Lowering pegs.

Chucksklrst

Chucksklrst

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Having had my NT now for about a year and a half, I only have just shy of 5k miles on mine. Not near as much as some of you. Family issues, plus three other bikes and my Miata keep my NT miles low. How ever the reason for this post is that because my knees have been acting up lately I went looking for some peg lowering brackets for the NT1100. This is what I found on Amazon. brackets Just installed them last night so have not had a chance to test ride them.
 

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Chucksklrst said:
Having had my NT now for about a year and a half, I only have just shy of 5k miles on mine. Not near as much as some of you. Family issues, plus three other bikes and my Miata keep my NT miles low. How ever the reason for this post is that because my knees have been acting up lately I went looking for some peg lowering brackets for the NT1100. This is what I found on Amazon. brackets Just installed them last night so have not had a chance to test ride them.
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I'd be interested to know how that impacts shifting gears.
 
Manfred said:
I'd be interested to know how that impacts shifting gears.
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Does not affect my thumb and fore finger at all. I can manually shift my NT1100 just fine. :biggrin: And when the fingers get tired I put the trans into Auto / Drive. Will not affect the foot brake, I will just move the peddle one spline down.
 
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I've been watching posts on some BMW forums about lowering pegs. Seems to be few issues with the foot pedals. First, as Chuck posts, manual shifting is optional and second the brakes are linked so a lot of riders rarely use the foot pedal now. Things are changing.
 
Wow. My 1966 Yamaha YM1 had a shifter and foot pegs that were adjustable, fast and easy. What a concept. 60 years ago....oh, and a center stand.
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junglejim said:
I've been watching posts on some BMW forums about lowering pegs. Seems to be few issues with the foot pedals. First, as Chuck posts, manual shifting is optional and second the brakes are linked so a lot of riders rarely use the foot pedal now. Things are changing.
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I am a bit confused. All my Japanese bikes with linked brakes have the peddle operating the rear disc and one front disk? Are the German bikes different?
 
Chuck, Comparing apples to oranges here, but I similarly put lowering pegs on my NT700. They did effect ground clearance in the twisties. I scrape on occasion and am thankful the the spring assembly is retained. It's still a surprise/shock when it happens and I'm not always prepared for it.
Also, the lowering peg assembly extends out, away from the bike a bit, requiring me to "toe in" to use the rear brake.
YMMV
 
I am 77 years old and if I scrape a lowered peg I am going around the curve too fast. Was able to test ride my Amazon peg brackets. The knees like them a lot. No problem with my toes and the brake peddle but I did move it one spline down. Not enamored with the looks of the brackets but my knees could care less how they look.
 
Chucksklrst said:
I am 77 years old and if I scrape a lowered peg I am going around the curve too fast.
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Well I'm 6 years older and now riding the fastest motorcycle I've ever owned. I have to try real hard to stay within the limits of whatever is left of my riding abilities. The motorcycle is so quick, so willing and so responsive - Plus it is so deceptive on its speed that it's hard to do that. If you open the throttle completely you'd better have some clear road ahead of you because you'll be very soon. I don't think I can describe it any better without incriminating myself.
 
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