Whenever I do any type of project I just triple my cost and time spent on it form the beginning. I have had good expereince with JC whitney so hopefully you will get those pegs on quick. I just bought a barrel bag that will sit in front of the sissy bar in hopes of more lumbar support when I ride, so i'm thinking the crash guard/highway bars on my NH are going to workout good for longer rides.
On May 23, 4:51 pm, Montepaulsen <montepaul...@gmail.com> wrote: > I still can't give you an answer on that one. I mentioned that I > ground out my original pegs to go from 1 inch to 1 1/4 inch in hopes > that I could mount them on the Nighthawk frame. That didn't work, so I > ordered new pegs and planned to put them on the 1 inch crash bars > (i.e. engine guards). Instead of shipping me highway pegs, JC Whitney > sent me a fuel filter, so i had to send it back to them, and they are > supposed to send me the highway pegs I ordered. It's a slow process, > and I don't have the highway pegs yet. Normally I'm happy with the > service from JC Whitney, but I'm not too happy with the pace of this > replacement. After I explained to them that they shipped me the wrong > part, It took them about 2 weeks to send me a retun shipping label, > which allows you to send it back to them. That was about a week and a > half ago, and they still have no record of recieving it. When you > order something from them, they send it out via Fed Ex, but on > returns, they seem to use the slowest possible postal service, which > is a little perturbing, since this was their mistake. I'd think they > would want to keep me happy after their own screw-up, but apparently > this is not a priority. > > But you didn't ask for my rant on Customer Service, just about the > footpegs. So I'll stop here and let you know how they work, if and > when I recieve them. > > On May 20, 2:31 pm, Johnson <tsfdcjohn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > How are the pegs working on the freeway bars? > > > On May 3, 3:01 pm, Montepaulsen <montepaul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > When you say freeway bars, do you me engine guards or crash bars that > > > you can also put your feet on while riding down the freeway? > > > > I bought some from Ron Ayers motorsports for my 93 Nighthawk 750. > > > Actually, I bought the engine guard or crash bars, if that is what you > > > are referring to (item 08P51-MW3-100 - ENGINE GUARD). They bolted on > > > in about 10 minutes. I don't know if the same part would fit your > > > year. I have some freeway pegs (Deluxe Folding Footpegs) from JC > > > Whitney on order, which I then plan to attach to the crash bars. The > > > bolt-on footpegs all seem to be sized for 1 inch bars, which is what > > > the Ron Ayers crash bars are. You can't mount most of these bolt-on > > > footpegs directly to the Nighthawk frame, because it is 1 1/4 inch > > > diameter. I originally ordered a set of the deluxe folding fotpegs and > > > attempted to file them out so that they would be 1 1/4 inch so I could > > > bolt them to the frame, but it was taking me too long to file them, > > > and I think I might have to make more modifications anyway, so I just > > > ordered the crash bars and new pegs. I think also that bolting > > > footpegs to the frame won't allow them to stick out far enough anyway. > > > But if anyone wants my modified 1 1/4 ich pegs, I'll make you a deal > > > on them. > > > > The Ron Ayers crash bars, by the way, come as a set - left and right > > > side. It wasn't clear from the description, and the customer service > > > rep didn't know, so I just ordered them and hoped they would work, and > > > they did. > > > > On May 1, 8:57 pm, Johnson <tsfdcjohn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction of where to purchase some > > > > freeway bars for a 98 nighthawk? > > > > > thanks- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
