Help With Lowered Footpegs For A GSA

[Pukmeister]

As per the title, I'm thinking of fitting lowered RIDER foot pegs (not pillion peg lowering kits) to my hexhead GSA to cure a couple of issues.

In the normal riding position I find that the material of my trousers sometimes pinches behind my knee, and also extended time in the saddle leads to a dull ache in the knees, requiring a leg stretch which only works to ease the ache briefly before it returns. (I suspect this is a commonplace issue with GS/GSA riders as everyone seems to do a leg stretch at some point in the ride.)

I ride with a sargent seat which is the standard version, but puts me lower than the stock GSA seat hence closer to the pegs. I'm also fairly short in the inseam for my build, but use bar risers for comfort. The foot peg position seems to be the last thing I need to change to make the bike perfect for me.

As lowered foot pegs seemingly don't come cheap, has anyone used a particular brand they can recommend. I'd prefer ones with rubber comfort inserts similar in size to the stock wide GSA pegs. I'd prefer not to spend a fair wedge just to find no improvement, but happy to pay the right price for the right kit.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Zx9man]

Have you tried pivpegs

 

[G5RJO]

Fastway footpegs from nippy normans...

Yes, I know they're bigger than standard and don't have rubber inserts BUT.....

They do there job you want, the drop makes a big difference for my poor old knees...

Roger.

 

[kevingambrell]

SW Motech from Motorworks brilliant and very comfortable on long trips. Not out of the way on price.

 

[diplomaticdanny]

Had fastways on my hexhead, you should have tried that before I sold it!

Got the these https://www.bahnstormer.co.uk/product/r1200gsgsa-lc-adjustable-footrests/ on my LC, superb, worth every penny, especially as my mum bought them for my birthday.

 

[Greenman14]

And another vote for Fastaway. Not a lot lower but makes a real difference. And they are really nice quality.

 

[Pukmeister]

I had a set of Fastways on my old 2004 GS, but sold them on for £50 when I part-ex'd it for my GSA (had my hand bitten off, wish now that I'd kept them).

I remember they had reversible bushes in them to vary the height.

Would those fancy pegs on your WC GSA fit the hex heads Danny ??

Thanks for all the recommends, food for thought.....

 

[diplomaticdanny]

No, they're far too posh for you anyway.

 

[Pukmeister]

No, they're far too posh for you anyway.

And I'm too tight to pay that kind of money for them, but you knew that anyway.

 

[autogs]

yes they do fit,comfort wise a huge improvement had them on 2 hexheads and now on an l/c

 

[Wapping]

From the number of times I see bods on GS's stretching their legs during a day's ride, I'm far from convinced that they're the long distance Adventure comfort touring bike people imagine them to be.

 

[kevingambrell]

From the number of times I see bods on GS's stretching their legs during a day's ride, I'm far from convinced that they're the long distance Adventure comfort touring bike people imagine them to be.

In some ways I have to agree with you, but I have put up some huge milage days (500 miles) and still been comfortable.
One of the things that my Mrs pointed out to me was the fact that most GS/GS owners are not teenagers or come to that
any place under 40. The bulk of the GS/GSA riders I meet are in the same age group as me and im 52.
I have a feeling that this could have some bearing on the comfort thing.
i do how ever think a lot more effort could have been put in by BMW to provide comfortable seating on these bikes. I rode
a 2016 triple black GS for a week earlier this year when my GS was in for work. To be honest the seat for me was worse than my
2006 seat. But and this is the big BUT (if youl exscuse the punn) every onethat rides is different, no two people sit on a bike in the
same way. With this in mind I suppose BMW are providing a compromise on comfort.
I changed out the pegs on mine altered the padding in the seat and made a host of other small changes and it now fits me very well
I still say my GS is the bike I would go with for long rides.

 

[Pukmeister]

From the number of times I see bods on GS's stretching their legs during a day's ride, I'm far from convinced that they're the long distance Adventure comfort touring bike people imagine them to be.

I recall you commenting as much Richard during our Black Forest trip with mostly GSA's (along with the Tabac/Pharmacie/Coiffeur observation )

When I bought my GSA, the luxury K1600 range weren't available (besides which, I can't afford one).

I do love the GS/GSA but they all seem to need tailoring to the rider with added farkles, unlike dedicated mile-munchers such as yours. Being used to a 300+ mile tank range, the GSA is a keeper. I may visit Bahnstormer with the GSA and see if I can offer up a set of those expensive WC pegs and see if they would fit my hexhead.

I'm also seriously considering trading in my restored R1 for a K1300S in future as a backup uber-tourer/gentlemans express.

 

[diplomaticdanny]

I'm also seriously considering trading in my restored R1 for a K1300S in future as a backup uber-tourer/gentlemans express.[/QUOTE]

You ain't no gentleman!

 

[Wapping]

Tour on the R1. A bit of Ventura luggage on the back and away you go. I took my HP4 to the Black Forest and loved it.

The truth is anyone can tour on anything, given the will.

 

[Pukmeister]

Tour on the R1. A bit of Ventura luggage on the back and away you go. I took my HP4 to the Black Forest and loved it.

The truth is anyone can tour on anything, given the will.

True, however my wrists would snap or I would need a chiropractor. Two hours is about the most I can tolerate. Having mirrors that work would also help.

 

[Greenman14]

Before I bought the GS I had a KTM SMR. That had a narrow seat that felt like a plank but the footrest position gave me loads of legroom so I was using my legs to support some of my body weight and in practice the KTM seat was 200 mile comfortable. You're probably right that the final piece in the ergonomic jigsaw is lower footpegs and if you've splashed out on a Sargent seat surely you can run to set of Fastaways?

 

[Bem]

I also suggest Fastways, had them on my 12GS and now after a suitable interval, on my 658. The combination of slightly lower and bigger pad allows for "exercise on the move" without making it obvious to all and sundry.

 

[Wapping]

Having mirrors that work would also help.

Good advice here.....

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