My buddy Mike and I were talking about the whole business of strengthening the weak footpeg mounts on our KLRs. Mike didn't much like the idea of cutting the boxes open, chiseling the nuts out, welding new ones in, bending the box back together, etc.. He came up with the following method, and we did it to both of our bikes today. Note that this mod will preclude the use of aftermarket center stands or other lame accessories that use the center stand mounts.
By the way, I am no longer on the klr650.net forums because I have been banned from there for refusing to let Glenn and his ignoraumus moderators dominate me.
By the way, I am no longer on the klr650.net forums because I have been banned from there for refusing to let Glenn and his ignoraumus moderators dominate me.
Here are the component parts. Steel plates, 3/8" NF Grade 8 bolts and nuts. Stock bracket has been drilled out to allow use of the larger bolts. The 3/8" SAE bolts are a little over 9.5mm in diameter. A 13mm wrench fits them well. We mostly went with these bolts instead of 10mm metric because they are fine thread and because the only hardened 12.9 10mm bolts we could find were black oxide, not plated.
Here are the component parts. Steel plates, 3/8" NF Grade 8 bolts and nuts. Stock bracket has been drilled out to allow use of the larger bolts. The 3/8" SAE bolts are a little over 9.5mm in diameter. A 13mm wrench fits them well. We mostly went with these bolts instead of 10mm metric because they are fine thread and because the only hardened 12.9 10mm bolts we could find were black oxide, not plated.
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