What does this peg do?

[Norniron]

Why grind it off then?

I'm mounting rearsets and the dowel interferes with my bracket.

If u r using rearsets,would u sell me your originals?

[JustcallmeMrT]

LOL if that's correct Lester then Graham is wrong, the L/H peg clearly has the lug behind the hole to butt up against the frame lug, the R/H side MAY have the hole but according to the parts list diagram the R/H side doesn't. As the picture shows the side stand mounting plate it's clearly the L/H side of the bike. So although both of us are correct if that's the case, this time I win  as the picture shows the side with the lug not the brake side. Plus if it was right the frame lug would be in front of the bolt hole not behind it as in the pic.

Looked at my foot pegs and it looks like Trig is right.  The left hand peg has a hole for the dowel to fit into, the right hand peg has a lug.

Then I would suggest you look at them again, the L/H side is the gear change side, the R/H side should be much more complicated as it has to cope with the kickstart mechanism. Sides are determined by how you sit on the bike not by looking at it from the front.

Yep, got my lefts and rights the correct way around.  Maybe I just don't get the peg setup.  One peg has a hole in the mount that exactly matches up with the dowel on the left of the frame, so I assumed that was the left peg.  The other peg has a projection, but to be honest with everything disassembled I couldn't tell what it would butt up against. 

So, the foot peg with the hole is actually the right side, even though there's nothing that fits into it?

[matthewmosse]

Pretty sure it is to locate a footpeg against  -stop it rotating. Not a major job to put back ,if needed, but fitting rearsets makes it superflous, unless you find the rearsets disagreeable and decide to revert to standard - in which case you will need to weld a new one on, assuming you have a welder.

[JustcallmeMrT]

I learn something every day. ☺ Thanks Oddjob!

[Trigger]

We have the 400 bitches and now the 550 guys are at it. It is only a location dowel 

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Trig
I said something once in jest and got slaughtered for it be careful mate but I understand you
Cheers
Bitsa

[Bryanj]

Bitsa me being a geratic old Lancastrian Fart I don't give a stuff if peeps don't get my sense(or lack) of humour, i am the original "WYSIWYG"

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

With you all the way Bryan
Cheers mate
Bitsa