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Old 10-27-2006   #2 (permalink)
RobboNZ
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Gold Coast Australia
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Definately a better look than the original rear peg hangers, however moving the pegs both foward and down (as shown in the pics) can become extremely dangerous if you have a short pillion.
I recently re-positioned my rear pegs to the front lower mounting hole of the hanger bracket thinking that this would give Mrs Robbo a more comfortable ride with her feet foward (she is 5' 2" tall) BAD MOVE... We hit a sizeable hump in the road at 120km/hr and i almost lost her off the back, had i not had a sissy bar she would have been gone altogether. The problem being that with your feet foward from the vertical position of your knees, you have no way of braceing yourself in this situation as your body flies upwards upon hitting a bump and you can't put your weight down on the pegs as this further helps to push you off the back of the bike.
I might also add that i also flew off the seat and my feet off the front pegs leaving only my hands holding onto the handlebars.
This experience has caused me to have serious concerns in regard to foward controls and foward mounted rear footpegs when encountering a bump on the rosd.
Just something to consider i guess.

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Robbo
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