiff boot really makes a ton of different. I sold my riding boots years ago and still want to kick myself for doing it since they only sold for $40 on ebay, and I'll never find another pair I like as much of those for anything less than double the price. I'll be back to combat boots again this year until I find some more riding boots.
Quote from: Archangel1183 on March 02, 2010, 11:22:40 AM
It's kind of scary. I'll look into getting a spring for them and will report back.
I walked over home depot on my lunch and browsed around the hardware section, and think I found something that will work for a spring. They have safety pins that I think would be pretty easy to cut and bend to fit on the footpeg. I didn't plan on buying anything, and was only taking a trip to stretch my legs, so I didn't take my wallet so I couldn't buy any, but I'll either head over a little later, or just go get some tomorrow and see what I can come up with. They come in a couple different sizes too, so it should be pretty easy to find one that fits well. They're skinny so I'll probably just try to take out the 2 washers I have in there and take up the space with the spring. If I really feel like getting into it, and trust the pegs to be strong enough I may cut a slot in them so the spring is actually in the middle of the peg like the one above, but I don't know if there's really any benefit to that.
(http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/400/49/49dc93ad-9722-4a2f-9701-e4c278437ba2_400.jpg)
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xgy/R-100337567/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
Quote from: Archangel1183 on January 09, 2010, 11:47:26 AM
No, I don't, but I do wear slick shoes sometimes. I guess I'll just stick to my tennis shoes.
Seriously? I suppose tennis shoes are at least 10% better than flip flops... Hey, they are your feet. One visit to the emergency room will make a pair of motorcycle boots look cheap. If you break your ankle, they will look really cheap and ever so convenient and stylish for the weeks you spend in a cast...Or so R'gal tells us.
I have the ebay gsxr pegs and have no problems shifting. I wear a 9.5 and always wear my moto boots. One moto drop at a red light with all of my gear on except my boots taught me a valuable lesson. The extra five minutes to slap on boots is a lot less then the six weeks on crutches and two months of physical therapy three times a week! Not to mention the money savings!
Mary
:whisper: Mary will not ride during Easter weekend. '08 ankle on Good Friday '09 seperated shoulder on Easter. This year the CAR!
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on March 04, 2010, 05:09:32 AM
The extra five minutes to slap on boots is a lot less then the six weeks on crutches and two months of physical therapy three times a week! Not to mention the money savings!
Depending on what you get it would be even easier to wear the riding boots. The combat boots I'm going to have to start wearing again need tied the whole way, and it's going to cost me 5 minutes just to put them on. Most riding boots are just velcro and only take 10 seconds to put on. My boots being waterproof also was a huge incentive. I hate wet feet, and knowing I never had to worry about it because my normal riding boots were waterproof was was horribly convenient.
True TT mine Zip and velcro so they take about the same now. :whisper: never go anywhere in a hurry bad things seem to always happen!
If I'm running late I take the car I get in trouble on the bike.
Mary
bicycle is the quickest way for me to get anywhere when I'm in a rush living in the city. I can run redlights, skip stop signs, and weave in and out of traffic as much as I want without even getting a second look from traffic cops. The best part is it can all by done in shorts and tennis shoes!