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Model DD was designed for the average size rider (29-32" Inseam) w/stock pegs on the GL1800. Model DL is for the very short rider w/stock pegs.
Tall Riders (>6') will want to check out Model KA and GF.

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Exploded view of the LEFT
Model DD & DL

This rider is 6' tall with a 32" Inseam
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Take a closer look - click the picture
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After the stock foot peg touches, our "cover" will
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When the cover touches, the engine guard will not.

Model DD - bottom of peg and engine about even
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Model DD used when resting on the side stand
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Pic #1. Will Model DD work for you?
Try putting your feet forward and down from your stock foot pegs. Slide them in so that the ends of your brake and shift levers touch the lower part of your ankle bones. You'll be close to the Model DD position (about 3-4" below your shift & brake levers and slightly forward). Model DL is up about 1 1/2" from that so your levers will touch about 2" below your ankle bones when you slide your feet in from the Model DL "pegs". Model AA or BA are similar if you have a GL1500 or GL1200.



Pic #2. Here's a size 10 boot resting on Model DD and its relationship to the stock foot peg. THE BEST WAY TO GET BACK TO THE STOCK PEGS is to rotate your heels out a little and slide your feet back and out (to clear the stock foot pegs)and continue that circular motion back to the stock pegs. Although the stock foot pegs fold up and back, you can get a "trapped" feeling if your heel hits the stock foot peg. If you have difficulty turning your heels out, consider Models ED, E.5D, EL KA, KD, KL, GF or GQ which have the pegs pointing outboard.

Pic #3. Because the GL1800 yearns for the turns, some riders are concerned about losing ground clearance while cornering. Although the suspension is different while riding thru a turn, this photo provides an idea of clearance lost. The stock foot peg has started to fold up before our "cover" touches. Unlike some other highway peg mounts, the "cover" of the Mick-O-Peg has no sharp corners and is made of aluminum. Replacing a "cover" or even a "block" scraped in an aggressive turn would be less costly than replacing a scraped engine guard. This block need not be mounted tightly. If loose, it can twist up if the cover hits the ground hard.

Pic #4. Find COMFORT by stretching down, not out. The bottom of the "peg" is about even with the bottom of the engine.
We have found some engine guards at different angles (as much as 6 degrees different) so your "pegs" may not be exactly the same height. If, for example, the horizontal part of your right engine guard is 6 degrees lower in the front than the left, then the right "peg" would be about 1/2" higher than the "peg" on the left.







Pic #5. How much can you lean? If you slow to the posted speed on turns, your inboard heel or peg may touch the road about half the time. In other words, you can lean a little more than when your bike is resting on the sidestand.

A few GL1800 owners use Model GA , which was designed for the 88-97 GL1500. Model GA has the pegs pointing outboard and the "G" leg is 3" shorter than the Model D leg pictured here. The foot position of Model GA is 3" forward of Model DD, (but about as low since the A block drops the leg another 15 degrees) and a boot-width farther out, which helps the rider's leg to clear the valve cover and bottom edge of the fairing.
Another option is Model GD which lifts the peg a little higher.

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