Rear peg hangers

storminateacup · Post by **storminateacup** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:41 pm

Here is a picture of my Storm with the new high level Venoms, anybody got any ideas how to fit some rear peg hangers

Keith

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:19 pm

u will need to make some spacer dowels, and used along with longer bolts..the oe hangers will fit,,, might mean u need long bolts tho, i was gonna do this with mine, but decided i would have needed 3-4" spacers, and thought it might be too much stress on em, when weighted by a pillion.....

storminateacup · Post by **storminateacup** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:53 am

FirestormMike wrote:yep, you need 3" spacers fitting. When I bought my scorps they came supplied.

Do they take the weight OK Mike

clayderman · Post by **clayderman** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:07 am

The spacers I had on mine when I bought it (think they were scorpions spacers) had no problems when carrying a pillion, it just makes me wonder if that's why paint flakes off and goes rusty around the point where the subframe bolts to the frame

clayderman · Post by **clayderman** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:12 am

Quite a few I've seen have done it, mines an 02 plate that has 8k on the clock and it was like it when I bought it. I'm going to get mine powder coated when I can be bothered. In the meantime I undid the bolts eased the subframe back and smoothrited it

But I think you're probably right in assuming it is the twisting force that does it. Took my rear pegs off too, just because it looks better

storminateacup · Post by **storminateacup** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:00 pm

FirestormMike wrote:they take the weight no problem, as long as your pillion doesnt use the pegs to climb on bike, they're only there to provide foot support.
Firestorm looks way better without them, so I only fitted them on the days Vickie was out with me. It's only 4 bolts and 5 mins.

I have to agree with you it looks better without. I may get some spacers made up for the odd occasion when I get lucky

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:30 am

Bear in mind though that although they do look better without the pillion pegs, the pegs do do a great job of keeping the cans off the floor if your drop it

Not a major problem for Mike thoughas he'd just use it as an excuse to re-jig it and fit some different ones

yanto · Post by **yanto** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:08 pm

get the piilion to wrap there legs around you (phwaaaaarrrr)

eerrrrr female pillion that is

storminateacup · Post by **storminateacup** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:12 pm

yanto wrote:get the piilion to wrap there legs around you (phwaaaaarrrr)

eerrrrr female pillion that is

Don't think I haven't thought about it

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:38 pm

its galvanic corrosion there, when the paint comes off the subframe it lets in moisture and through differences in the materials electic properties sets off a big ammount of corrosion