[OLDFATGUY]

AS, Do you have your pedal adjusted lower? It will really help. OFG

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That's funny, 'stock feet' !
I wear 14's, and have found on all my bikes I need to have the brake pedal a little lower than most riders with smaller feet. I don't see how guys do it that hav ete brake pedal so high that they's have to take their foot all the way off the peg to activate the pedal, that would drive me nuts.
My personal set-up is to adjust it so that with the foot in a relaxed position I can just move it pretty much straight over and be covering the pedal.
The only big name pro I ever saw that had his set up that way were Mike Bell, who was 6'7" and wore very big boots whatever they were, and David Knight, another big dude. The Hammer head tip is nice because it's quite a bit bigger than stock so it's easier to "find".
Yup, that stuffs all personal, thats for sure. I knew a guy who rolled his bars WAY up, he said it was because that made him keep his elbows up. Man, did it feel terrible, I could hardly ride his bike it was so awkward.
Doug

[OLDFATGUY]

Yes, just like DB said! Adjust it down, so you can just move your toe sideways, right over it. I wear size 13 boots, mine is setup just as we are talking about. I too had to lift my foot before adjusting it down. OFG

[Smash]

AS what's your break issue? What size foot do you run?

I'm not natural with it. I have to pull it off the pegs to find the brake. It's really awkward.

I'm still running stock feet. (12's)

You should swap those out for 10's I hear they work better.


Actually I have the same problem you do, as the guys above mentioned it would probably be better to lower the pedal, especially now that I have low boy pegs. I find if I have my foot over the brake pedal and lean forward on a jump I sometimes put too much pressure on the pedal and hit the brake at the top. But I'm a little lazy and have been waiting to adjust the pedal down when I get the hammerhead brake.

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You'll be very happy when you lower that pedal Smash.
What you've got to do is make the pedal so that you can just slide your foot over when seated and relaxed, but then you have to make sure that you can still fully activate it easily when standing.
What works for me is once you have the height right when seated, then you adjust first the freeplay to see if you can make it so that you can activate the brake fully when standing.
Sometimes I've had to make the brake maybe a little more sensitive than I would, to avoid having to move the pedal back up more than I'd like to. Hondas have such sweet, progressive brakes though it's usually not a problem, it hasn't been on the X or the R.
Any of us with big feet struggle with this with the shifter too, and that's why the HammerHead shifter is so great. You can make the shifter a lot longer, then get the capability for minute adjustments in height. That's great because moving the shifter up or down just one spline moves it a LOT. I like to get the shifter so that I never have to take my foot totally off the shifter to shift up or down.
There's quite a common theme here- I try to make riding as effortless as possible, because I'm old, too fat, and just love to ride fast motorcycles off-road.
So, a steering dampener, a Rekluse, plush, properly sprung suspension and controls perfectly oriented for me are very important things ! Doug

[Bryce]

I myself run both my shifter and brake raelly high (higher than the peg) after shattering my toe on a stump once and frequently take my foot off the peg to brake and also I have seen some real pro riders do the same Pastrami does it so it must not be all bad plus it gives me better feel how hard I'm appplying the rea brake


Bryce

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Pastrami does it

Who does what ?
There's no right and wrong at all , no matter who does what in regards to control placement doesn't mean a thing.
It's what we were saying at the beginning of the thread, it's a personal thing that should be how the rider feels is best for them.
"Pastrami" does a lot of things a little different !
Doug

[Asmith]

Well maybe I ought to set it up the way Pastrami does??

After all he's the one who taught me to do double backflips...

[Old Dude]

Love my Pivot Pegs. Firm, feet planted on pegs feeling at all times. Easily pivots to brake or to position under shifter.
O.D.

[Danny]

Can you feel them moving around while you ride? When climbing or descending a hill?


Danny

[Asmith]

Love my Pivot Pegs. Firm, feet planted on pegs feeling at all times. Easily pivots to brake or to position under shifter.
O.D.

OD,

have you experienced any durability issues?

Springs breaking, etc??

Did you have any issues that these cured? Or did you just want them?

AS

[Old Dude]

AS
Wanted them, thought they sounded like a good idea. When I researched them I found out that the Pivot pegs and Power pegs are the exact same design (not a knock off, but a spin off of the same company) the only difference being the spring. I was concerned that the unsprung units might vibrate more and thus be prone to greater wear. And I didn't want to, as the CRFs review stated, explain to everyone that saw them and thought that they were bent, that they in fact weren't. I have had no issues with mine. I got them new off of ebay
O.D.

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I myself run both my shifter and brake raelly high (higher than the peg) after shattering my toe on a stump once and frequently take my foot off the peg to brake and also I have seen some real pro riders do the same Pastrami does it so it must not be all bad plus it gives me better feel how hard I'm appplying the rea brake


Bryce

There is some truth to this, actually in race cars the preferred braking method is to have your heel off the ground so you can more accurately apply an even pressure to the brake. As for motorcycles, I just can't get my foot to bend back far enough to go over the top of the brake so I lift my foot for that reason.

[Dust Devil]

I love my stock pegs!

The Moose pegs that Turner has would be the aftermarket choice, but I would need a different shift lever as well......No good.

[Smash]

I love my stock pegs!

His opinion doesn't count, I've seen him ride and he's so out of control his feet are barely ever on the pegs!!!