Broken Footpeg

Niagara850 · Apr 8, 2020

Out social distancing and my footpeg broke shifting into second. Quite a surprise when my foot bounced off the pavement. Looks like only about 1/3 of the area was holding. Probably old crash damage. Will be checking the other.

Peavey Jeltz · Apr 8, 2020

Looks like the later two piece style. Should be able to drill and "easy out" the remains. Looks like you got lucky.

ashman · Apr 8, 2020

They are cheap to replace, I always buy a few and have some in my spares cupboard, what I be more concern about is that anti wet sump valve on your main oil line, those are the ones that have failed and stopped the oil flow to your motor with a very explosive ending to your motor, I be removing that device sooner than later.

Ashley

Mark Savage · Apr 9, 2020

I had one break when the bike fell over when on my drive. Luckily that was the only damage. I keep a spare in the tool roll now.

Fast Eddie · Apr 9, 2020

Yeah, someone bent it then bent it back to straight without heat, that’d be my guess.

Either that or you’ve been slamming the peg into the tarmac too hard in right handers. Maybe you should lean off more ...

Now we’ve got that out of the way, you’d best don your tin hat, and I’ll get my popcorn and sit back and observe the next 20 pages regarding your anti wet sump valve in your oil feed line...

It’ll start out as a reasoned debate about wet sump valves... move to name calling and insults... and end on Donald Trump, before being locked down...

ntst8 · Apr 9, 2020

I noticed the valve and bit my tongue, mind you someone posted a pic of carbs with bell mouths and no filters on another thread recently - and seems to have survived. The risks we take.

EstuaryBoy · Apr 9, 2020

Fortunate to have found it early.... When I went down earlier this year mine stayed intact, but the hanger took all the strain and duly bent. Luckily that saved anything else coming to grief, bar a slightly shaved front brake lever. Even the rear indicator survived unblemished

My pride was well dented, though...

Bernhard · Apr 9, 2020

Niagara850 said:
Out social distancing and my footpeg broke shifting into second. Quite a surprise when my foot bounced off the pavement. Looks like only about 1/3 of the area was holding. Probably old crash damage. Will be checking the other.

Is that anti wet sump valve holding a .375" diameter ball bearing?
And why have you not put a oil resistant clear oil pipe between valve and oil pump junction?

concours · Apr 9, 2020

Holy crap.
I regularly STAND on mine, for miles, to stretch my knees/hips. (240 lbs.)
I’ve always thought of it....

Grade 8 upgrade coming up!!!

What is the thread?

Found it. 7/16-20

Niagara850 · Apr 9, 2020

Thought about putting my hand over it to avoid another anti wet sump discussion but wtf. I checked the left side and it looks okay. Going to order 2 and tuck that in side cover as a spare. I've stood up on them to stretch, when going multiple RR tracks or rough patches many times over the last 10 years. Lucky it wasn't worse. Posted as another thing to check.

Otherwise the bike ran great. 12C ... a little less around Lake Erie, 100 miles, nice to get out. Woke up to an inch of snow today...

Torontonian · Apr 9, 2020

Good 2 ya. I'm on day 14 of Quarantine, after India. What's fresh air ?

ashman · Apr 9, 2020

In 45 years on my Norton I have never had a foot peg break from normal riding, the ones that have broken on me was due from sliding down the road or hitting the peg hard or fall over or been bent and straighting them, if the foot peg has been damage then good reason to replace, better safe than sorry.

Ashley

Tornado · Apr 10, 2020

The modern Air Cooled bonnevilles have a design flaw for the footpegs. Loads of reports of them failing at the tack welded head bolt, the clevis bracket or the alloy casting at the pivot pin fork. The bolt failure is most typical. A local buddy of mine had his low mileage bonne fail that way, then happened again within 6 months of dealer. fitting replacement. It is 5/16th full threaded mild steel with the head tack welded to the clevis. Takes all the shearloading from rider. Fractures right att the joint point, across the bolt shaft threads. DIY upgrade is to knock out the tack head bolt, drill to next size and use a higher grade, shanked bolt with a couple of washers and nylok nuts.
Piece of mind!

Niagara850 · Apr 10, 2020

India! that sounds interesting, a topic for the Pub. You should be able to get out now. We came back from 5 weeks in Portugal and SW Spain at the beginning of March. Just begin the virus hit the fan.

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