Hey, everyone. This is one of my first posts, but I've been a lurker here for some time, getting ideas for a project I'm working on for a friend of mine. It was good running, but asthetically mediocre, near-stock 1976 CB750K (except exhaust and seat) that we decided to cafe. I'll get some other, more general, project pics up later, but wanted to share a simple modification I've made this week.
I always thought the stock pegs were ugly and heavy, but the bike owner wanted to keep the stock peg location. I thought I could improve on the stock pegs, so I began by making a cardboard template for a pair of footpeg support plates on the bike, and transfering that to some 3/8" aluminum. Those arcs follow the contour of thelower frame rails, and those tabs fit the anti-rotation nubs that are welded to the frame.
Then cut them out on a band saw, and drilled the mounting stud holes.
Added some ideas for 'speed holes' and footpeg support location.
Then got to drilling...
The standoffs were also just notched on the bandsaw, then drilled & tapped on the rear, and drilled for peg mounting bolts. I used 3/8 x 16 bolts for both the peg hinge and standoff ounts. I would have liked to have used metric fasteners, but they're hard to find at the local hardware stores. The rear of the mounting plates have since been drileld with a countersink bit to allow the bolt heads to sit flush. This is especially important on the right side, as the oil line passed right across this area, and I didn't want any possible abrasions to it in the future. The pegs were purchased of ebay for like $4 + $2 shipping. No bad, and the knurled chrome matches the stock brake pedal quite well.
Here are some shots of them mounted. I still need to sand & lightly polish them, but i wanted to share this with the forum. I've learned a lot on here, and wanted to hopefully give some others ideas in return. Thanks, everyone.
Right side:
Left side:
Before & After:
Rider View. Yes, the right peg is further forward than the left. This is how the stock pegs are positioned as well. I thought about evening it out, by placing the right peg farther rearward, but realized the stock placement is to allow more toe clearance during kick starting. Since this bike is currently kick-only, I left it where is was, within about 1/4" from the stock location:
