Pivot Pegz Install
17 Jan 2010, written by moto 0 CommentsI have been hearing a lot about Pivot Pegz lately. After a September dualsport trip into the high passes of Colorado, where we spent long periods of time standing on the foot pegs, I realized the first upgrade I needed to make was larger foot pegs on my BMW F800 GS. After watching a Globe Riders DVD with host Helge Pedersen, I was convinced Pivot Pegz were the way to go. They are readily available from web retailers like Touratech or Adventurer’s Workshop (where I bought mine). They essentially have a spindle and bearings, a lot like the pedals on a bicycle. Unlike the pedals on a bicycle, they have stops so they can only rock a few degrees forward and back, under spring tension. The benefit is your feet are always flat on the foot peg platform whether you are sitting or standing. I haven’t ridden with them yet, but I will tell you the install took about 10 minutes. All you need is a flathead screwdriver and some needle nose pliers. Here are some photos of the install.
Pivot Pegz feature a pivoting axle and springs, and nice big grippy platform.
Almost twice as wide as the stock foot pegs! Very grippy teeth.
The entire install took about 5 minutes per side on the BMW F800 GS.
Follow Bart’s Death Valley Trip
11 Jan 2010, written by moto 0 CommentsBartman took off from St. George, Utah, this morning on a Death Valley dualsport moto trip. Although I haven’t seen any photos yet, he forwarded me this link from his SPOT GPS Tracking System. Pretty cool that you can follow up-to-the-minute progress of the route in realtime. Hopefully Bart will send some photos from the trails. I was hoping to be on this trip, but couldn’t break away from work. Man, the moto is calling in a big way. This is what happens during ski season when the sun is out and the snow is getting thin. At least until the next big dump of fresh powder, I will have moto brain.
We Got Dakar Rally Photos
04 Jan 2010, written by moto 0 CommentsOne of our very own Utah dualsport posse members found himself smack dab in the middle of the send-off of this year’s Dakar Rally, which started on January 1st in Argentina. Stanton Jones, owner of PCTV, sent us a few snaps of some of the bikes at the starting area. It’s on my to-do list to go spectate this event someday, preferably via motorbike. For now, I’ll just have to drool over these bike photos.
Start of the Dakar Rally. Photo by Stanton Jones.
Start of the Dakar Rally. Photo by Stanton Jones.
The Dakar Rally roadbook and navigation. Photo by Stanton Jones.
Crowds lining the streets for the start. Photo by Stanton Jones.
And they are off! Photo by Stanton Jones.
This dude is not going to stay white for long. Photo by Stanton Jones.
This must be a parade lap. Photo by Stanton Jones