Tuning and modding » Lowering rider's footrests.

This is a bit of an old chestnut and was discussed a little on the old forum but does anyone know of a solution and can anyone assess the options from personal experience?

I am short of leg, have a low seat that is totally successful in allowing me to flat foot when needed. For me this is very important from a safety/security point of view and has always been a problem in the past- with most bikes anyway. However, the lovely low seat makes it impossible to get the knee bend right, for me anyway. My legs are too cramped and bent to be really comfortable. It is not the end of the world but it would be great to be able to lower the pegs a little. About 15-20mm would probably do it, so not too much. BMW make a very complicated looking kit for €400+ !!!, Wunderlich used to make one for the air heads but don't for the LC as far as I can see and a US company called Knight (http://www.knightdesignllc.com/Products/...200RS-Menu.html) make one that looks very simple and obvious really- just a bent aluminium casting that bolts on in place of the original. I have just sent them an email requesting price, details etc.and will come back when they have replied.

Any advice from anyone?

Low pedals are easy to find but it's the gear lever and brake pedal position that is a problem😐


Ged

I use the SW Motech pegs that also work on the GS. They are a great deal wider than the stockers, have removable rubber pads, and offer two mounting positions: stock and 15mm lower. I got mine for $139 (US).

https://sw-motech.com/en/bike/BMW/R1200R...52572039281.htm

SW Motech pegs for the R1200R/RS are only available by special order thru the US distributor (Twisted Throttle??) at this time.

...or may be ordered by U.K. riders from the SW Motech Euro site.

Here is the link for the Knight lowered foot-pegs. They look pretty good to me. Not cheap ($169.95) but a lot cheaper than the BMW kit and I like the fact that they look very simple and a fairly obvious design solution. I may get some of these but would be interested to know if anyone else has hands on experience of them. Otherwise the MV Motorrad set looks very good and has more adjustment than the Knight ones and won't get nabbed by customs on the way in as they come from Germany.... until Brexit of course! Decisions, decisions!

http://www.knightdesignllc.com/Products/...-Foot-Pegs.html

I have just ordered the MV Motorrad pegs from Germany. Both the US options looked very good but both would have turned out more expensive because of postage and the 20% VAT plus the outrageous Post Office 'handling' charge if nabbed by customs on the way in.

Thanks for the responses.

I also use the MV kit. Not perfect, but do give a bit more stretch. They sit a bit further out, but I got used to them.

As above, gear lever was adjusted ok, but nothing could be done with brake pedal.

I was annoyed with MV - several notes back and forth - as the kit is missing a hole to anchor the spring properly.
Mr MV didn’t seem to care that his suggestion for mounting the spring was decidedly second rate.

I drillled holes myself for a proper fit.

I removed the Hero Blob studs and fitted short screws after they grounded out.

Just got an mv lowering kit. Will try to put them on at the weekend. And special tricks, or are they straightforward?
TIA

I installed them as pictured below, at around 45 degrees back. Less need to adjust the brake and gear levers. I adjusted the brake via a screw all the way back and have the gear lever in the original position.
Also Iput on a level enlarger, also from MV, and removed the pins from the footrests as well, now my boots hit the street first...

After a day or so I was used to the new positions, all good now with this setup.

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It’s annoying that MV still aren’t providing a hole to anchor the inboard end of the spring properly and it has to be bodged in.

Well, I did order the MV footrest lowering kit, as previously posted. It duly arrived from Germany in good time and.... did not fit! So I emailed them and sent them back. They came back to me, apologising, offering to refund the postage and supply me with the correct ones. I suspect that they had sent me the pillion rests by mistake. I was also under the impression that the gear lever extension piece came with the kit - it should in my opinion - but apparently this has to be ordered separately. After a little nudging, they agreed to supply this to me with the kit and without charge, to make up for their mistake and my wasted time. Fair enough.

I received the kit yesterday and have just fitted it. It was very easy to fit and only took about twenty minutes. The gear lever extension piece was fitted securely by winding double-sided carpet tape over the lever rubber and squeezing the extension piece on with a wood-working clamp. If you don't do this, or possibly glue them on, they fall off! I know this from my F800 and its sadly lost extension piece! The kit also comes with a bracket to re-position the rear brake lever but I have not yet fitted this as it seems unnecessary to me. As I have not actually ridden the bike with the lowered rests, I am holding my judgement on this for the moment. I have a 250 or so mile journey to do tomorrow morning and will see then how it all feels.

On the subject of the springs that Boxerboy mentioned, I did not have a problem with this and just hooked the inner sprag end over the top of the extension block. This was suggested in the instructions and was very easy. It is possible that this instruction has been updated since Boxerboy fitted his. I agree with him though that a drilled hole into which the sprag of the spring fits, as on the original fitting, looks rather neater and less crude.

I would recommend this kit. It is well made and designed and I particularly like the fact that there is quite a bit of adjustment possible. It also raises the question as to why the manufacturers do not supply a design that allows adjustment as an original feature. How ridiculous to assume that all riders have some sort of standard leg measurement. Quite disgraceful really and an insult, in order to save what... about £20 or so? The same goes for handle-bars but that is another post!

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Well, I did order the MV footrest lowering kit, as previously posted. It duly arrived from Germany in good time and.... did not fit! So I emailed them and sent them back. They came back to me, apologising, offering to refund the postage and supply me with the correct ones. I suspect that they had sent me the pillion rests by mistake. I was also under the impression that the gear lever extension piece came with the kit - it should in my opinion - but apparently this has to be ordered separately. After a little nudging, they agreed to supply this to me with the kit and without charge, to make up for their mistake and my wasted time. Fair enough.

I received the kit yesterday and have just fitted it. It was very easy to fit and only took about twenty minutes. The gear lever extension piece was fitted securely by winding double-sided carpet tape over the lever rubber and squeezing the extension piece on with a wood-working clamp. If you don't do this, or possibly glue them on, they fall off! I know this from my F800 and its sadly lost extension piece! The kit also comes with a bracket to re-position the rear brake lever but I have not yet fitted this as it seems unnecessary to me. As I have not actually ridden the bike with the lowered rests, I am holding my judgement on this for the moment. I have a 250 or so mile journey to do tomorrow morning and will see then how it all feels.

On the subject of the springs that Boxerboy mentioned, I did not have a problem with this and just hooked the inner sprag end over the top of the extension block. This was suggested in the instructions and was very easy. It is possible that this instruction has been updated since Boxerboy fitted his. I agree with him though that a drilled hole into which the sprag of the spring fits, as on the original fitting, looks rather neater and less crude.

I would recommend this kit. It is well made and designed and I particularly like the fact that there is quite a bit of adjustment possible. It also raises the question as to why the manufacturers do not supply a design that allows adjustment as an original feature. How ridiculous to assume that all riders have some sort of standard leg measurement. Quite disgraceful really and an insult, in order to save what... about £20 or so? The same goes for handle-bars but that is another post!

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