I think with foldable ones, like shown, it shouldn't be that much of a scraping situation... would it?
It would seem to me if you are scrapping a folded peg mounted to a Canyon Cage you are about to test the effectiveness of the cage anyway.
It depends on where they are mounted. You would be shocked at how far the Concours will lay over and be okay. I have my peg feelers all but ground off and my buddy said my bags are only a few inches off the ground at that point. I fully intend to put pegs on my bars but they will be mounted either high enough to stay off the deck or in such a way that they fold into the bar opening in the cage when not it use.
I'm thinking if I mount the peg to the vertical bar then it should fold into the opening but i don't have them in my hand yet so I can only postulate.
I mounted the pegs to fit my personal comfort. I'm 6' with a 32" inseam. So I had to mount them as far forward and as low as I could to get my legs stretched. I tried the vertical bar, but my knees were up to high for that particular position.
I did a test run with them and had no problem with ground clearance when making sharp turns. However, I should note that I am not a high speed track rider nor do I hardly ever lean heavily into turns at high speeds. I'm more of a cruiser style rider.
Everyone who wants to mount highway pegs will have to figure out their own comfort level. Like someone else noted; you can always remove them during track days or similar type riding.
I did have some frustration with the install. The rears went on easy. The fronts, it basically came down to proper tools (or lack thereof). Getting the 8mm bolt attached inside the fairing was not easy. Of course, the allen head socket set I have had a 6 and 10mm but no 8. So I was using an 8mm allen wrench, which fortunately, by using the old long engine bolt, made a good breaker bar to get the old bolts off, and to get some torque going on the new ones. The right front side went on pretty easy, but the left was real tight. I finally went out to the auto parts store and bought an 8mm socket that I needed, and even with that, the bolt was extremely tight. I ended up putting a 2' piece of pipe onto the end of the socket wrench to get some power behind it. Once I did that, it took only a few minutes. The next part that was frustrating was getting the 5/8" nut tighted on the brace. The left side I was able to get a shallow socket on, with a small socket wrench all the way inside the fairing. The right side, due to the radiator hose, I couldn't get the socket in there. So, it was an open ended wrench, one fraction of a turn at a time. I recently bought an open end ratchet, but the 17mm was slightly too big, so after some experimentation, I found out that it was an SAE nut. If I pulled on the 17mm as I tightened, I was able to get it cranked down some, but when it got tight, had to switch to the open end wrench.
Overall they are a real nice product. I'm looking at options now- maybe some led lights on the front of the bars for more visibility, white strips, or maybe some small spot lights. Seeing where highway pegs might work. I might end up springing for some of the Kuryakyn offset mounts that you can adjust to just about any position you want, that way they could be mounted up on one of the higher points, but still be positioned where they are comfortable.
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I suppose the other option is to cut the fins to allow them to fit around the cage, that could probably be done near the rear of the fin where it hides behind the solid part of the fairing.
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Dalroo and I are working on when we're going to swing out to our powdercoater to pick the bars up, but they're coated....
I suppose the other option is to cut the fins to allow them to fit around the cage, that could probably be done near the rear of the fin where it hides behind the solid part of the fairing.
I had a hiccup in my install, so I will try this mod along with a slight alteration of the tabs at the bottom of that panel. I "think" they will allow removal of the plastics without pulling the cages off (barely). I'll take some pics of my panel mods, just in case it works, so I can share what I am doing.
Hmmm...I see you guys decided not to go with the two tone on the front bars. Looking forward to the installed pics.
Correct...the only way for that to work would have been to go, install, mark, remove, paint, come back, install.... I don't mind that there will be a little blue below the matte line, personally.
Chip is picking them up tomorrow and we're having an install party on Saturday.
Correct...the only way for that to work would have been to go, install, mark, remove, paint, come back, install.... I don't mind that there will be a little blue below the matte line, personally.
Chip is picking them up tomorrow and we're having an install party on Saturday.
SATURDAY: Sunny skies, hot and humid. Winds: S 10-15 . High: 98 (Heat Index 101).I recommend a couple of electric fans for the install party, drink beverages, have fun and take pictures.
A-holes at UPS show my delivery completed, except i don't have them! Mis delivered. Ryan initiated a claim. UPS, YOU SUCK!
That makes sense. If you have second thoughts you could just mask it off, protect the fairing and spray
paint the lower sections flat black. If the paint chipped a little it wouldn't get noticed since the blue underneath
is so dark. I recommend a couple of electric fans for the install party, drink beverages, have fun and take pictures.
A-holes at UPS show my delivery completed, except i don't have them! Mis delivered. Ryan initiated a claim. UPS, YOU SUCK!
Yesterday when I checked the tracker it had that awesome "out for delivery" status. I had to ride up north to a work meeting. My wife said they didn't come when she was here for lunch. I got home around 2:30, and waited. And waited. And waited. Finally around 4:30 I checked the tracker again- "Delivered- left at side door". They had been sitting there for 3 hours. When I came home on the bike I looked at the front porch as I pulled in, but then had to negotiate getting around my van and then between my wife's bike and my son's scooter, so that was where my attentino was. Never looked at the other door, where the box was sitting.