Motorcycle Footpegs & Footrests
Footpegs and footrests from SW-Motech, covering eighteen marques from BMW to the Harley-Davidson Pan America. The shelf splits into two ranges: Ion, which only drops the peg by 15mm, and EVO, which adds a 36-position joint for fore-and-aft position and angle as well. A bike-specific bracket does the fitting. The peg itself never changes.
Ion or EVO
SW-Motech sell footpegs for this shelf in two ranges, Ion and EVO. Both drop the peg by 15mm from its original height. Both also share the same platform, about 8cm by 5cm, for grip. Ion stops there: a straight choice between standard height or the 15mm drop. SW-Motech describe its hinge as built from a high-strength aluminium alloy, so the peg folds out of the way if the bike goes down. EVO does the same drop, then adds a 36-position joint that lets the peg also move forward, back, or change angle. The extra movement costs weight: roughly 1.3-1.4kg a pair for EVO against Ion's 0.4-1.1kg, depending on the bike. The decision is really about ambition. Do you want the peg lower, or lower and moved to exactly where your leg sits?
| Ion | EVO |
|---|---|
| Original height or 15mm lower | Original height or 15mm lower |
| Fixed fore-and-aft, fixed angle | 36-position joint for fore-and-aft and angle |
| Platform approx. 8cm by 5cm | Platform approx. 8cm by 5cm |
| Approx. 0.4-1.1kg a pair | Approx. 1.3-1.4kg a pair |
One peg, one bracket per bike
The peg itself, Ion or EVO, doesn't change between bikes. What's bike-specific is a small adapter bracket, fitted to the bike's original footrest sockets using its own springs and bolts. That's the whole trick: one peg design, many brackets. It's also why several kits here are listed as Multi-Fit: one bracket that happens to suit more than one marque.
Not every Harley is the same one
Eighteen marques are covered here, from BMW's 38 kits down to a pair each for Bajaj and Voge. Six are tagged Harley-Davidson, and all six are for the Pan America, the brand's adventure-styled tourer. SW-Motech say both rider kits, Ion (FRS.18.011.10000/S) and EVO (FRS.18.112.10000), won't fit alongside the bike's original centre stand. The two passenger kits, FRS.18.112.10100 and FRS.18.011.10100/S, share their bracket with the BMW R 1300 GS, the same Multi-Fit approach as elsewhere on this shelf. None fit a Softail, a Road King or any other cruiser. A rider on one of those wants the genuine Harley-Davidson footpegs instead. It's a different shelf, with no products shared between the two.
Biltwell pegs need a clevis
The other brand here is Biltwell, and its parts are for Harley-Davidsons. Fourteen products: seven pegs and seven clevis mounts. The pegs themselves carry no fitment line on their product pages. The clevis is the part that fits them to the bike. It is investment-cast 4130 chromoly steel. The threaded interface lets you set the peg angle to suit a boot. It fastens to the bike's two-pronged mount on the stock pivot pin assembly, or on 3/8-inch bolts and nuts. A peg on its own does not bolt to a bike. You buy the peg, then the clevis that matches the mount and the side you are fitting. Four of the seven clevises carry a Fitment line on their own product page. Two cover Sportster XL883N and XL1200 models from 2007 (2009 on the black one) to 2022, plus FXCW, FXCWC, FXS, FXSB and FXSE years between 2008 and 2017. The other two cover 2018 to 2024 Softails, one for the rider's mounts and one for the passenger's, and the Mushman listing for 2018-19 Softail says the same in its description. Sanderson and Mushman pegs are investment-cast stainless steel, while Punisher M8 passenger pegs and the XL Step peg are CNC-machined 6061-T6 billet aluminium with stainless traction pins. They are for sale with free UK delivery available, but none of the fourteen shows a was-price.
What owners report
Owner reviews on the fitted bikes, not just the boxed kit, back the height claim. Riders on a BMW GS or Honda NC750X report real legroom from dropping the peg 15mm. On one Honda, the lowered peg meant the rear brake lever needed resetting to match the new foot position, a knock-on nobody else mentions. Several owners deliberately pull the rubber platform pad off for wet or off-road grip, then refit it for a smoother road ride. One two-year, 25,000-mile test of an Ion kit, ridden from the UK through Tajikistan and Mongolia, reported no signs of rust or corrosion after a dozen crashes. Owners have one recurring complaint. On separate BMW GS kits, the bracket sits wider than the peg it replaces.
Before you order
Most kits here are for the rider's own feet, not a passenger's. Only three of the 118 are pillion fitments. That matters for the law. DVSA's MOT Inspection Manual for Motorcycles tells testers that some machines first used on or after 14 June 1993, designed to carry a passenger, may not be fitted with pillion footrests at all. Those bikes have hand holds on the frame or seat instead. It is not a rule that a bike must have pillion footrests. SW-Motech also treat footpegs as serious enough to seek type approval for in Germany, under the KBA system, though that says nothing about a UK MOT test. A spare rubber pad for the EVO platform is sold on its own too, for when the original wears through.
The bike-specific kits all come from SW-Motech. They take one design and adapt it bike by bike. Every SW-Motech kit here is for sale now, at 10% off RRP, with free UK delivery available.