Universal floorboard attached to stock footpeg mount

I have managed to get a set of floorboards onto Stella, which involved some modifications to the bike. But, they look great and they're way comfortable, which is the best anyone can ask for when it comes to floorboards. After my 2" Drag pipes, there are the best accessory I have put on her to date. All up the boards cost me AUD$75 which, at current exchange rates works out to be less than US$50.

The idea for this procedure actually came from an extremely helpful salesman from a HD shop! The idea was to leave the stock footpegs on the bike but remove the rubber pad that is bolted on and then fit the floorboard onto the remaining part of the footpeg. The picture below shows the footpeg rubber removed.

Footpeg with rubber removed

It also shows some of the grinding that needed to be done to enable the floorboards to fit properly. "GRINDING?!" I hear you ask... As you can see from the photo below, the floorboard had two long "tabs" with holes drilled through them that were just a little too narrow to fit straight onto the footpeg. So out came the angle-grinder and in a couple of minutes, the 'board would sit in place OK, but still not quite right. On closer inspection, it was the little upkicked "tail" at the end of the peg that made the 'board sit funny. So the angle-grinder came into use again and I just cut off the "tail" and made the whole peg flat.

The floorboards did come with some mounting hardware that included a clevis mount but all that was required was the supplied bolt and self-locking nut. I fit the board to the peg and used it as a guide to drill a hole throught the footpeg, then bolted the floorboard in place. The fit was perfect. The size of the 'board is about 7" long by 4" wide. Any wider or longer than this and the floorboard would interfere with the kickstand or foot controls.

View of universal floorboard mounting system

As you can see from the first picture, the floorboard sits perfectly within those confines and when it is pushed back (like it would be if you go too sharply around a corner) again it does not hit or interfere with any of the controls or frame. It even springs back nicely in the same manner as the original peg!

There are two things that I do need to warn you about, though.

1. Ground clearance is reduced quite a bit as I am sure you would have guessed. It is a little disconcerting at first, but you just learn to take it easier, or do like I do and take your foot off the board and drag your foot behind you, "flat track style"! (Thanks Steve ;-) )

Underside view of Julio's floorboard

2. You do get a little more vibration happening on your feet. If you look closely at the rubber mounts that fit to your 'pegs, they actually are a clever design that involves a cushioning air pocket. The floorboards don't have this and as such there is a "buzz" on your feet but really nothing that I can say annoys me or gives me any discomfort, even on long trips.

All up, this modification to my bike was great and very rewarding because I got to use a power tool on my bike! And at a price below $50 USD, you really can't go wrong!

This final image comes courtousy of my "brother" in Miami, Julio, illustrating exactly how simple this modification is.

So, where can you get them? Well like I said, you should be able to buy them from any HD shop you care to choose, but just in case, they are also available from J&P Cycles off the web at: www.j-pcycles.com