accessories » F800R HP Footrests Install

I didn't like the rubber covered pegs that come stock on the RS and have been wanting to change over to a solid steel peg. I really like the HP adjustable footrests that are available but didn't want to spend that much and I don't need the adjustability. After some discussion on ADVrider with the owner of an RS and F800GT I decided to take a chance and order the HP footrests that fit the 2017+ F800R.

Here are pictures of the F800R HP footrests compared to the stock RS pegs. They are a thing of beauty. Also note that they do not include the rubber pads that come with the RS HP footpeg kit.







The good news is the F800R HP pegs fit. The bad news is that it's not completely a straight bolt on affair. The slot on the HP F800R peg is too narrow to accept the stock RS spring. Plus the shoulder on the HP peg is much wider than the stock peg so even if I could get the spring to fit in the slot it isn't long enough to hook around the shoulder of the HP peg. The HP pegs work with the stock F800R springs so I ordered a set of those springs to try them out.

The springs from the F800R fit but are reversed from the stock RS springs. In order to make them work new holes need to be drilled into the peg bracket to anchor the new springs. Other than two tiny new holes everything was a perfect fit. Pictures will help explain.

Here you can see the new small hole I drilled and the larger stock hole. On the left side the new hole goes below the stock hole and on the right the new hole goes above the stock hole. The F800R spring is lighter gauge than the RS spring so the new hole only needed to be 5/64 to fit perfect. I used a 7/64 bit to chamfer the edge. The left side bracket is pretty thick and you don't need to drill all the way through. The right side is thinner and I went all the way through to get the spring to seat nicely and not bottom out in the hole. The stock holes on both sides go all the way through. The brackets are aluminum and drill easy so if you do this use a sharp bit and go slow. Once finished I sprayed ACF50 into the new holes to keep corrosion away.

I had to take a pretty deep breath before I started drilling as this sort of thing goes against my nature. I still have the rear reflectors and have never cut a tail section but it's such a small hole, easily done and I really like these pegs so I decided to go ahead. Plus there's no problem going back to stock.

Left side.



Right side. This was before I decided I needed to drill all the way through to get a better fit.



Left side installed.





Right side installed.



The finished product.





No ride on them yet but they feel nice in the garage. It'll be a while before I can get a ride to really test them out. It does feel like I've gained just a little leg room without having the rubber pad on there. I think they look pretty good.

Sorry if some of my pictures displays sideways. I'm not sure why that happens. If you open the picture in another tab it displays correctly.

Nicely done! Thanks for the detailed pics and step by step.

Nice job. I purchased the HP footrests, wanted to replace the stock rubber ones. Called the dealer, we went through the parts fiche together and he assured me that they would fit, and install wouldn't be a problem. As I had the bike in the shop, I asked them to do the install, and said that the entire rear sets would have to be replaced, and although the parts fiche says they are interchangeable with the stock footrests, it's wrong.

Not sure what happened to my pictures but in case anyone wants to see them.

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