Zard and Vandemon

Looks great! Those tariffs are a delight, eh? I just ponied up $300.00+ on a new Viking pipe. I’ve been thinking about some mid-pegs for my GT. Can you give me any info on those? Thanks!
 
Looks great! Those tariffs are a delight, eh? I just ponied up $300.00+ on a new Viking pipe. I’ve been thinking about some mid-pegs for my GT. Can you give me any info on those? Thanks!
Well, I made all those mounts. I just used the tappings that were there. On the right side. I guess where the factory mid controls mount. I'm happy enough with the forward controls, and just a mid and standard position foot rest is fine with me. On the left side I used the kick stand mounts. The bolts are M10-1.25 fine thread. I bought longer ones and used spacers. I had some 1/2" aluminum rod that I cut to length and drilled to make the spacers. A piece of black shrink wrap makes them a little prettier. Here's what the mounts look like. On the right side the tappings for the factory mid controls were there to use. But the top hole was right where I wanted the peg. So I had a metric carriage bolt that I threaded in by hand with blue loctite until I could slip the notch in the top of the mount under it snug. Then bolted the bottom. the U- shape piece for the peg swivel is square tubing with one side cut off. But use thicker stuff. What I used was to thin. All I had. .... Then with the new exhaust I had room for what was almost standard position pegs. On the left side I used the same spacers for the kickstand bolts with a piece of flat steel 1/4" x 1 1/4" with a little tab on back to take the twisting force of the peg. The tab lays against the kick stand mount. On the exhaust side I used a bolt that was down behind where the 02 sensor is. There's a little oval thing right behind it with 2 slotted screw looking things? And at the horizontal juction of the cases there was a hole in a tab that I used for the upper mount. .......Then after a ride with the new rearward pegs, I decided I wanted the mid pegs to. So I ordered 2 more pegs and made a floor board set up. ( you can tell I like to tinker, ha ha) . BTW, the longer kickstand bolts are M10x 1.25 x 80 mm. Amazon.com if you want to try making some and I can help let me know.
 
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Very nice work!
 
I don't think I could be any more pissed off. Just washed the bike and when I dried the exhaust manifold the ceramic coat came off like a powder. Avoid American dry stripping in Milford Ct. ......Now I have to figure out whether they know what happened and can re do it properly, or are they just *******s and I should take my refund and have it done elsewhere. Another $50 gasket set, labor to R&R. driving 40 minutes back and forth to the place. Waiting a week for it to air cure before install and heat. Did I mention I'm pissed off?
 
Oh, that is really bad.