I like black.

I wouldn’t say I’m obesesed with black like Johnny Cash, but when it comes to motorcycle farkling black is a good color choice for deaccentuating the more aggregious add-on farkles.

After receiving some of Motorcycle Larry’s Foot Peg Lowering Brackets I thought it might be a good time go over to my buddy John and powder-coat some pieces black.
First order of business was taking off the various parts. Yamaha used a combination of gnarly locttite and a turned up screwdriver to put screws on and I promptly stripped one of the screws. So this relatively small project turned into a bigger one with lots of side projects. I found an old impact driver I bought at a yard sale like 15 years ago and have never used. One small problem. The screw bit doesn’t fit into the receiver.


The it’s a matter of finding the right sockets and adapters.


Even though I spent 20 minutes sorting things out I figure I’ve used a tool I’ve never bothered using in my toolbox….and got my foot pegs disassembled.


With all the pegs disassembled I have a substantial pile of parts. I also note that I have a peg pad thoroughly worn and I’ll replace that with an unused one.

While I’ve got things torn apart and going to be adding several of Skyway’s Hydration Systems to my passenger pegs I should do those as well. Heck, why not do my highway pegs and brackets and that bolt on my clutch?


Having dry-fitted and done a bit of grinding on the pegs to make them work properly with the brackets I realize there are a some critical surfaces on the brackets that I don’t want to power coat. Talking to John he says aluminum tape (that I used in my Datel Mirror Farkle) works very well for masking and withstands the 400 degree heat used in melting the powder coat.

I also need to do a rounded masking job and learn yet a new use for the Craftsmen end wrench I’ve had for over 20 years.


It worked pretty well. Taking a lesson from Vince and the American Chopper shows I pulled out a razor blade and trimmed the piece.


Then it was off to John’s for powder coating…..in which I totally forgot to take my camera for powder coating….maybe next time. Suffice it to say my buddy John has some neat tools and expertise including a sand blaster, powder coating set, and a spare oven in his garage. He may not have an FJR, but has helped me and Warchild out a bunch including that whole valve-ticking diagnosis time and helping me build a race car in 2003.
The results were impressive. Note the non-coated areas. Also, missing a peg which John had to redo because of my novice powder coat hanging skills. Ack.

The assembled brake-side peg. Anybody notice what I forgot to powder coat?


The rear peg sans rubber pad….just waiting for Skyway to deliver my hydration systems.

The front highway pegs:

And the overall view….which is sort of under-stated and the point I think

The next question will be whether I like the peg lowering brackets or not.  I’m hopeful that extra inch will help a bit with my knees being so tall, but also don’t want to be scraping the pegs too much.  They may be items I use in the IBR only….which is fine.