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Rear Footpeg Delete Plugs
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Black Dog
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I will take a pair. [email protected]
enzo5000
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I didn't realize they made a delete plug. I made a pair out of threaded rod and stainless steel acorn nuts.
Excellent! Ingenuity is the best. I would only add that the threaded parts should have Never Seize (Never Seez, Anti-Seize, etc....) applied to insure against corrosion.
dfinkelsteinmd
Member
I will take a pair as well. PayPal or check ok? I had no idea when I pulled the pillion pegs off that the mounts left such a large defect...
aleh314
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dfinkelsteinmd
Member
I found a suitable replacement from my local Ace Hardware. They call them automotive panel fasteners and the 18mm size is perfect. Thanks.
What Torx size I need to remove the rear foot pegs ?
I need to buy one as mines are too small (T50 max)
I need to buy one as mines are too small (T50 max)
I'll have to take a look and get back to you. The whole Torx "revolution" is mostly new to me , so I am still unable to look at a Torx fastener and know what size to grab. In fact, despite being a professional wrench since the early 80s, it was so rare that I ever needed a Torx tool, I have recently spend some serious funds buying what I need to "play" with the R18. HECK! two months ago, I didn't even know that there would ever a use for "female" Torx sockets! Now I have a full set of the damned things.
Your biggest size was just one size too small. The screws holding the rear pegs on require a T55 Torx bit.Nobody to answer
Thank you
Black Dog
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Welcome to the 1990s and the rest of the world. Why would anyone buy anything but a full set?
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Yep. I'm a "get the full set" kinda guy myself. Apparently I didn't work on enough German vehicles in the past.
Sgeren
New member
Do you still have any plugs left? Thanks.
Mr. Efficiency
Active member
me too if you have them
Moxie
Member
Removed my foot pegs as well since I ride solo and it cleans up the look of the bike and opens up the view of the unique drive shaft. I purchased two steel cap head hex bolts of the same size as the factory bolts from True Value hardware. Pushed them into a Styrofoam block so the heads were sticking straight up and painted with Krylon Fusion gloss black paint.
I first looked for either a plastic or rubber plug - no luck finding what I needed.
I'm not a engineer, but was thinking about the tinsel strength of the down tube where the foot pegs mount, that's a pretty big hole to leave empty (about half the size of the down tube) and felt replacing with a steel bolt would provide "factory" strength to that down tube?
I first looked for either a plastic or rubber plug - no luck finding what I needed.
I'm not a engineer, but was thinking about the tinsel strength of the down tube where the foot pegs mount, that's a pretty big hole to leave empty (about half the size of the down tube) and felt replacing with a steel bolt would provide "factory" strength to that down tube?
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Black Dog
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I used stainless steel M12 x 14mm flanged button head screws.
Hard plastic cylindrical spacers
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I loctited black M12-30 1.75 hex head bolts. Was somewhat limited at my local ace hardware but they do the job, filling the hole and adding strength. The threaded rod and acorn nuts look good tho.