Adding highway pegs to K75

[mtwhickory]

I've searched through some posts dealing with engine guards/highway pegs for flying bricks, but still don't feel enlightened. The problem is, after 3 hrs on the road I am desperate for a different position (I've even scooted back onto the 2-up part of the seat for awhile). Obviously, that is the reason I want to add forward highway pegs.


1) Are there pegs that install directly to the bike without needing engine bars? (There seems to be a bolt that looks about right).
2) If not, does anyone still make engine bars for a 1992 K75S? For that matter, can you even put bars on an S with the lower pan faring?
3) Assuming I can put engine bars and/or pegs on my K75S, is there a particular brand or style I should look for? It would be nice to have a little adjustability for forwardness and height.

[ATXBill]

Did you ever find a solution to this?

[Laitch]

Did you ever find a solution to this?

Here's some reading for you. Engine protection bars are still available for the K75. The belly pan might need to be trimmed to accommodate them. Once installed, you can mount the highway pegs on them.

[alabrew]

Thinking about the RS riding position, I can't see how forward pegs would work, you would be bent over in half. I sometime move my feet to the passenger pegs on the R65 on the highway as it is cramped.

[johnny]

greetings...

1 getts you a taintilator...
2 stand...
3 install cruze control... slide back on pillion seat... putts feets on peggs... setts cruze control... rides no handed...
4 install foreward foot peggs... try them once and not use them again...

j o

[mw074]

1 getts you a taintilator...
2 stand...
3 install cruze control... slide back on pillion seat... putts feets on peggs... setts cruze control... rides no handed...
4 install foreward foot peggs... try them once and not use them again...

Or stop and have a beer.

[Laitch]

Here's a comparison made using cycle-ergo. The site has limitations but I used it successfully to determine whether to substitute a C-bar for the RT-bar that was on my moto when I bought it. I bought the C-bar and it was comfortable. Now it has a Flanders sidecar bar which is more forward and has almost no rise. Anyway, a rider can slide further to the rear on the seat than this site can depict. The fairing might limit how far forward the legs can be extended, but it's certain that if engine protection bars were mounted, footpegs could be installed on them.

If you're riding on an unmodified stock bench seat, you should have it modified with more responsive and comfortable padding. That is what the Taintilator is all about. My moto's bench seat has been modified and I can ride comfortably all day and into the night on it.

The comparisons attached are based on a 5'10' rider with a 30" inseam, which I though might be dimensions that were close to those of many riders.

Here's how cycle-ergo shows the default riding position of a K100RS.



Here's how cycle-ergo shows the modified position  I developed based on the fairing and footpegs installed on engine protection bars. I haven't ridden with a fairing so I'm guessing at its leg position restrictions.

[daveson]

Sticking your feet out into the wind is one of the best things about cruisers. Some people like speed, I liked cruising with highway pegs, not for too long though. You can have it with a brick too. I didn't think you could with the rocker cover sticking out, but it worked well.

One of my bricks (blacky, a K100 RT) came with this crash bar, I think the previous owner said he got it off a boxer. No one ever accused him of taking pride in his welding, I'm pretty sure. I'm thinking one straight bar across would look better.

The bars at the bottom were bolted to the sump. Compare them to the crash bar, its a good reminder of how incredibly unsymmetrical bricks are.

Not sure about putting it on a K75S though, forward handlebars and foot pegs sounds like a good way to turn your spine into a shock absorber.

[Chaos]

Moderate ape hangers would probably work well on a K75s with highway pegs.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Moderate ape hangers would probably work well on a K75s with highway pegs.

And a sissy bar!!!


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Don't forget the tank...


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