Buchnerb
Feb 22nd, 2009, 12:06 pm
:mad: Thursday I came out from work and found my girl on here side and half in the street. We have an informal motorcycle parking area near my office. There is a asphalt lot that has been fenced off. The ramps from the street are now blocked so all the riders in the area use it for parking. The ramp slopes up from the street at about a 15-20 degree angle but if you use the side stand and leave it in gear no problem. Till now.
The prediction was for rain so I put my Champion half cover on it. The cover has elastic straps with a hook on them in the middle to hold it down. The hooks are too small to fit on my pegs so I hooked them to the brake pedal and stupidly, to the shifter.
Big wind gusts in the afternoon. Apparently the cover lifted from the wind and jerked her out of gear. She rolled backwards down the ramp and fell over. Since she was going backwards when the right footpeg hit it snapped off rather than folding back. I managed to lift her up and limped home with my heel on the footpeg mount.
When I called the dealers around none had a new peg in stock and it will take several days for it to come in. This got me thinking that this would not be good if I am on a long trip. I decided to make an emergency peg that I could carry under the seat and would fit on either side. The peg mounting pins are tilted forward at about a 45 degree angle which is why the pegs are handed. I decided I would make my peg from some aluminum round stock I had on hand. By making it round I could use it on either side. I knurled the surface on the lathe to give my foot grip. Then I put it on a milling machine and milled a square on the end to fit in the peg mount. I drilled a clearance hole for the pin and I was done.
After I mount my new replacement peg I think I will bore out the outside end to lighten it some since I plan to keep it on the bike. In the picture you can see the Suburban Machinery lowering kit.
Learning points: 1. Don't hook your cover to the shifter. 2. Check the wind forecast before you use the cover. I would have rather had a wet seat.
Bruce Buchner
The prediction was for rain so I put my Champion half cover on it. The cover has elastic straps with a hook on them in the middle to hold it down. The hooks are too small to fit on my pegs so I hooked them to the brake pedal and stupidly, to the shifter.
Big wind gusts in the afternoon. Apparently the cover lifted from the wind and jerked her out of gear. She rolled backwards down the ramp and fell over. Since she was going backwards when the right footpeg hit it snapped off rather than folding back. I managed to lift her up and limped home with my heel on the footpeg mount.
When I called the dealers around none had a new peg in stock and it will take several days for it to come in. This got me thinking that this would not be good if I am on a long trip. I decided to make an emergency peg that I could carry under the seat and would fit on either side. The peg mounting pins are tilted forward at about a 45 degree angle which is why the pegs are handed. I decided I would make my peg from some aluminum round stock I had on hand. By making it round I could use it on either side. I knurled the surface on the lathe to give my foot grip. Then I put it on a milling machine and milled a square on the end to fit in the peg mount. I drilled a clearance hole for the pin and I was done.
After I mount my new replacement peg I think I will bore out the outside end to lighten it some since I plan to keep it on the bike. In the picture you can see the Suburban Machinery lowering kit.
Learning points: 1. Don't hook your cover to the shifter. 2. Check the wind forecast before you use the cover. I would have rather had a wet seat.
Bruce Buchner