R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:00 pm
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The rubber on both of my foot pegs is torn and BMW has agreed that both pegs will be replaced under warranty. Not so helpful, though, because both are on backorder with no estimate on future delivery. I am trying to get them to credit me the retail cost of the standard pegs towards the HP version, but that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. |
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Darrell's photos are of the SW Motech pegs. They are quite affordable and can be mounted without the rubbers if desired. They only the drop the pegs a max of 1.5 cms (or can be mounted at the original height) but that relaxes the knee angle and there is no real risk of scraping the pegs. They do not push your feet out at the instep too much as some others do and there is enough adjustment available on both gear change and rear brake to avoid the need for any further parts or complex adjustment. I like them. I am thinking of getting a set for my F800GT where I feel a bit like jump jockey in comparison with the R1250RS!! 19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage |
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As an aside, because of my injured knee, I fitted an MV peg lowering kit to my R1200. On a few occasions when riding energetically, my boot toe lightly touched the road surface on sharp corners. I found I could overcome this by raising my toe slightly. I now do it automatically on the sharp bends and don't realise I'm doing it! |
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I have the MV pegs mounted in the high position (as shown in Darrell's pics). The wider contact patch is more comfortable for the feet, but the rigid rubber insert transmits more vibration to the rider's foot than the soft rubber (with flex mount) insert of the narrow stock pegs.
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #3 I don't think I'm the only one. If one uses soft rubber soles (like I do on my TDX race boots), then one has a secure, comfortable, vibration-free connection. I never understood the thinking behind the tubular bit of rubber on the stock pegs. The first time they got wet and squishy and rolled under my foot, they came off in favor of an option that is usually available on ebay (though superstitious about this critical connection to the bike, I bought mine new). If one goes this route, they should understand that the spring holes do not line up on both sides, and there is a little fiddling for an otherwise good fit. 20211118_135446 cropped to peg.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) “A good man always knows his limitations.” |
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