01-05-2014, 08:07 AM
(01-05-2014, 04:16 AM)soggybottom_imp Wrote: Thanks for the fast response and the photos. Ferret, it looks like my extender was almost touching the bottom of the peg, everything else looks in order. I wacked it once and now looks closer to yours. I do have big feet, I also adjusted the gearshift lever a little higher.
The engine guard things are not a big deal, the PO tried to cut and shape scrap black PVC and glue it to the bottom edges of the ignition cover and the large crank cover. The guy was not very creative to say the least, I almost have the stuff off the small cover, it will leave some ugly but its hardly noticeable way down on the bottom edge. I never even noticed the crap till I got home and thought it was dropped and he patched it (I was pissed), then noticed it on the other side and realized what he was thinking. But he did record the 2 services and type oil used so I'm a happy rider now. I couldn't interrogate the OO, I bought it were he traded in. Other than that stuff it looks new and I will do a photo shoot on Tuesday after my Plexifairing 3 shows up, just hope it fits.
CB4, I have used that Buell peg trick on more than 1 bike in the past but it seems you would have the same foot issue as me with the lower pegs?
I will be out road testing a little later today once its out of the frigid fifties, HAHAHAHA... sorry, I had to throw that in...
The Buells lower the peg height by an inch. The side stand lightly hits the pegs when retracted but the loop on the side stand is still accessible with your left foot. But the rear brake pedal was still too high at its lowest setting and I was constantly dragging my boots in corners. I replaced them with modified SP Takegawa adjustable pegs. They are a bit lower and more forward than stock and cover the sidestand loop, so I have to use the foot of the SS to lower it.
Congrats on the new bike and welcome to the forum.