If you ride the America like a street bike, you'll grind the floorboards to nubs.

 

Haha yes well… I suppose that def would be so. I will try my best not To hang off my speedy. But in the mean time I was referring to average to slightly more aggressive than average… does it cause a major issue as far as jamming up or throwing your balance off or is it just the fact that you’re just kinda scraping a bit of your metal off?

 

They are hinged so that if you do scrape, they won't immediately throw you for a loop.
Normal riding (for me anyway) and they don't scrape. A bit aggressive and they will. I had them on another America that I had and liked them, but I'm a pretty docile rider. Perhaps there are some others to give feedback.
If you decide you want to swap them out, as long as they're not beat up, I've got a pair of Chromeline (Triumph accessory) pegs that I'll trade.

 

They are hinged so that if you do scrape, they won't immediately throw you for a loop.
Normal riding (for me anyway) and they don't scrape. A bit aggressive and they will. I had them on another America that I had and liked them, but I'm a pretty docile rider. Perhaps there are some others to give feedback.
If you decide you want to swap them out, as long as they're not beat up, I've got a pair of Chromeline (Triumph accessory) pegs that I'll trade.

Appreciate the insight. I’ll let you guys know what I end up doing

 

I have evolved from anti-floorboard/forward controls to enjoying both. Age and various creaky joints can change one's perspective.

 

Don’t mind the forward controls at the moment but what is it about the floorboards that you appreciate riding with as opposed to the pegs?

 

For me as well as other oldsters, it's being able to move my feet around, even if slightly. My knees tend to cramp up if in the same position for too long. Hopefully you're not there yet.
As far as forward controls, floorboards don't necessarily change that. The brake pedal is larger with floorboards and perhaps repositioned a little bit, but shifter is the same. Some even opted for the accessory heel shifter. It took some getting used to on my T-Bird, but I grew to like that too.

 

Not quite there yet but i do agree to an extent. When you can’t shift or reposition yourself almost at all things can tend to get uncomfortable

 

I have had four bikes- Started on a Honda CB250 (foot pegs), Suzuki Katana (foot pegs, of course), Honda Shadow (floorboards with heel shifter), and now have a Triumph Thunderbird. I currently have pegs on my T-bird, but am wanting floorboards and a heel shifter. It is a more natural position for me and honestly, I probably scrape my pegs more anyway. They stick out just as far and don't flip up as easily as the floorboards on my Honda. There's a rail on the bottom to take the impact, so the floorboard doesn't get damaged. So, if anybody has a line on a decent set of floorboards let me know.

 

I guess I'll go against the grain. I personally prefer Footboards on cruisers, I've had several. I've been accused of being an aggressive rider 😉.
I feel I can get the bike over further in the Twisties with boards vs forward pegs.
Visualize this if you can. With forward pegs you're foot/ boot is at more of an angle. The lowest thing is your boot heel and it's been my experience the heel is the first thing to touch down. I've had my foot jerk off the peg with pot holes and those little raised road reflectors. Trust me when I tell you that's not a fun situation.
With footboards the position of your foot is a bit more level with the road. When your drop her over in the curve the board drags smoother vs the peg. That's my personal observation with 40 + years in the saddle.
I live in motorcycle riders heaven. 45 mins from The Dragon. An hour from ,NC/Tn border. An hour from the Ga mountains.
Yep there's a few challenging roads around here.

 

Wow aright… didn’t think about it that way but yea there are kind of runners on the bottom to keep them from jamming up I suppose. Something to think about. Appreciate it

 

Ironic....

I just spent almost two hours looking for peg set ups to replace the Triumph footboards on my '09 America. Bought it used with footboards in 2016 and hated them pretty much from day one.

As an "inseam challenged" rider, lol, the footboards make it nigh impossible to access the kickstand while seated on the bike, and put my foot at completely the wrong angle to efficiently utilize the rear brake pedal. As an added insult, the peg relocation kit I bought was not designed for footboards, so I have not been able to install it. After tolerating it for the last 6 years, I finally decided to do something about it after this weekend's riding sessions.

I have scraped them, but have not grinded them like I used to grind the pegs on my Bonny. Not a big deal for me either way.

I put thousands of miles on bikes with pegs, and while I get the advantage to being able to move one's foot around, it has not made enough of a difference to keep them. Honestly, footboards are more helpful for my wife\passengers so I would rather they had them than I.

 

Ironic....

I just spent almost two hours looking for peg set ups to replace the Triumph footboards on my '09 America. Bought it used with footboards in 2016 and hated them pretty much from day one.

As an "inseam challenged" rider, lol, the footboards make it nigh impossible to access the kickstand while seated on the bike, and put my foot at completely the wrong angle to efficiently utilize the rear brake pedal. As an added insult, the peg relocation kit I bought was not designed for footboards, so I have not been able to install it. After tolerating it for the last 6 years, I finally decided to do something about it after this weekend's riding sessions.

I have scraped them, but have not grinded them like I used to grind the pegs on my Bonny. Not a big deal for me either way.

I put thousands of miles on bikes with pegs, and while I get the advantage to being able to move one's foot around, it has not made enough of a difference to keep them. Honestly, footboards are more helpful for my wife\passengers so I would rather they had them than I.

Much closer to the comments I thought I was going to get. Thank you

 

My old FXRS scared all the aggressive cornering out of me. Loved the bike, but it would drag its pegs anytime, anywhere the was a curve. Loudly.

That said, my America takes curves as fast as I want to go. Switching to floorboards changed nothing - didn't seem to affect handling at all.

Like others noted, it's nice to be able to move your feet around, something pegs don't really permit. But my floorboards (they’re Kurakyn boards) are a pain to get the kickstand up on take off because, one has to fish around for it. So I have mixed feelings about the things. I’d go back to my pegs, but I forget where I put them…

Old age makes everything new. 😏