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Phreedom
Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 04:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Has anyone figured out either of these issues
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Jayvee
Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 06:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Lower rider pegs are possible, there's footpeg mount available that drops the pegs an inch or so.
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Gotj
Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 07:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jayvee,

Somehow your post got truncated. It didn't include WHERE that footpeg mount is available. I'm sure you must have included it.
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Blake
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 03:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Some basic information is required in order to answer your question.

What model of "XB12" do you have, a Firebolt or Lightning?

The Lightning pegs are about an inch lower and will bolt up to any Firebolt.

Other than that I'm not aware of any XB peg lowering alternatives.
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Phreedom
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 05:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was looking for an 06 Ullysess, not lightning or firebolt
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Blake
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 10:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Then the solution is simple. Take a Firebolt for a ride, and you'll never see a need for lower pegs on your Uly ever again. joker
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Jackbequick
Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 07:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There is not really anywhere to mount a set of forward mounted highway pegs on any of the Buells.

I'm a "senior rider" and would start suffering in the legs and hip joints after an hour or so on an M2. Changing my leg position for a while would relieve that, on the M2 the only way I found was to fold the passenger pegs down, swing my feet back, and rest the tops of my feet on those for a while. It was actually a pretty relaxing position for sustained higher cruising speeds.

The long term solution for me was to set the M2 free and get a Dyna FXD with standard controls and also a set of highway pegs (not forward controls, just foot rests). I can ride for hours with an occasional shift of foot position and it never gets tiring.

So another possible solution is to own another motorcycle too. :>;)

Jack
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Mcdusa1
Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 12:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It looks like you can use a Uly foot peg bracket on a lightning. This would make a nice extension to the Lightning. any thoughts on this???
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Motomania425
Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 10:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just finished an 860 mi trip (2 days - actually one evening and the next day). I found the same discomfort after 75 - 80 mi. I used the 2 up pegs for a change, but wished for some sort of forward stretch. My solution was to stop and walk around for a few. With a XB12X, the lost time from stopping is made up in the fantastic torque and gear ratios (ie. I feel the need for speed). I'm going to fabricate something for the front leg stretch that can fold out from the frame lines using servos and rack and pinion.
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Bad_karma
Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 12:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Martin
I like the stops, it seems on the longer legs of a run I lose some mental alertness, dehydrate and not as sharp physically as I am after a rest. But it sound like you want distance so comfort is an important help towards that goal.
Joe
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Bayou_flyer
Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 12:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like how jackbequick sits with his instep resting on the passenger pegs. but there are a couple of drawbacks

1.)it does not work when you have a passenger.

2.)I find it kinda hurts your feet from the vibration

3.)prolonged riding like this makes my wrist hurt from supporting my upper body

Solution: I end up just laying down on my belly, my thighs over the passenger seat and chest on the tank(air box) it makes for a quiet ride too b/c your directly under the wind screen

I am wanting to put the 1" lower pegs on the rear also, has any one tried that? will they fit? I think it will make my passenger's and my own ride a little more tolerable on the longer trips.

If I feel the need to have my feet forward, I position my body where instead of having my body lean forward I lean back. I move my bottom as far forward as possible. This makes my legs spread and I rest them on the sides of the air box letting them dangle in front of the pegs. My heel is just touching the pegs but it helps b/c your knees are not bent and its almost like your standing.
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Ferrisbuellersdayoff
Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 06:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I went out and looked at my XB9R, and noticed the rear pegs were boled to the frame in a semivertical position. Lowering these wouldn't be a problem. Get a set of spacers made from solid stock cut to length of the drop you like maybe 1.5"-2" max. and drill out the center so it seems like you have some really thick chunks of tubing.
and some longer bolts, duh!
I got the idea from the transfercase drop bracket on my `92 Jeep XJ.
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