Ilium Engine guards with pegs and light bracket

HWYHOUND said:

Just brought home a new 2018 RT and looking for engine guards and hwy pegs. Really like the Ilum Works setup but can't find pictures of the rider on the bike with feet on the hwy pegs. It appears that the pegs are located too far forward for my 32" inseam.

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davagail said:

I've had the bars and pegs on since new. They're a little higher than I would like but work as advertised! Never have scraped highway but have been on foot peg feelers a few times! Check out www.thebootscoop.com when you get highway pegs. Little.thing works great for some air to the boys!!!!

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bobsguns said:

I have a set on my 2016RT, a 30" inseam & have no reach issues.

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rtwiz said:

I bought a '17 RT new this year. Put Illium engine guards on it.

I will not be putting highway pegs on. On a boxer, it's very hard to make pegs that really do much good. Also saw friend go down when his highway peg dug into the pavement on a hard turn and lifted his wheel off the ground. That was not a fun afternoon! I've not found them to be that comfortable. If a bee flies up your pants leg, you'll rue the day!

Just put on Illium bar-backs. They really help. I have a Sargent seat. It favors sitting back in the seat rather than at the front of it. Now I can sit back into it without crouching forward to reach the bars. This morning, I drove from Chicago to St. Louis. One stop for gas and a sandwich. Much easier than before. Heading to Potosi to hit some curves tomorrow. I think these bar-backs will be just fine for that too.

Lower pegs are OK for riding straight but don't feel right in turns for me. Also too easy to scrape boots.

If you still have the stock windscreen, an Aeroflow "Tall" will do wonders.

Since I got the Illium Bar-Backs, I'm going to have to move my V-1 readout. It's just below the right side mirror and completely hidden from view now. The view through the mirrors is unaffected by the bar-backs. I like them even if they look a little strange.

I regret not getting black engine guards. Sigh.

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T-foiler said:

As soon as I tried the pegs I thought they were too high and too far forward. But after using them on some trips - the reach was just enough to stretch the muscles and extend my day.

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HWYHOUND said:

Just brought home a new 2018 RT and looking for engine guards and hwy pegs. Really like the Ilum Works setup but can't find pictures of the rider on the bike with feet on the hwy pegs. It appears that the pegs are located too far forward for my 32" inseam.

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franknitti said:

I have them and to be honest I only use them one leg at a time....It just feels more comfortable to me to use them that way.

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