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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: AZSingletracker on November 22, 2003, 03:51:00 PM

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: AZSingletracker on November 22, 2003, 03:51:00 PM

Is it just my 2003 KX5 or is the left side foot peg mount really weak? :?   I don't do any crazy MX style jumps and haven't had and major crashes. Yet, my left side foot peg mount after about 6 or 7 rides is bowing away from the frame and the peg is moving at an angle more and more towards the rear with each ride. It's now about 25 or 30 degrees off from where it should be and moved about 8 degrees or so just today with no crashes and just the weight of myself on it (200 LB rider). It's pretty frustrating to say the least.  :(

Does anyone make a nice after market peg mount or is it something that I am going to have to make myself? :roll:

Thanks for any input you can give.  8)

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: Paul on November 22, 2003, 04:05:51 PM

MJScore maybe able to help you out with this one. His shows a beefy left side mount. See pic from his photo album:

(http://www.pitbull-racing.com/albums/album19/footpeg_mount.sized.jpg)

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: mjscore on November 22, 2003, 11:57:56 PM

Terry Cable makes a nice and very sturdy one out of machined steel. Ask your local dealer to order one from White Brothers or order direct from Terry Cable. I will try to get a better closeup picture of it and put it in the gallery.

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: AZSingletracker on November 23, 2003, 05:25:31 AM

Perfect! Just what I was looking for and just ordered one. It looks like a nice quality part and should hold up better than the stocker part.

Thanks for the help and info.

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: mikesmith on November 23, 2003, 08:58:10 AM

Thats one of the little flaws you have to fix,I know you ordered allready but pro circuit and Zip-Ty(Terry cables son) makes mounts also.Aluminum,steel,weld on,and bolt on,wider new style,or narrow old style.I havent changed mine but they need it,they sag to a point then dont spread much.

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: bigborefan on November 25, 2003, 03:43:41 AM

I bought a set of Terycable Steel mounts in 94. I still have them on my bike. I have one weld on and one bolt on. My pegs are showroom tight. Great product.

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: mikesmith on November 25, 2003, 09:25:58 AM

I had my stockers since new and they spread a 1/4" or more.Hammered them back,I knew they'd bend again and they are slowly spreading again.So aftermarket ones are worth the money!

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: NVR-FNSH on November 27, 2003, 12:10:32 PM

Quote from: bigborefan

I bought a set of Terycable Steel mounts in 94. I still have them on my bike. I have one weld on and one bolt on. My pegs are showroom tight. Great product.

How did you jig the right side peg so that the Terry Cable weld-on mount was in the stock location?  I bought a set of TC peg mounts years ago and never got around to mounting the right side......

Brian

Title: Help! Left side foot peg mount....
Post by: bigborefan on December 04, 2003, 06:08:05 AM

Quote from: NVR-FNSH

Quote from: bigborefan

I bought a set of Terycable Steel mounts in 94. I still have them on my bike. I have one weld on and one bolt on. My pegs are showroom tight. Great product.

How did you jig the right side peg so that the Terry Cable weld-on mount was in the stock location?  I bought a set of TC peg mounts years ago and never got around to mounting the right side......

Brian

I had a machinist buddy weld them on. I really don't know what method he used.