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Dangerous Pot Metal Foot Pegs
Pasta Hog:
Today I got an interesting surprise. I was backing my Jackal out of the garage, and the right highway peg caught on another bike's bag. It was just dragging across it without much force, and it wasn't scratching the bag, so I just kept backing out.
Then the peg fell off.
It snapped at the screw holes that held it in. When I picked it up, I saw that it was made from pot metal. If I had tried to rest my foot on this thing, it would have popped off at 70 mph.
I don't remember where I got this. Somebody was selling kits. They come with solid stainless supports that are threaded to screw into existing holes on the Jackal frame. Anyway, they are clearly worthless. If you have them, don't trust them.
[img width=497 height=280]http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz329/TheNewSteveH/012415potmetalfootpegsforguzzi_zps166c64ce-1.jpg[img]
fotoguzzi:
the image link is bonkers
Pasta Hog:
I can't figure it out. I can link using html.
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz329/TheNewSteveH/012415potmetalfootpegsforguzzi_zps166c64ce-1.jpg
fotoguzzi:
Pasta Hog:
Thanks. Anyway, you can see the pot metal in the break. I suppose it's possible that it's cast iron. I guess I'll have to make new pegs from actual metal.
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