Folding pegs would be a good solution. What I want to get installed is folding footpegs that have the vibration absorbing rubber foot pads also. But I see what you have done is cut off the folding part and drill and tap for 8mm bolt .Thanks Tony.
No they will not and I’m not going to tip over
I can put a folding pegs any day as most aftermarket pegs are connected with an M8 bolts…
There are many folding pegs with rubber on them and the cutting and drilling is very easy and fast to do.
Ok sounds good , thank you.
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Hi Tony,I have found some footpegs I can make work on the 961 without mods to the bike.
This is the result , it looks odd but in reality works good.
A side view
The all important vibration isolating design I wanted . And a flat wide surface for my feet .
Of course they fold up , but no return spring or detent ball .
Rubber helps reduce vibration. Plus they fold allowing less scraping during leaning or if they snag something.
Hello ND2020 , The original foot pegs had no problem other than the vibration coming through the pegs and I didn't like the look so much. The vibration issue is more apparent on longer trips at freeway speeds . The pegs I installed have a rubber pad which separates the bottom of my foot from the hard metal of the peg with an air gap so to speak.
Oh so that might help with the vibrations a bit...
How far do you generally ride at one time and what kind of shoes / boots do you wear?
I wear an ankle height leather boot
. The new pegs with the iso rubber pads feel better. I ride usually 70 to 100 miles some days almost 200 miles.
Hello Again , The foot pegs are from eBay and they're supposed to fit BMW F 650 and Aprilia Dosaduro 750. I had to modify the pivot hole in the footpeg to fit the Norton 961. Just so you know it’s not a direct fit. But it’s easy to do with a rat tail file.
The footpeg only needs the modification, the bike you don’t need to modify anything.
Geez PB, you’re on the wrong side of the Pennines there mateJust a few facts, you all know enough about the 961 so..............Ribblehead railway viaduct going over 'Batty Moss' took five years to build, 2.300 workers built it and one hundred died doing it . 440 yds long, they didn't have metres back then , and it gets pretty breezy up there because in 1964 a few cars were blown off the train transporters into the fields below.
!! Proceed post haste back over to gods county; the bike will run much better in the clean air! Say hi to Accrington for me whilst you’re there! We’ve got a railway viaduct for you to look at - not as impressive as Ribblehead but older I think.
