I have been reading about the PSR highway pegs. I like the looks and watched videos showing the installation, but I haven‘t seen any reviews. If you purchased these highway pegs let me know your thoughts. They seem pricy, but if reviews are positive I would be willing to spend the $. Thanks.
What do you think of the PSR highway blades?
- Thread starter barrysegal
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I did look, but they don't come with the tip over cover cut out already so I lost interest.
I haven't really given them any more of a trial beyond what I wrote in November of 2018 because my riding season came to an end shortly afterward. But, based on that limited experience, they seem better fitted to me than the MCL blades I bought used, tried, and immediately re-sold.
Once I make the final decision to hang onto them I'll probably buy and keep on hand a fresh set of replacement covers for the tip-over guards, then use the template that came with the PSRs to cut and re-install my old, scratched-up covers.
Once I make the final decision to hang onto them I'll probably buy and keep on hand a fresh set of replacement covers for the tip-over guards, then use the template that came with the PSRs to cut and re-install my old, scratched-up covers.
SoCalST8
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It doesn't get any better than that!
Thank you.
I have a pair on my 1100. I can tell you that it's a bit difficult to get my feet onto them because of my hip pain, but once they're on the blades, it's less painful than keeping my feet on the stock foot-pegs over a given time.
As the blades raise my feet and legs, which rotates my pelvis rearward, it makes me wish my handlebars were taller than they are. I already have Helibars that are set as high as they'll go, so I can't blame it on the bars.
As the blades raise my feet and legs, which rotates my pelvis rearward, it makes me wish my handlebars were taller than they are. I already have Helibars that are set as high as they'll go, so I can't blame it on the bars.
I have left the covers off for now. There would be so little of them left, so why bother?
My concern here would be drastically reducing the bike's lean-angle capacity.Has anyone addressed this issue from an engineering perspective with possibly mounting the highway pegs through the "undercowl" and directly to the frame itself? You would need to cut holes somewhere, of course. Maybe mounting highways pegs to the frame would allow better ergonomics for the rider? Or more adjustability? Maybe the PSR's can be adapted to a frame mount, or you can make one? (Sold separately).
I have after-market "case-saver" engine guards on my NH750ST, and they're just about ideal.
You've just cited my approach. If/when I decide to cut the covers, I'll get a new set to have on hand "in case". Besides, my existing covers have more..., errrrr, let's say "experience", at doing their job than I might prefer so a fresh set would not be a bad idea under any circumstances.
I put the blades on late last year, just before winter storage season, so they've yet to go on a long trip with me. In my limited trial to date, I've found that I have to grope to deploy them- it's not yet second nature to know exactly where they are and how to get at them- so there's still some learning to be done.
Whooshka
Fairly faST old guy
For a tenth of the cost you can get creative. These work just fine. I was actually thinking of making/selling these.
I must disagree a bit. To me, the pegs Whooshka installed are, if anything, a bit higher and closer than the PSR blades, which open more than 90 degrees, and thus place the soles of my boots farther forward than the straight pegs. If the PSRs could be mounted at an angle, they could place the feet even lower.I like your creativity and your thriftiness . . . but the ERGO on your pegs, it's pretty much the same as the PSR blades, which to me seem a little too low and too close. I picture an "ideal" ST1100 HW peg as being something mounted farther away (better ergo) and higher (no concern with diminishing ground clearance).
Whooshka, I would like to see, or at least know, how the mounting end of your pegs attach. Or, can you tell us the make and model of them?
ST Gui
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You should make some lightweight mockup of Whooshka's pegs. Then lean the bike over until they touch. Even with the suspension compressed I think you'd have to ride something approachingST-ABSU said:
before ground clearance is a bother. The normal position for the PSR Blades are about 14" high and probably longer and haven't seemed to generate any complaints about ground clearance.
I have MCL blades and I know I'd never be comfortable cornering hard in general and especially with my feet that far forward in the first place.
My toes are the first thing to contact the road, and so far, nothing else has. What's next to touch?
I, too, don't ride the twisties with my feet forward; I put weight on my feet when cornering hard.
I, too, don't ride the twisties with my feet forward; I put weight on my feet when cornering hard.
Wondering where you purchased your pegs From and the cost thanks
Whooshka
Fairly faST old guy
Sorry just saw this. Here's a link to the pegs ---> https://www.jpcycles.com/product/5300360/j-p-cycles-footpegs-with-rubber-inlay
But basically there is a straight piece on the tip over bars you will see when you remove the plastic cover. The peg is mounted thru a square steel tube with a 3 1/2 inch bolt to what amounts to a "clamp" around the straight piece. I then drilled a small hole thru the clamp and straight piece and used a set screw to keep it from spinning, or dropping when the weight of your foot/leg is on them.
I'll try to snap a pic soon.
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SteveST1300
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The problem with the straight pegs seems to be that they will reduce your lean angle a lot the blade tuck away right at the tip over bar. that extra inch and a half to two inches can make a big difference. I have a pair of Steed sticks ( no longer available) on my 03 and the Hwy wings on my o4 and they do not protrude any further than the tip over bar. You do not want anything sticking out any further than the crash bar.
Whooshka
Fairly faST old guy
Actually my straight pegs don't stick out further that the tip over bars themselves, when not extended/deployed. The camera angle may make it look like it does.
And I really only use them when highway cruising of very mellow riding. I wish somebody was nearby to help me lean the bike over to see just how far it would go before peg touched the ground. I've asked my friends to look and they've said not even close, probably 4-5 inches when leaned.
SteveST1300
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Well only going by the picture they don't stick out farther than the rear of the tip over cover but they are certainly sticking out farter than the front.
Find a piece of thin wood or stiff cardboard wide enough to touch both tires and long enough to reach from the ground to above the tip-over bars. Push the long edge against both tires' contact patches and then tilt it upwards until it touches something. That's your first road contact point. You'd need someone to hold the bike upright to test the kickstand side.
Whooshka
Fairly faST old guy
Good thinking!