Tusk Billet Racing Footpegs for the Kawasaki KLR650 

It really was.

You’ll love the bike and the pegs.

Happy New Year to you as well! I've only had a chance to ride the bike for a few minutes so far with the new pegs but I think they are going to be great. Not familiar with the "S" model. Going to check it out now with my second cup of coffee.

No. The grinding was necessary. The pivot pin was fine but the pegs themselves would not fit inside the mounting brackets. Only had to remove maybe .010”-.015”.

@@SuburbanPathfinder It's odd, though - a quick search of the Amazon reviews and some forum discussions don't seem to show the fitment problem that you had (just some folks talking about having to use a mallet, which doesn't sound the same). I would think that having to grind down metal would be all over the reviews. And from what you've described, it doesn't sound like a sloppy tolerance issue. It almost sounds more like you were sent the pegs for a different bike. Anyway, interested in follow-up feedback after you've ridden it. My first impression of sitting on the KLR in the shop was how cramped my size-11.5 foot was when trying to wedge it in under the shifter. I might be worried that the "teeth" might reduce some of the relief your extended shifter gave you. But I'm sure it's worth it if it prevents another mounting slip.

@@CHChris Perhaps the wrong pegs were put in the package but the package definitely had the right part number and said, "KLR650". One could possible affect the same result by pounding with a mallet but that seems a bit too caveman-like for my taste. I guess I should have taken a little close-up video of the unaltered peg and bracket to better illustrate what the issue was. I don't know that my descriptive skills have done the issue justice. Imagine a conventional, wall-mounted, toilet paper dispenser. Now imagine that the cylinder that the roll rides on is a few thousandths longer than the holder is wide. You could probably get it in by fetching it a stout blow with a mallet. But I don't think it would rotate until it had had a chance to wear-in. I just accelerated the wearing-in process. The design of the footpegs and location of the mounting point, actually seem to place the level of the footbed of the pegs lower than factory. In the five minutes or so I spent on the bike, I experienced no conflicts with either of the foot controls.

Yes. Mine are angled slightly up and to the rear. I figure that’s better than the reverse. The stops are aluminum and the mounts are steel so I figure they might wear down a bit, especially if I stand on the pegs a lot. I’m going to leave mine alone. If it was more pronounced, I might do some grinding. I’d rather have them like this than sagging.

@@SuburbanPathfinder that’s exactly what I was thinking. Mine are up and back quite a ways. But my bike only has 1500 miles on it. I’m sure the aluminum will mush down. Thank you so much for the reply brother, I really appreciate it.