Right-side foot peg annoying

[Bryanj]

Mine left years ago!

[Athame57]

You think this is a problem? Did you ever ride a 1981 Triumph Thunderbird and manage to keep your foot on the rest at all?

[Bryanj]

Try a 1960 Thunderbird, half the time it fell off

[SteveD CB500K0]

Now there’s a name Triumph should resurrect.


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[Mikep328]

"Try a 1960 Thunderbird, half the time it fell off"

When I bought my first old British bike (1971 Norton Commando) I asked an experienced BrittBiker if I should safety-wire anything.  He responded, "You only need to safety-wire the parts you want to keep! 

[Laverda Dave]

And the fatal error on the 400/4 is not folding the footrest up before using the kick start resulting in a cracked kick start knuckle that renders it useless. New knuckles don't exist and finding an undamaged s/h knuckle is both very expensive and very rare.

[Johnny4428]

"Try a 1960 Thunderbird, half the time it fell off"

When I bought my first old British bike (1971 Norton Commando) I asked an experienced BrittBiker if I should safety-wire anything.  He responded, "You only need to safety-wire the parts you want to keep! 

😂😂👍

[Bryanj]

My 60 T bird even spat the magneto slip ring out one night!

[TrickyMicky]

Just a thought, on the rare occasion that I watch motorcycle racing on the TV, I've always wondered why so many riders drag their right foot on the tarmac approaching a bend. I now realise that it's because most race bikes are fitted with knackered CB400F footrests and they have missed the rear brake.

[Bryanj]

Nah they are ex grass trackers used to steel boot

[Orcade-Ian]

A bit of brain fog,
The 400/4 and 550/4 F1 are the same setup with 2 circular leaf springs, the 350/4 is different and doesn't fold, other than the slight amount provided by the torsion spring for safety.

Ian

[Mikep328]

FWIW, the 550-4 was the first four cylinder motorcycle I owned.  I don't remember ever having the footpeg "accidentally" lift.  Heck, I might not have even known that COULD lift - I never used a kickstarter on any of the six SOHC Hondas I owned over the years.