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| vito | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 97 | | Location | : | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2015 - 16:56 Post title : Can you stand up on the pegs? | | | As I've gotten older the cruiser seating position has become more and more necessary for me. I just can't get comfortable if I have to pull my legs under me, let alone behind me. I find my Thunderbird extremely comfortable and "natural". The one thing I cannot do that I could do with other, non-cruiser bikes, was to stand up on the pegs when needed. Going over a speed bump or when you cannot avoid going over an object in the road is a lot easier to navigate and a lot safer if you can stand up on the pegs. Is it the seating position, or is it just me? Can any of you stand up on the pegs (or boards) of your T-bird?
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2015 - 17:22 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: vito) | | | I do it all the time. Well, whenever theres a bump in the road it's no problem. Now granted, standing on them for an extended period would not be easy, but i see no reason to do that.
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| edmontonstorm | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,054 | | Location | : | Alberta, Canada |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2015 - 18:35 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: daz) | | | I think shorter guys like me (5ft 8") would have an easier time standing up on the thunderbird pegs, I don't really need to much I just push up a bit to move my arss out of the saddle a bit if I think I am going to run over something I might fee. Taller guys may not have the proper angle for the leverage needed.
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2015 - 19:32 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: edmontonstorm) | | | You're right. I'm your height and no doubt thats part of it.
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| MickeyBoy | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 553 | | Location | : | WiNe CoUnTrY TeMeCuLa, Socialist State of Kalifornia, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2015 - 21:36 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: vito) | | | I have floorboards and 10" apes on my bird and I stand and ride on my boards all the time. Especially during parades we participate in. The kids love it.
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| VABird | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2015 - 23:57 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: MickeyBoy) | | | Can't really stand on them, but frequently will get my weight off the seat by pulling back on the handlebars. It helps a bit.
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| Swagger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 15/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,103 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Sep 2015 - 07:34 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: vito) | | | Sounds a bit dangerous to me.  I might use the bars and rests to shift around some but have no reason to stand on them. Off-road on the Super Tenere I do it a lot but it's designed for it.
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| mag10 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/02/2010 | | Posts | : | 485 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Sep 2015 - 07:52 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: vito) | | | I added a set of mid pegs to allow a change in position when on long rides. I have stood up on them on occasion to stretch.
the original controls and forward pegs are still in the same place.
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| RC65 | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/05/2011 | | Posts | : | 679 | | Location | : | Redmond, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Sep 2015 - 14:14 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: mag10) | | |
mag10 wrote:
I added a set of mid pegs to allow a change in position when on long rides. I have stood up on them on occasion to stretch.
the original controls and forward pegs are still in the same place. |
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Would be interested to see those.
As to the OP, the placement of the TBird's pegs -- which is somewhere between a standard cruiser and a standard bike -- makes standing up on the pegs much more feasible than those cruisers w/ their pegs more forward. For me at 6'1", it takes a bit of doing to pull myself forward and lean toward the front of the bike (since the pegs, while not far forward, are still forward), so I don't do it often*, but it's nice to know that if a big dip is coming I have that option.
* Another reason I don't do it often is I'm not confident in the strength of the peg to hold my (normal) weight since the designers probably didn't plan on cruiser folks standing on them...be a shame to have one or both snap on me while in motion.
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| Swagger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 15/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,103 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Sep 2015 - 15:22 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: RC65) | | |
| RC65 wrote: ... since the designers probably didn't plan on cruiser folks standing on them...be a shame to have one or both snap on me while in motion ... |
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Hmmm if that were to happen you'd be needing to get some major rebuild work done and bits put back on. I suspect the bike would need some work too .... 
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| VABird | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Sep 2015 - 16:34 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: Swagger) | | |
Swagger wrote:
Sounds a bit dangerous to me. I might use the bars and rests to shift around some but have no reason to stand on them. Off-road on the Super Tenere I do it a lot but it's designed for it. |
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I'm thinking the point is not so much changing position for stretching on long rides as much as absorbing impacts from bumps or potholes with the legs instead of the spine!
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| mag10 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 05/02/2010 | | Posts | : | 485 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Sep 2015 - 09:17 Post title : Re: Can you stand up on the pegs? (Re: RC65) | | |
RC65 wrote:
mag10 wrote:
I added a set of mid pegs to allow a change in position when on long rides. I have stood up on them on occasion to stretch.
the original controls and forward pegs are still in the same place. |
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Would be interested to see those. |
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I posted these pix a while back
Link some foot pegs)&InSkin=BlackKnight#P107555
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