• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Offroad Boots, Footpegs & Shifting Gears

Russ

Russ

Husqvarna
AA Class
With my size 12 offroad boots (Fox F3s) I found it difficult to shift gears. I removed the rubber inserts on the footpegs yesterday and it made quite an improvement - I should have done it from day one as the rubber was slippery as hell in muddy conditions and a disaster waiting to happen.

The dealer also put a Hammerhead tip lever on for me to try & increase the length, see:
Gear tip (768x1024).jpg

Footpeg (768x1024).jpg

I also bought a new pair of boots yesterday, Gaerne G Adventures, which are a fairly new release. They are a light offroad boot that are far better than a full-on dirt boot for tame offroad/adventure riding, as they offer far better lever feel, are much lighter & more flexible, are easy to walk in, are waterproof etc.

I was tempted to get the Sidi Adventure boots, but they were nearly twice the price at $650, which is too much for me. I've only worn them for a few hours but initial impressions are that they are very comfortable on & off the bike, offer very good feel (compared with dirt boots), have a good chunky sole for footpeg & overall grip, excellent build quality & look great. I am very happy with them as a mid-priced boot, which is all I need.

There is a review of them at
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/gaerne-g-adventure-boots
and a few pics are enclosed:
Boots front comparison (768x1024).jpg

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I wear size 13 boots and Husky666's footpeg relocators really help. But I am still looking for a longer shift lever.
 
The pegs on the SM/TE are not the best... Aftermarket pegs are bigger & better as far as grip, but the bigger peg may hamper your big foot/shifting problems.
 
BadMotoWeazal said:
The pegs on the SM/TE are not the best... Aftermarket pegs are bigger & better as far as grip, but the bigger peg may hamper your big foot/shifting problems.
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Yep. The pegs from my WR125 fit but are a bit wider so I was back to the original SM pegs. I think I'll swap for my PivotPegz and see how that works.
 
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