Footpeg positioning/comfort/racing style?

[Spyke]

Ok so I'm looking to position my foot pegs (on suzuki gt50) a bit further back from the normal commuter style, calves 90 degrees to the thigh style.

Basically I'm wondering how far back and up you guys in your tinkering experience have put your pegs.

Is it common for your feet to be in a vertical line with your spine/butt? or further back or slightly in front? and what kind of angle your knees should be at before it get rediculous?

I'm worried that if the pegs are to far back There will be to much weight on my wrists so I'm trying to find a good compromise between good racing position and comfort.

I will also be making clipons to go with the pegs being further back.

all help will be very helpfull lol

cheers
spyke

[saxet]

Good question...got me thinkin.I'd guesstimate a bit forward from your spine..maybe 200mm or300mm from your spine as you sit on the bike while racing. It's worth thinking about the height also, you can go for more ground clearance but some people have trouble with thier knees if the pegs are too high. Some people can't ride my RGV250 framed bucket as they find the footpegs too high'even tho' they're standard. Can't meaure it at the mo' cause it's at the welders. You could search some of the pics on site for ideas.

[speedpro]

Keep it comfy. You need to be able to put a bit of weight on each peg if you have a "hanging off" riding style. You can't do that if the pegs are too far back. With the speeds that buckets can do there is absolutely no point in having a riding position that allows you to tuck in but which doesn't allow you to biff the bike around and throw it from side to side. I'd say try whatever it is bog stock and try to figure out what would make it better for "you" after you have raced it a few times. All it might need is a change of bars. Think what tracks it will mostly be ridden on as well. If you are only ever going to ride at Puke then a low bar (clipon), rearset peg sort of setup will be advantageous, otherwise go for comfy and chuckable. On a GT50 having the pegs under your arse so when you hang off you support your weight easily on the peg. I just checked and my bike has the pegs below the front of the seat which with the lean forward means my weight is nicely balanced between pegs and bars when hanging off.

[Spyke]

Thanks for the input guys. Heres a pic of where the honda's pegs are, which is nearly in the middle of the seat. (by no means a bucket bike but resonable ergos )

looking at the photo maybe the pegs are 400mm from the seat on both bikes? Maybe thats the secret number for peg to seat height ratio or just my bad guess.

[all4A50s]

Why don't you just use the pillion pegs?

[Spyke]

Why don't you just use the pillion pegs?

That was my first thought, the pillion pegs are on the swing arm which wouldn't be ideal. It would be better for the rear brake set up but not for the gear lever side of it. I also don't like the idea of all the movement the swing arm will be doing, then that transfering to me.


spyke

[Skunk]

My pegs are under the middle of the seat. First time I moved them I put them too high. The next thing is I had to change the position of the bars so the reach was comfortable. Bear that in mind also.

[NSR143]

right under your nuts. with jus enough ground clearance to keep things happy. should be able to shift your weight without pushing on the bars or upsetting the balance.. 2c