Who would fit Highway pegs to a GS!

This might be a strange addition to a GS Adventure but not for me and I’m not an ex Harley rider, I’m a 60 year old getting my bike ready to ride halfway around the world.

I have had these pegs fitted on the standard bars and the Outback ones I have fitted for the trip and I wouldn’t be without them now. I don’t actually rest my feet on them, they are positioned so I can rest the back of my boots on them. I have a bad right knee and struggle to keep my leg in one position for too long and these pegs allow me to stretch out now and again. You can’t ride like that at speed but you can in any slower sections or roadworks if you live in the UK!

These pegs are made in the US by Ilium and I probably wouldn’t recommend them because of their price here in the UK. There are cheaper options out there but these suited me as they fold in really neatly, have a nice wide rubber pad and swivel horizontally when out to suit the angle of my legs.
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You might ask what are you doing riding such a big, heavy bike (2 up, with camping gear) with a dodgy knee in the first place! A fair question. I don’t have a problem with my knee in most circumstances and regularly ride enduros and green lanes all day here in Wales, it is just the near 90°angle when you’re riding over long distances that causes the problem and that’s even with regular stops.

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