I'll use this post to summarize members' experiences with various footpegs. Remember, for liability reasons I do not and will not make specific recommendations but I will try to facilitate the discussion. There are two things to bear in mind: first, you don't want pegs that will hit the ground in a turn unexpectedly (and if they do, you'll want them to fold up automatically - set the peg's hinge to fold parallel to the "peg ear" and read the excellent observations on this at
Peg scraping!), and second, the UFP is just a means to an end: to put pegs on your scooter. It's the pegs you will need to be comfortable with, so spend some time researching what will fit your expectations best. This is particularly important if you are outside the United States: make sure you can get a set of pegs that fit both your expectations and the UFPs BEFORE you order brackets!
A question I get asked a lot is some version of "don't all pegs flip up when they hit the ground?" The answer is NO - certainly the main driver pegs on a cruiser are designed to do so, and usually have an integral "feeler" in the bottom to alert the driver that he's getting close. But most add-on pegs are intended to be used on "highway bars" way up high where they'd never touch the ground unless the bike actually flipped over. This is why my designs are so conservative; with the Dixie pegs on a /500, you would never contact the ground in any "normal" maneuver, and with the pegs folded they would never touch the ground, period. But that assumes you are on flat, level ground and even then, if you've removed the centerstand or installed a larger tire or anything else that changes your lean angle and ground clearance, contact is possible...how can I possibly recommend a peg I've never even seen, much less done an analysis of? PRESUME your peg is capable of hitting the ground, and apply caution accordingly!
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Previously, I used the Dixie 3518-9, available from RustyRiders (their part number fp-mc-5c). They are cheap and comfortable flat pegs, but they do not easily fold and that should be an important consideration if you drive aggressively. Several UFP owners on this forum are using them.
The nicest pegs on the market, bar none, are made by Kuryakin. These pegs fit perfectly on cruisers and sports bikes that have standardized ("ISO") clevis mounts, but won't fit directly on a UFP. MV member Turbojav has done a great job of documenting how you can fit these pegs onto a UFP in an older UFP thread and listed the additional hardware and links. They are VERY pricey, however. Another member found a set of Kuryakin cruiser extension pegs that don't need an adapter on Amazon for $65 but I've been subsequently unable to find a set already built for 3/8" for less than $129.
Another member prefers pegs from jpcycles.com (Part # 5300363), but it was reported that they needed some stiffening using an aftermarket washer - a second member with the same pegs could not get the washers to fit BUT that member reported that when the peg contacted ground in an extreme maneuver, the peg properly flipped up and avoided a disaster. Another member locally sourced BikeMaster 17-1210 flat pegs, and someone else got "Drag Specialties Universal Highway Pegs" at a local store. All of these pegs are very similar, and required a replacement bolt because the one included is too long and only partly threaded. Note that many of these "universal" pegs are actually intended to mount to a cruiser motorcycle's "highway bar" via a strap-on clamp. With the UFP brackets, you'll throw away that clamp and just use the bolt. In some cases, that bolt will be too long and you'll have to buy a shorter, fully threaded screw of the same thread.
If you're into black, a member with custom blacked-out UFPs found this website selling a gorgeous powder-coated set accepting 3/8" screws:
http://www.baddogsales.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=51. I should add that another member recently took a direct hit from a car into this peg and apparently it survived unscathed.
A member in Germany found a very nice-looking "bullet" set at
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230457288628#ht_1241wt_895. Apparently you can also source these in the U.S.:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/fold-up-round-o-ring-foot-pegs/p2002578.jcwx?filterid=c14745j3
Speaking of outside the U.S., our fearless U.K. moderator got these
http://www.alpha-custom-bikes.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=100_23&products_id=283&osCsid=q3s4dvfbcvchghts44blgdm414. They appear quite similar to the Dixies and take a similar 3/8"-NF screw (which you will need to find a shorter, fully thread version of).
I currently use JC Whitney's cool-looking "elliptical" set that might represent the best of both round and flat pegs:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/custom-mount-elliptical-rail-foot-pegs/p2002576.jcwx. Flat pegs have an advantage in that they contact more of your foot. Round pegs have an advantage that no matter how you set your feet, the peg is always tangential to the sole of your shoe. That can be important for riders who sometimes put their whole foot on the peg, and sometimes ride with just their toe on the peg and their heel on the floorboard. A very nice feature is that the angle of the peg is set by a hidden screw in the peg end, which means you can adjust the angle of the whole assembly to one angle (e.g. to facilitate the peg "popping up" if it touches the ground) and the angle of the peg itself to another angle (to best match your foot). However, I must point out that the extremely large size of these pegs, while making for a very comfortable ride, also increases the likelihood of ground contact, and there is nothing to force them to stay upright. This should be a consideration if you do a lot of aggressive-banking turns and especially if you "filter" through traffic (illegal in many areas) as these pegs may wind up scrapping the sides of cars you are trying to squeeze between. [EDIT: some members report that in "real life," if the handlebars fit between cars then so will the pegs]
Member mjm50cal ordered these
http://www.rivcoproducts.com/products/product.php?productid=193&cat=221&page=1. He ordered them as part of his pillon passenger peg experiments, but they're threaded 3/8" thread and should fit a UFP as well.
The UFPs take a 3/8" peg screw (they'll also accept a 10mm but it's a tight squeeze, usually requiring a thread tapping tool). You should ensure you're getting a peg that takes that size screw, or at least that you can return the peg if it doesn't fit. There are also "externally threaded shaft" pegs that take a nut instead of a bolt, but they're complicated because you may have to saw off part of the threaded shaft to keep it from banging into your scooter's bodywork.
I'm not sure if mounting an entire floorboard to a UFP is the craziest idea I've ever heard of or the most brilliant, but ezcreation's decision to mount these
http://www.rivcoproducts.com/products/product.php?productid=707&js=y on his scooter surely defines "think differently."
5/29/2013 EDIT: Member McKee discovered that the stock pegs from an Aprilla Scarabeo fit the UFPs as-is.
Offhand I'd suggest sticking with pegs with an internally threaded hole that accepts a regular 3/8" screw. The UFPs are not aluminum or soft steel, they are 304 stainless...made to last a lifetime but not so easy to modify with hand tools sitting around your garage!
NOTE: The below list includes ONLY 3/8" threaded "plug-n-play" pegs. Several members have had good luck with larger thread pegs as well, but I have not included them here since the success of such pegs depends upon your skill level and machine tool availability. Posts and photos by some members on their experience with other pegs are scattered throughout the MP3 forum (including, but definitely not limited to, this thread) and you are on your own if you go that route.
Note that some of the below pictures are of the older UFP/LT, but the footpeg mounting is the same.
Do you own a set of UFPs with a footpeg not listed? Do you like the pegs? If so, take a picture and post/PM me so I can add it to the list.
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