I am looking into lowering footpegs on my R1150R. I'am 6'2" and could use some leg room.
Does anybody have any pics for MV Verholen pegs for R1150R ? Do I need extended shifter with Verholen kit ?
So far I found two manufactures. http://www.verholen.de and http://www.suburban-machinery.com/R1150R.htm
My understanding is Verholen can be adjusted while suburban-machinery can not. I could not find any pictures on Verholen for R1150R or explanation about shifter. Suburban-machinery does has an option for extended shifter. Also, I found some old treds with folks complaining on using center stand with suburban-machinery kit ?
Is there a good US site with more pics and explanation on verholen pegs ?
Hi Mitch...just wondering how long you have had your RR.
I'm taller than you and when I first got mine a peg lowering kit was something I wanted real bad...but I'm glad I didn't get it now because now I'm fine.
So...don't rush into it...peg lowering kits have been know to cause accidents from touching a peg down mid corner..obviosly it depends on how you ride.
I tend to ride with my toes on the pegs which drops my knees a little and helps with knee pain.
I find when I ride with a pillion and can't move my feet back on the pegs the knee pain returns a little.
It may take a while but I believe wrist,neck,knee,arse type pain will all go away in time once you have done many many miles on the bike.
I've had the MV Verholen peg lowering kit installed on my bike for almost 4 years; it was one of the first things I had to change when I bought the bike - that and a new seat! Without the pegs lowered I doubt I would have kept the bike for very long. For reference, I am 6'0" with a 32" inseam, and I was way too cramped. Since installation I've gone 38,000+ miles, which includes numerous long weekend sport-touring trips of about 1,000(+-) miles, and a couple of 3,000+ miles cross-country tours.
I've only dragged my pegs when riding through some fast mountain twisties, mostly trying to catch some guys on Japanese crotch rockets. Remember to countersteer your way through a curve, slide a cheek to the edge of the seat and hang a knee out in the breeze, and you'll minimize most opportunities to drag those pegs. And like D.J. said, ride with the balls of your feet on the pegs - not the arches of your feet - to keep your toes off the tarmac.
As to whether you will need a shift extender: the Verholen kit comes with a replacement bolt for the rear brake, which effectively lowers the pedal in proportion with the dropped peg. You will also receive a longer bolt for the shift linkage, which again allows you to lower the shift lever in proportion to the lowered peg. This is the only tricky part - look at your shift lever, and notice how the linkage is suspended by this bolt. At the top is a screw-on ball-type attachment; this is held on by a half circle clip. Remove this clip to remove the ball end. Unscrew the ball end from the original bolt, then screw on the ball end to the supplied longer bolt, then re-install using the same circlip to hold the ball end on. Voila! You have just lowered your shift lever to match your new lowered footpeg on the left side. On the "old" board, someone had posted picts of this linkage assembly with the ball end and circlip well pictured. Can't seem to find that stuff now, I thought it'd be archived. I'll keep looking.
Understand that I'm going from memory here on this mounting procedure, it's been almost 4 years, and I'm at work and don't have the bike with me today nor do I have picts handy. But I do recall printing those picts of the shifter linkage, ball end, and circlip, and I found them to be invaluable when I installed mine. Lowered pegs and your relative comfort are very subjective things, but personally, I've never regretted lowering mine. As I said, I probably wouldn't have kept the bike without them.
FWIW I measured a reduction in peg height of 1 and 5/8 inches on each side.
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Mitch ... FYI ... I've got a set of lowered pegs from my R-R that I'm looking to sell... unfortunately I can't tell who the manufacturer is ... they are designed similar to the Suburbans (i.e. no adjustability) but are machined out of aluminum like the Verholens. They were on my R-R when I bought it, but since neither the brake lever nor the shift lever were lowered, I didn't like the feel. Plus I'm not all that tall anyway, so didn't really need anything lowered.
If you're interested, I'll post a pic. Shipping would be cheap since these are really light and you're just down the coast from me ...
"I love the feel of wind in my face and boobies against my back"
Mitch
try and take a look at the pictures in downloadable catalogue at http://www.wunderlich.it, they should be art nr 8162500 where you can get some idea for realizing them. In Italy they cost about 200€ (about 260$) which to me seems a lot!
ciao
Leoquattro
