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| Hey All Just wondering about the highway pegs. The bike that I test rode didn't have them and I did not really give them much thought at the time, however, I have them on my Shadow and love them. I am 5'9" with a 30" inseam, are my stubby little legs long enough for highway pegs? Gerry |
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Brighton, Colorado | I had the Vision highway pegs on my '08 Vision. I'm 6'1" and have a 32" inseem. They sit just a little back from the front of the floorboard. The problem I had with them was the backet that holds the pegs in place. It kind of "invaded" the floorboard space a little and I had to fit my foot just right onto the floorboard without it resting on the peg attachment itself. Hope that makes sense. (I didn't have them put on the '09 I have.) |
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Buford, GA United States | I am 6 foot tall as well and I Like the pegs. It took a little while to get used to the space that they "invade" on the floorboard but for a long ride in hot weather it feels good to get my feet and lower legs out into the wind to cool off. My feet got hot from the engine heat before I got the pegs and now with the Utopia backrest I almost wished that the pegs were a little higher so I could really lay out on the bike but I guess you could actually get too comfortable... |
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | I am 5'8" and had the highway pegs installed before I took delivery. Turns out that they are just about useless for me. At times I can slide my ass forward on the seat and lean back - and then reach the pegs. But it's awkward and only serves to give my numb-bum a bit of a break. They need to be a few inches to the rear to be useful for my body. |
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LaPorte,Tx. | I put the pegs on at about 10,000 miles. Cost is around $185 last year, which I thought was resonable. Install is easy if you have the Premium. I'm 5' 8" and I use them all the time and like them. |
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Iron Butt
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New York State | Sounds like a test ride on a Demo with highway pegs would be a good idea before buying them |
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| Trekwolf164 - 2009-01-06 2:44 PM Sounds like a test ride on a Demo with highway pegs would be a good idea before buying them Thats's funny Trekwolf....As I was reading I was thinking the exact same thing......Ha Ha!.....Oh Well if I have to take another ride in the name of science!! Thanks All Gerry |
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Rockford, IL | Aren't the front floorboards adjustable back & forth in three positions? Anyone try sliding them all the way back? |
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| Lotzafun - 2009-01-05 5:05 PM Aren't the front floorboards adjustable back & forth in three positions? Anyone try sliding them all the way back? The floorboards are not adjustable, it is the brake pedal and gear shift that are adjustable by 2 inches front to back.
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Nalcrest, FL United States | I got them after riding in traffic @116 degrees one day in good old New York congestion! Wow what a difference !I'm 5'11 and find them very comfortable. They do intrude a little bit on the boards but you get used to it. The ability to " get some air " on the legs more than makes up for it. They install in about 20 minutes for both sides. Very easy. |
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Carrollton, TX | I have the highway pegs and love them and would not be without them. Most of the time I have my heal on the floor board and the ball and toes of my foot on the highway pegs. I also place my heal on the floor board and the flat part of the foot over the area of the pegs that bolt to the bracket and sometimes place my feet all the way out on the highway pegs. In the summertime they offer a way to get your legs a little further from the engine and to catch some air. The highway pegs and the Utopia backrest would be the first two options I would buy on a new Vision. |
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Richmond, Virginia | A different take on the highway pegs. First I would ask you what is your intended purpose on them ? You want to stretch our your legs on long rides or you want to move your feet and legs out to displace heat? Personally (MY OPINION ONLY SO DONT SLAM ME), I think the highway pegs are a bit redneck looking for such an artistic bike. The bike already looks like an insect body with the small segmented middle, the pegs just add to the insect look. That being said, If this is a consideration for heat, it makes more sense
to skip the pegs and get the lower wind deflectors instead. The deflectors capture the heat in the winter yet during the summer you can
close them in and 100% of that engine heat is pushed out as you're riding. You cant believe how great these things are for summer riding.
Pegs... only good for summer. But thats just my opinion and its 2 cents worth.
ah i forgot one last thing. at your height, i doubt you will get much use from them because of their placement. ( unless you wear high heeled boots) ha ha ha
Edited by VaParadox 2009-01-05 9:24 PM
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Southeast, AZ United States | Spock - 2009-01-05 5:48 PM
I have the highway pegs and love them and would not be without them. Most of the time I have my heal on the floor board and the ball and toes of my foot on the highway pegs. I also place my heal on the floor board and the flat part of the foot over the area of the pegs that bolt to the bracket and sometimes place my feet all the way out on the highway pegs. In the summertime they offer a way to get your legs a little further from the engine and to catch some air. The highway pegs and the Utopia backrest would be the first two options I would buy on a new Vision.
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Carrollton, TX | VaParadox - 2009-01-05 8:23 PM A different take on the highway pegs. First I would ask you what is your intended purpose on them ? You want to stretch our your legs on long rides or you want to move your feet and legs out to displace heat? Personally (MY OPINION ONLY SO DONT SLAM ME), I think the highway pegs are a bit redneck looking for such an artistic bike. The bike already looks like an insect body with the small segmented middle, the pegs just add to the insect look. That being said, If this is a consideration for heat, it makes more sense to skip the pegs and get the lower wind deflectors instead. The deflectors capture the heat in the winter yet during the summer you can close them in and 100% of that engine heat is pushed out as you're riding. You cant believe how great these things are for summer riding. Pegs... only good for summer. But thats just my opinion and its 2 cents worth. ah i forgot one last thing. at your height, i doubt you will get much use from them because of their placement. ( unless you wear high heeled boots) ha ha ha Just for the record I have the lower wind deflectors also and they work great, another must have. They are a good combo with the highway pegs. I am 5' 10" with a 28" inseam and the highway pegs are just fine but will work with a range of inseam sized riders. As I have said many times form should follow function on a touring bike. If you want the bike to be a show bike to go from bar to bar then you can get hung up on looks. Hopefully you can find a Vision with them on to test out. I got to try them out on a Vision demo ride before I bought my bike and I was sold on them right away as well as my riding buddy Fergy who also bought a Vision. |
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Hampton Va | I had to make my own as i am very short 5'6" and could not get close to the factory ones but they are great for the heat isue... there ar pics in the gallery of the ones i put on |
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, FL United States | I really like my highway pegs. I replaced the hex bolt so my feet would not get caught up when I applied the brake and shifted gears. I then put on a set of offset. I get a lot of air and can extend my leg for those long rides. |
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Carrollton, TX | dr_reloader - 2009-01-06 9:20 AMI really like my highway pegs. I replaced the hex bolt so my feet would not get caught up when I applied the brake and shifted gears. I then put on a set of offset. I get a lot of air and can extend my leg for those long rides. Sounds great, can you post some pictures?
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L.I., N.Y. | Shawn I was just looking at your hwy pegs. How did you get them back that far? I looking into putting the new way shifter on my Vision and your peg position would work better than where the factory set are positioned. 
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Savannah, GA -Year round riding!! Yay! | I have them on my Vision. I am 5'5" with a 28" inseam and wear a Women's size 11 Wide boot (roughly a Men's 9 1/2). They are my favorite option on my bike. I don't fully stretch out on them, which is OK by me. They are nice to be able to rotate my feet out, getting out of the engine heat in the summer is a plus. I have no trouble with getting hung up on the hex bolt. I did switch out the peg that came on them with a different, wider Kuryaken peg (I didn't think that the shape of the peg that they chose to go on it complemented the lines of the bike, and wan't really wide enough to be useful). They swapped out with the Kury pegs no problem. I'm not sure of the Kury peg extender arms might not be able to be used also, to give more rise and and stretch, as someone mentioned.
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San Antonio, TX | GAgirlTrixie,
I agree the pegs look wrong for the Vision. I have the stock pegs as well and they are two far away for my short legs. I have looked at the Kuryaken Mini Wings as a replacement. I wish I could mount then pegs closer to the mounting bracket and eliminate the last 2 inches of the pegs.
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, FL United States | Let me try this again.  
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Rockford, IL | Reloader... It appears you are trying to link a URL for your pictures. You need to download them to your computer and then browse to the file you downloaded them to and then click on submit to upload them into the post.
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Las Vegas, NV | What Spock said also. I'm between 5' 10" and 5' 11" with shorter legs. I find the pegs to be great. I don't use them all the time, but love them when i want them. |
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