Brad Bradfield

1998 Honda Valkyrie Standard

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On this page I've compiled a bit of stuff on my Valkyrie that people have asked about at one time or another. Click on the following links to go to the selected area of the page, and click on any of the thumbnails to see a full sized image.

  • Kuryakin 4050 Road Peg Mounting
  • Shifter Pedal Swap (CBR-1100-XX)
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    Kuryakin 4050 Road Peg Mounting

    The following pictures are of the mounting of the Kuryakin 4050 road pegs on my Standard. I tried several different mounting spots and adjustments, and this works best for me. YMMV!
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    The road peg mounting bracket is mounted on the strut running back from the engine crash guard on either side of the bike. Be sure to measure the location of the right and left mounting positions using the stock right and left foot peg mounting brackets. Do not position them from the front engine guard bar as that bar does not come straight across the front of the bike.
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    Shifter Pedal Swap (CBR-1100-XX)

    My Standard came already equipped with Cobra floorboards front and rear when I bought it. I initially was not at all happy with the front floorboards because of the very tight fit to get my boot under the shift pedal when up-shifting. Over time I got used to it and seldom even think about it any more, but it IS a tight fit. Z-CAJUN started a thread on the VRCC tech board about replacing his stock shifter with the shifter from a Honda CBR-1100-XX shifter, which gave him more toe room with his Cobra floorboards. I liked the looks of his installation, so I ordered the parts, and made the same mod to my Valk as well. The following pictures and sketches show the mod. Part numbers for the mod are shown in Z-CAJUN's original post.
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    Valkyrie stock shifter viewed from the left side.
    Valkyrie stock shifter viewed from the rear.
    Sketch of the stock shifter showing the location relative to the front edge of the Cobra floorboard.
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    These three pictures are a bit busy, but they give you a good idea of how tight a fit this is with my size 12 boots. In the middle picture note how high I have to lift my heel to get my toe under the shifter.
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    Sketch of the stock shifter and the CBR-1100-XX shifter (not to scale) showing the dimensions of both.
    CBR-1100-XX shifter installed on the Valkyrie and viewed from the left side.
    CBR-1100-XX shifter installed on the Valkyrie and viewed from the rear showing the offset in the shifter.
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    These three pictures show my foot in position with the new shifter installed. I do not have to lift my foot at all to slide it under the shifter.

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    Page originally designed and uploaded on 03/28/2006