2012 Te310 custom Passenger Pegs

Hello Guys,

I had a hard time finding stock passenger pegs so I fabricated my own:

I bought Bike Master Pegs for $7. See attached pics.

The pegs arent the best quality but it works fine. I can take them off easily by removing a cotter pin. I would not bear full weight on the pegs when the passsenger gets on and off , but to ride on and balance thier feet /weight it works fine. I gave my kid a ride using these for about 30 minutes on and off road and it worked great. I had to cut off the original 10mm stud and drill a thru hole. I then used a metric bolt to attach the bracket. The pegs do not flip up out of the way since the metric bolt head is large, but this is OK for me. I just remove the cotter pin to take off the peg and just leave the bracket attached to the bike.

Looks like an easy solution. I've taken my wife for a ride sharing the pegs and it was uncomfortable to say the least. She doesn't weigh much more than a 12 yr old kid so I think the subframe should handle her weight. Hmmm, after the baby pops out of her maybe I'll give this a shot and take on a short offroad excursion (she have to drop back to "fighting weight" first).

That is brilliant. Never thought of using that mounting point. Very stealth-like. You've got my wheels spinning out of control.

Thanks. I hope it helps you guys out.

I made a this comment in the other footpeg thread, but I thought I'd add here for future readers:

DO NOT USE A COTTER KEY FOR THE PIVOT PIN.

Use a steel clevis or even a bolt (1/4" 6mm at the very-very minimum). A 100lb/50Kg kid or girlfriend could generate 5x's that force very easily and could shear the cotter in an instant... leaving feet or legs headed for the spinning wheel, chain/sprocket, rotor, swingarm or moving ground.

by using a pan socket head bolt instead as the attaching hardware would leave room for a more substantial pivot; and then using a clevis pivot pin would retain the quick detach feature of this otherwise good idea.

good luck.