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Post by captaincrunnk on Sept 9, 2014 9:17:17 GMT -5
I'm looking in to getting rid of the cheap and crappy stock passenger pegs on my Powermax 150 since my girl complains that they constantly fold back on themselves no matter how she holds her feet down on them. (A good method for tightening these up somehow in the meantime would also be appreciated.) I'm wondering what kinds of pegs might be a good fit based on the way they mount. I was considering something LIKE THESE PEGS HERE. Here's some photos for reference. Thanks everyone!   |
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Post by xyshannen on Sept 10, 2014 9:30:59 GMT -5
Are your pegs spring loaded? I ask because mine aren't and I'm having a hard time seeing how they would fold back on her. I'm not sure changing the pegs will help much. There's something going on with the way she rides. But having said that, changing them just to keep her happy is 20 bucks well spent. Not to mention it shows her that you at least care about her comfort.
Sorry I can't tell you if the pegs fit or not, but IMO 20 bucks is worth risking. Also as for tightening them up. There may be better ways but I personally would go to my local Ace hardware and look for some washers to shim them up with.
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Post by captaincrunnk on Sept 10, 2014 10:19:36 GMT -5
Well what she really means is that it's too easy for them to rattle about and cause her to lose her footing if we hit a bump etc. and then they wind up behind her feet while we're at speed. No good! They were much tighter at first but over the couple of weeks we've been riding around they've become much more loose with a lot of play in them.
Someone over on Reddit in the Scooters board suggested I replace the pins/rivets/whatever that hold the pegs in with a bolt and a nyloc nut that it would probably provide what I'm looking for. I'm going to pick these pegs up next week and document my experience getting them installed.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 10, 2014 13:10:02 GMT -5
Those black-anodized ones look great!
They appear to be made to fit your mounts, but only trying them out will tell. If nothing else, you COULD replace the pins with nuts and bolts, and tight them to prevent "easy" folding. Forcing in a fiber-washer would also make them tend to be more stable when the nuts are tightened.
Yours is the first SCOOTER I've noticed to have MOTORCYCLE-style pegs. Most scooters, like my old Xingyue and my Kymco just have simple flat platforms for the passenger to put his/her feet on. You setup is much more "cycle-like" and that's neat!
Little things like this make big differences in passenger-comfort!
Ride safe,
Leo in Texas
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