Premium Member avanti Posted July 2, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 2, 2016 Trust me, most after-market "solid" foot-pegs won't protect anything in a crash--they will simply break off. Perhaps, if they were forged instead of cast there might be a chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rowdy Posted July 3, 2016 Author Premium Member Share Posted July 3, 2016 Trust me, most after-market "solid" foot-pegs won't protect anything in a crash--they will simply break off. Perhaps, if they were forged instead of cast there might be a chance...I don't think anyone expects foot-pegs to protect anything in a crash, do they? I know I don't. Why can't left turners see us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member avanti Posted July 3, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 3, 2016 The following, rowdy, is from a previous post on this thread. " Also, solid foot pegs act as frame sliders in a crash and can help protect other parts of the bike. - Paulie" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator sorkyah Posted July 3, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted July 3, 2016 The following, rowdy, is from a previous post on this thread. " Also, solid foot pegs act as frame sliders in a crash and can help protect other parts of the bike. - Paulie" I can attest to them acting as sliders when i crashed back in april But that is the gilles tooling pegs, so that could be an exception ATGATT... ATTATT, two acronyms I live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregjet Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Fixed footpegs are probably designed to conform to most countries racing rules that basically say if non folding footpegs are fitted the MUST be of a "shear type" that break off in a crash. Go forth and modify my son...go forth and modify... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member pgeldz Posted July 4, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 4, 2016 The following, rowdy, is from a previous post on this thread. " Also, solid foot pegs act as frame sliders in a crash and can help protect other parts of the bike. - Paulie" I can attest to them acting as sliders when i crashed back in april But that is the gilles tooling pegs, so that could be an exception ^This - Paulie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.