Here's what he said in his post:The M109 is one the best cruiser's for stand up wheelies. Great power, long 1st gear, big tire for lots of traction. A few good pics in the gallery. More to come! Just need an air shifter to shift gears while standing on the rear pegs.
I don't know about the passenger pegs.. But I do know that Taz has bent the bolts on the rider pegs before... While sitting in the seat mind you.
Apparently the bolts for these things are really soft so that they will bend before you damage the frame.. :dontknow: Not sure thats 100% true, but then, Taz isn't a lightweight... Even compared to my less than petite self.
I wouldn't put too much weight on them, they are really light, and the metal looks really brittle.
I had one break off in my accident. It was an accident after all, so any peg would have come off, but my point is, it looks like it didn't even try to hang in there before letting go. The metal in this picture even looks brittle.
Nice color :bigthumbsup: Don't believe Black is the fastest color. They all are silver under the top layer of paint(ya just gotta go fast enough to burn the top layer off! :joke:
it is much easier to get one up when on the rear pegs and balance it. I agree with ppridgen1 though, 1st gear is anything but long. If you have nailed this beast from a stop you will find out if your not fast enough on the 1-2 shift your gonna hit the rev limiter but fast. My brother has ridden almost everything with two wheels and he was surprised at how short 1st gear was when he banged the rev limiter. He thought the bike was messed up at first and I showed him how to properly get the 1-2 shift or else just take off in 2nd with the right amount of throttle and clutch this thing leaves pretty quick in 2nd.
I wouldn't put too much weight on them, they are really light, and the metal looks really brittle.
I had one break off in my accident. It was an accident after all, so any peg would have come off, but my point is, it looks like it didn't even try to hang in there before letting go. The metal in this picture even looks brittle.
that's what I thought. I would caution you guys on putting too much weight on them. I love the pics and video's of wheelies, and such, don't want to see any crashes from pegs breaking.
Over the years I have seen some pegs that broke but they were almost all bad castings. And the fact that the person breaking them was a "big boy" just made it happen quicker.
I think a court of inquisition is in order. We need to get to the bottom of this before it spreads to other M109Riders. Lamont would be forced to rename the site M109TrailerQueens.com. LOL.
You guys Got me LOL I think what Perry Did is the same thing I'm going to do in March! and that is to Trailer it to the Drag strip so if you break something it's no Problem :bigthumbsup: I wanted to run down the Drag Track when i was there But I knew if I broke something I would be up the Creek since I rode it Down there,and Needed to Ride it Back These Bikes are far from a trailer Queen I rode mine 80 and 85 mph both ways and it was SCREEMING for MORE  Later Silentrider
And Keep in mind he has the wifie I know My girl could not carry all here Persona on the 109, I would have to pull a trailer Like Lemonster had Just for her stuff
My comment maybe should read "What adult steps on the peg to hoist their leg over the seat?" I think it's a given that the pegs are more than strong enough to support the full weight of a child or young teen without any issue. I'm pretty sure, based on the pics, that they are probably strong enough to support the weight of an adult too. I was just curious to who actually stands on the peg to get their leg over the seat. Kids with short legs would be easy to understand.
My comment maybe should read "What adult steps on the peg to hoist their leg over the seat?" I think it's a given that the pegs are more than strong enough to support the full weight of a child or young teen without any issue. I'm pretty sure, based on the pics, that they are probably strong enough to support the weight of an adult too. I was just curious to who actually stands on the peg to get their leg over the seat. Kids with short legs would be easy to understand.
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