Highway pegs

stu1969 · Feb 1, 2019

Hello,
Advice needed again I'm afraid. I've got a 08 R1200GS without crash bars. I often rest my legs on the cylinder heads and after talking to a friend I am now aware of something called highway pegs.

I've googled them and there seem to be plenty out there that fit to crash bars but I've only seen a couple that fit without them and they are in the US.

Is anyone aware of any UK products?
Thanks
Stuart

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daytripper! · Feb 2, 2019

Highway bars becoming more popular so surprised none available in UK ~ but is that a prob buying from US? Given the flat twin design of a gs/gsa i think using hpegs will splay the legs (may not be as comf as putting legs on cylinder heads). Given the faff i recently had with CN over std panniers etc etc am not sure how hpegs will be looked upon as a non OEM modification to the bike by insurance companies (esp taking feet away from the controls)...

stu1969 · Feb 3, 2019

daytripper! said:
Highway bars becoming more popular so surprised none available in UK ~ but is that a prob buying from US? Given the flat twin design of a gs/gsa i think using hpegs will splay the legs (may not be as comf as putting legs on cylinder heads). Given the faff i recently had with CN over std panniers etc etc am not sure how hpegs will be looked upon as a non OEM modification to the bike by insurance companies (esp taking feet away from the controls)...

Hi, there isn't a problem getting some from the US other than not have the chance to see them in the flesh as it were.

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harry · Feb 3, 2019

stu1969 said:
Hi, there isn't a problem getting some from the US other than not have the chance to see them in the flesh as it were.

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Be advised you could be hit very hard with import duty.

Andi_archer · Feb 3, 2019

20% vat + around £8 to process the duty

Bendy toy · Feb 4, 2019

I used a Hexhead that had highways pegs attached to wrap-around crash bar extensions. The pegs were only needed because the bike had a low seat. The leg reach to floor was nice but the scrunched up knees and overly high handlebars it caused meant rider needed the highways pegs. I preferred my own bike with a standard GS seat height. The floor reach for me is a little stretched but the highway pegs were a poor fix for an issue that I quickly adapted to.

stu1969 · Feb 4, 2019

Bendy toy said:
I used a Hexhead that had highways pegs attached to wrap-around crash bar extensions. The pegs were only needed because the bike had a low seat. The leg reach to floor was nice but the scrunched up knees and overly high handlebars it caused meant rider needed the highways pegs. I preferred my own bike with a standard GS seat height. The floor reach for me is a little stretched but the highway pegs were a poor fix for an issue that I quickly adapted to.

There are loads that fit to crash bars but as mentioned, my bike hasn't got them.

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Bendy toy · Feb 14, 2019

stu1969 said:
There are loads that fit to crash bars but as mentioned, my bike hasn't got them.

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I was trying to say how not very useful they were. I could get my feet on them but it was not comfortable.

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