'01 KX250 Pegs: Uh Oh . . .
Posted: 09:44 pm Jan 19 2007
. . . a bit of a fitment issue. I didn't recognize the difference between these and m0rie's '02 KX250 pegs but there is. Here's a mini-pic comparing my 220's peg and the '01 KX peg . . .
At first I thought they were the wrong pegs but, indeed, these ARE '01 KX250 pegs per buykawasaki.com . . .
so here's what I did: cut the piece of thin flat between the two "hinges" on the KX pegs so I could stagger-mount them. I used the KDX springs and the KX pin (had to in each case). I ended up fitting three 3/8 SAE steel washers so that the peg hinge that fits between the KDX frame peg mount rested on them - this was necessary to keep the cotter pin hole clear (also snugged things up between the KDX peg mount hinges.
Go here to see more and bigger pictures.
One concern for me. Note how the first coil on the spring overlaps the end of the pin. I've got about the same tension on the coil and the peg rotates up OK just like the stockers.
What do you think? I'm thinking a crash violent enough to get the spring to pop off would likely do so anyway, but I'm not sure. Anybody do anything like this with pegs?
Overall the pegs are pretty cool - certainly feels like a more solid, secure footing.
I believe I got away with learning a lesson without suffering too much!
At first I thought they were the wrong pegs but, indeed, these ARE '01 KX250 pegs per buykawasaki.com . . .
so here's what I did: cut the piece of thin flat between the two "hinges" on the KX pegs so I could stagger-mount them. I used the KDX springs and the KX pin (had to in each case). I ended up fitting three 3/8 SAE steel washers so that the peg hinge that fits between the KDX frame peg mount rested on them - this was necessary to keep the cotter pin hole clear (also snugged things up between the KDX peg mount hinges.
Go here to see more and bigger pictures.
One concern for me. Note how the first coil on the spring overlaps the end of the pin. I've got about the same tension on the coil and the peg rotates up OK just like the stockers.
What do you think? I'm thinking a crash violent enough to get the spring to pop off would likely do so anyway, but I'm not sure. Anybody do anything like this with pegs?
Overall the pegs are pretty cool - certainly feels like a more solid, secure footing.
I believe I got away with learning a lesson without suffering too much!