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Peter

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Saturday, April 28th 2007, 10:39am

Lowering the passenger pegs

I obtained the adjustable foot peg extensions from MV Verholen. I paid Euro 168 / US $ 230 / S$330.

It's not that the GS has a lack of legroom. Why did I buy them?

My wife is not too tall at about 1.65 m, but her legs seem longer than the average Asian girl. Her knees were always around my kidney area. With the extensions mounted, now she 'clamps' me on my hips. I feel much better, and she got even more legroom.

The extensions are certainly beautifully made



almost like an aesthetic piece of sculpted aluminum



and the lowering is respectable at about 3.5 cm



but from my feel the price is double as what it should be.


Conclusion
The MV Verholen extensions are nice and do the job perfectly well. But I would not buy them again. The reason is: This article is not expensive - it's way overpriced!
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Monday, December 17th 2007, 11:53pm

Peter - these look very nice, and I'm sure the quality is top-notch... But $230USD for footpeg extentions? :thumbdown: I agree with you that these should be half the price.

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Peter

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Monday, September 8th 2008, 2:00am

I took them off, and now they are stored in a drawer. My wife got used to dismount the tall bike. The knee angle is also ok with her now. Seems there where just a few 'getting used to it' issues.
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