Scott Harden School & Lower LC4 E Pegs

[myblubeemer]

Serveral of us on Adv Rider were lucky enough to take the one day Scott Harden off road school. What a great opportuntiy! Scott started off with some classroom instruction and then took us out to real world, working on everything from bike setup, to "barrel" racing, to trail riding.

In the bike set up portion, he pointed out to me what I already kinda new. Even with 30mm risers and higher bars (Pro Taper Pastrana FMX) on my LC4 E, I still have to stretch too much to the bars while standing in the "correct" position (I am the token tall guy in the pic). Since I have gone about as high as I can on the top end with the risers and bars, he suggested lower pegs.

Herein lies the problem. I've searched high and low for a source of lower pegs on the LC4 E without much luck. If anynoe has any solutions or suggestions on how I can get at least an inch lower pegs, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,

Joel

[creeper]

A set of Fastways will lower you about 1/2" and provide a much larger, more stable platform from which to conduct business.
I had to buy and modify a left footpeg braket from an SXC to install them on my 640 Adventure... but the additional cost was well worth it.

[Stobie]

I have the same problem. I've put Emig underbar steering damper mounts on, along with the Pastrana FMX bars, and it's still not enough. Fastways are the next step, but it still may not be enough. If I raise the bars any more, I'll have to replace all the control cables.

For reference, I'm 6'4", but I don't have particularly long arms--the sleeves on a 46R jacket are long enough.

[myblubeemer]

Originally Posted by Stobie

I have the same problem. I've put Emig underbar steering damper mounts on, along with the Pastrana FMX bars, and it's still not enough. Fastways are the next step, but it still may not be enough. If I raise the bars any more, I'll have to replace all the control cables.

For reference, I'm 6'4", but I don't have particularly long arms--the sleeves on a 46R jacket are long enough.

I am 6'5" and wear a 46XL jacket. If I knew the 1/2" gain on the Fastways would do the trick, I would do it right away. When Scott stood me up on the bike and put me in position, it appeared that I needed at LEAST an 1", maybe a little more. I don't want to go to custom cables, mainly for the pain of replacement down the road. I may have to go with the 1/2" gain and be happy with that.

[creeper]

Originally Posted by myblubeemer

I am 6'5" and wear a 46XL jacket. If I knew the 1/2" gain on the Fastways would do the trick, I would do it right away. When Scott stood me up on the bike and put me in position, it appeared that I needed at LEAST an 1", maybe a little more. I don't want to go to custom cables, mainly for the pain of replacement down the road. I may have to go with the 1/2" gain and be happy with that.

1/2" is better than nothing... and it opens up your seated position too. The Fastways alone are worth the price of admission comparied to the iddy biddy stock pegs, even without the "lowboy" feature.

[gaspipe]

Originally Posted by creeper

...snip...The Fastways alone are worth the price of admission comparied to the iddy biddy stock pegs, even without the "lowboy" feature.

I love Fastways as much as the next guy, but the OE KTM rally pegs are nice for the price at ~$45 for the pair

But then again, I use Saran Wrap for rain gear.

Rally Foot Peg (5850304000090)

Rally Foot Peg (5850304100090)

[meat popsicle]

Good info from creeper there.

The Index Thread has a direct link to my Yahoo Briefcase, plenty of nick-nacks in there. Help yourself.

Index Thread
"Other external links to downloads"
http://f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/...c=bc%26.view=l

Yahoo Briefcase
"Fastaway guide"

[gaspipe]

Joel,

Since the OE pegs are mild steel, it might be worth it to bring them to a machine shop and have them modified (cut and some additional material welded in) to lower them an inch. It will likely move them outward just a tad to properly brace them, but I don't think it'd be particularly expensive to do.

BTW, it was fun riding with ya (I'm the guy on the far left).

Bruce

[myblubeemer]

Originally Posted by meat popsicle

Good info from creeper there.

The Index Thread has a direct link to my Yahoo Briefcase, plenty of nick-nacks in there. Help yourself.

Index Thread
"Other external links to downloads"
http://f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/...26.view=lYahoo Briefcase
"Fastaway guide"

VERY HELPFUL!! Thanks Meat!

[meat popsicle]

Originally Posted by creeper

A set of Fastways will lower you about 1/2" and provide a much larger, more stable platform from which to conduct business.
I had to buy and modify a left footpeg braket from an SXC to install them on my 640 Adventure... but the additional cost was well worth it.

creeper, did you have to do any grinding to get them to fit? there is a Fastways installation guide someone put together to download in the "other downloads" link in the index thread. that one included lots of grinding and supposedly sucks.

ISTR, somebody else mentioned there are a couple of variants on the Fastaways, perhaps they said adjustable or non-adjustable; and perhaps the non-adjustable ones required more grinding? of course this is from the dark recesses of my potato vodka addled brain... so i could be high.

[creeper]

Originally Posted by meat popsicle

creeper, did you have to do any grinding to get them to fit? there is a Fastways installation guide someone put together to download in the "other downloads" link in the index thread. that one included lots of grinding and supposedly sucks.

ISTR, somebody else mentioned there are a couple of variants on the Fastaways, perhaps they said adjustable or non-adjustable; and perhaps the non-adjustable ones required more grinding? of course this is from the dark recesses of my potato vodka addled brain... so i could be high.

The right one was a bolt-on other than some light grinding to shorten the Fastway collar about .010".

The left requires the '04 625SXC footpeg mount and hardware store sourced allen bolts to mount it to the frame.
You have to grind or mill a radius into the mount for clearance for the peg. You also need another right side peg pin, as the stock left side pin becomes too short for the new mount.
Thats about it. A little grind, stare and compare, grind a bit more... about 1/2 hour for all of it.

C

[BIG-E]

Originally Posted by creeper

The right one was a bolt-on other than some light grinding to shorten the Fastway collar about .010".

The left requires the '04 625SXC footpeg mount and hardware store sourced allen bolts to mount it to the frame.
You have to grind or mill a radius into the mount for clearance for the peg. You also need another right side peg pin, as the stock left side pin becomes too short for the new mount.
Thats about it. A little grind, stare and compare, grind a bit more... about 1/2 hour for all of it.

C

Plus One!! This is the exact same way I mounted my Fastway Pegs. One of the best mod's that I have made! It makes a world of difference to get a peg that you can actually stand on!! The bracket from the 625 cost me 54 dollars.

Take Care Brothers, Eric.

[sam1905]

Are there Fastaways for the 04SXC? IF not what model / bike fit did you use?
Thanks
Sam