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Spyder Highway Pegs All done

You're on a roll, Lamont. Are you going to sell them? Cost? When can I get a set?

Merry Christmas ... by the way!!
Sam
 
Since I don't have my Spyder yet, can you show a side view of yourself sitting in the normal position and then with the highway pegs? Thanks!
 
evoluzione said:
how did you move the brake pedal (i can't tell from you pictures)? any close up shots of the brake setup? we looked at making highway pegs but couldn't get around the problem (and liability) of adding an additional brake pedal. did you create another master cylinder or what?


regards,

ken zeller

You can click on any one those pictures to make them full size.

These are highway pegs and everything else is in the stock position. These are not foward controls.
 
Rando said:
Since I don't have my Spyder yet, can you show a side view of yourself sitting in the normal position and then with the highway pegs? Thanks!

I'll have my son take some pics tomorrow. :doorag:

tfjunkie said:
Looks kinda comfy.
Hows it on the road?

I took a short ride with them and they feel great. :bigthumbsup: I needed those on my 600 mile trip the other day. :doorag:
 
Not having a front brake seems like a problem no matter what. I will have a front brake on mine but even on a cruiser with highway pegs you're not going to slam on the front brakes with your feet on the highway pegs. That's why forward controls are preferred over highway pegs. I think on the Spyder we don't have too many options so I used the only one I saw.
 
kma10-4 said:
what about turning? the fender's dont hit your feet when in full turn?

I did a little over 100 miles on the highway with them yesterday and I love them. The first thing I noticed is I feel like I have more control over the Spyder and I'm not thrown around as much now. It may be because I'm a cruiser guy and this is what I'm use to.

Where I have them mounted now would be good for someone 5'9'' or under to feel like a real highway peg. I would like to get my feet out just a little more so I'm going to lower them about 2" first and I may move them forward an inch too. When I get done I will have it so if the wife is riding the Spyder I can leave them as is and if I'm riding the Spyder I'll be able to move the pegs forward without taking off any body panels.

There was no issue with turning and I have room to go forward and down without hitting the fender. It is a wide spread but not any worst than mu Valkyrie or Boss Hoss.

Here's some pics my son took of me comming back from the MX track.
You can click on the pics for full size.

Stock peg location


Highway peg location
 
These look great. I need a set of these brackets. After you get through moving them around, consider a small production run. Thanks, billclemen - Premiere Edition #538
 
awesome gotta have at 6'1"i think these would be just right.are you gonna sell brackets?
or could you show and tell ? type of metal,how did you bend/(cold or heat to bend)all dimension's where did you bolt to spyder? in other words tell me all then i'am straight to find metal and start making :congrats: or how much and where do i send money :bigthumbsup:

thanks aka:phil209 on other forums.spyder # 53
 
kma10-4 said:
awesome gotta have at 6'1"i think these would be just right.are you gonna sell brackets?
or could you show and tell ? type of metal,how did you bend/(cold or heat to bend)all dimension's where did you bolt to spyder? in other words tell me all then i'am straight to find metal and start making :congrats: or how much and where do i send money :bigthumbsup:

thanks aka:phil209 on other forums.spyder # 53

I'll see what it would take to do a small production run of these. I have no idea how many sets to make. :dontknow:
 
Lamonster said:
I'll see what it would take to do a small production run of these. I have no idea how many sets to make. :dontknow:

I will take a set as well, please.
How tall are you?
I am 5' 10"
 
I would order a pair as well (price...somewhat notwithstanding), Lamonster.

During the whole test ride I took, that's all I could think of: I need highway pegs!

If you are NOT selling 'em, (or If I can't afford your cool ones) we'd really appreciate some more photos and dimensions.

I'd try to draw up a set in Inventor, or have my son (a young CAD designer) draw them in SolidWorks , then have my daughter (a young machinist) machine them.

Thanks for the inspiration! :bigthumbsup:
 
jeuchler said:
I would order a pair as well (price...somewhat notwithstanding), Lamonster.

During the whole test ride I took, that's all I could think of: I need highway pegs!

If you are NOT selling 'em, (or If I can't afford your cool ones) we'd really appreciate some more photos and dimensions.

I'd try to draw up a set in Inventor, or have my son (a young CAD designer) draw them in SolidWorks , then have my daughter (a young machinist) machine them.

Thanks for the inspiration! :bigthumbsup:

I'm going to make up a second set and send them to my buddy and he'll have some laser cut for us. Just need to see what the minimum will be to get it going.
 
Thanks, Lamonster. My legs and knees thank you, especially. Can't wait to get a set mounted on #538 for a cross-country tour.
 
kma10-4 said:
i 'd like a set if not too pricey.. :doorag:where do you have them mounted too on spyder?


spyder #53

I'm thinking they won't be too bad. It's an easy part, the hard part was figuring out how to do it and make it look right.

It's mounted to the frame to holes that are already there.

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