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If aftermarket is the way to go, are there

> any brands I should look for or stay away from? > Are there any draw backs to installing the claw type pegs? Is > vibration more noticable?

I have the IMS Flightline pegs which I bought from Fred. They work extremely well. Possibly the most functional add on the bike. Your boots are really gripped by the claws. I have heard that DR650 pegs will fit, but I don't think new ones will be any cheaper. IMS makes two models, the other is more expensive, about $90, I think. They fit very tightly in their mounts and don't need any spring. Tight fit holds them in there just right. The Flightline models are about $70, I think, and worth every shekel. Backroad Bill Feet on the Pegs, Eyes on the Road

John Magee wrote: [...]

> I think I would like to switch to steel claw type foot pegs. I'm > wondering if there are any factory parts which would fit, perhaps > from a different model.

[...] KLR600 pegs should fit, if you can find them at the right price. I swapped my KLR600 steel pegs for Tengai pegs which I guess are the same as other KLRs. The 600 pegs are fairly narrow and I wanted something wider that wouldn't chew up my leather sole boots. The bonus with the pegs I bought was that they appear to be road pegs because they take hero bolts on the ends which makes it easier to scrape them in corners, compared to the original steels. Mister_T

Attachments :I immediately replaced the stock pegs with metal pegs because I have had some serious problems with rubber pegs in the past. The brand name on mine is IMS and as I recall they cost about $100 ordered through my local Kaw dealership: 1. My KLR rides like a modified jack hammer, but I don't notice any more or less vibration through the metal pegs. 2. Because the metal pegs are flat and a little wider, the space between the lead edge of the peg and the shifter is reduced making it a little crowded to shift. Might be nigh impossible with motocross or other heavy boots. See Photo: http://www.dirtly.com/images/Peg27.jpg> 3. This particular brand of foot peg has a good set of return springs, and the webbing is very open, so mud shouldn't be a problem. It all boils down to: I wouldn't ride any dirt bike or semi dirt bike with rubber pegs. If you're going to be neutered, have it done under sedation, not out in the woods. About the KLR's vibration: It's getting better as mileage adds up. At 400 miles I thought I saw something in the right rearview mirror, but I was mistaken. BIERDO Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:59:18 -0000 From: "John Magee" john.magee@sympatico.ca> Subject: Foot peg recommendations Sorry if this is a subject often repeated. I have looked up some of the posts in the archives, but still want to ask recommendations. I think I would like to switch to steel claw type foot pegs. I'm wondering if there are any factory parts which would fit, perhaps from a different model. If aftermarket is the way to go, are there any brands I should look for or stay away from? I understand some have springs, some don't. I guess my only concern with springs(or lack of)is about all the mud I ride through. When they (even the stock) get plugged full of mud they don't return to the down position. Can be a bit of a pain if you have to ride through something with your feet off the pegs, and try to get back on them, but can't find them under your feet. Are there any draw backs to installing the claw type pegs? Is vibration more noticable? Thanks for your input John Magee A13 Ontario Canada

Tom, Please post photos to the e-groups or your own site. My problem was the battery, but the first thing I looked at was the fuse. This might make for a good winter project. Details, please! Ralph Ralph E. Hanson 99 KRL 650 http://www.wvu.edu/~journal2