Passenger foot pegs won’t stay vertical - any suggestions to keep them up?

[petegtsv10]

New 2024 F3T. My wife almost never has a passenger, so she leaves her passenger pegs folded upwards. Even sitting untouched in the garage, the pegs descend to their horizontal position after a short time. Even quicker when riding! The 2 bolts per peg are tight. Any suggestions to keep pegs vertical?

 

[Albec]

Mine are the same way, they won't stay folded and the way they're designed, they never will.

I don't worry about them when I ride solo, they're behind me and I don't even look at them.

Take em off if they bother her that much.

 

[troop]

The right side of my past F3S was the same way. I put some black rtv silicone on the hinge. No more droop..

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

I had the same problem on my F3S.
I seen a guy that put magnets on the pegs and Tupperware and that worked.
I thought about that, but in the end I just used a 3/8" square of 3M Automotive double side tape (grey)
I put it on the peg where it made contact with the Tupperware and pushed hard until well seated. So far I have 1000 miles on this set up and the pegs remain up and out of the way.

 

[Peteoz]

It has been happening since the first model F3, Pete. I started looking for a solution, and then thought “why am I being so anal”, and simply left them down.

Pete

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

My OCD would not allow this practice.

 

[seagravesg]

Used heat to loosen bolt, added washer and tightened.

 

[Bfromla]

Personally, I sometimes will adjust positions & rest my heels on the passenger floorboards & toes on the drivers. Nothing horrible, just a 'lil change I can do while ryding. No highway pegs “yet”.

 

[OK-DZ9R]

Remove the Passenger pegs, you'll never have them slip down again. Worked for me!

 

[petegtsv10]

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Remove the Passenger pegs, you'll never have them slip down again. Worked for me!

Occasionally, although very seldom, she does have a passenger.

 

[LongIsland]

Personally, I sometimes will adjust positions & rest my heels on the passenger floorboards & toes on the drivers. Nothing horrible, just a 'lil change I can do while ryding. No highway pegs “yet”.

I do the same on my RT.

 

[racoon]

I'm fine with the passenger footboards being down, but then I use the left side one to help me get into the driver's seat.

Yes, I'm old, and I don't bend like I did when I was younger.

 

[bullet33912]

I'm fine with the passenger footboards being down, but then I use the left side one to help me get into the driver's seat.

Yes, I'm old, and I don't bend like I did when I was younger.

That was the first thing my dealer showed me and I use them to get on every time. I would like to find a way to lower them for the passenger comfort (if I ever get a passenger).

 

[pauly1]

The bolt tightness won't effect the friction to keep them upright. The screws go into a bushing from either end, and the bushing is rubber mounted. I ride solo exclusively, and leave them in place (don't remove them) and folded down/horizontal. I sometimes use them to mount the F3.

 

[broderp]

One of my pegs does this. In my case it seems like there is a rubber like washer or bushing that is binding and resisting the peg being moved upwards, always providing a force to move the beg back into the down position as if it has a spring. It sounds very much like rubber being twisted, if you get my meaning?!

In my case, I use the pegs to get on and off, so the fact that they are down is of no consequence. If I were to fix it, I think loosening the bolts would relieve the spring tension and allow it to stay up.

That's my 2 Cents.... :cheers:

 

[66Roseracing66]

J&P cycles sells a shim made for HD's but would probably work on the Can Am. It is a Drag Specialties part # P401188. They cost about a buck each. That is how HD solved the problem. I would think it would work on the Can Am. Good luck.