While titanium footpegs aren’t overly common on production bikes, they are popular among racers for the weight savings and the extra grip. The problem is they’re expensive, they wear, and they need to be sharpened or replaced. Here’s a trick on how to sharpen titanium footpegs to save some money replacing them.
#1
Remove the pegs from the bike and place them in a vice nice and tight so they will not slip or move.
#2
Take a grinder with a new grinding disc and grind one side of the teeth flat, one tooth at a time, until you have done one side of every tooth.
#3
Rotate the peg in the vice so that you can now grind the flat side of the teeth on the opposite side. Continue until you have done each side of every tooth.
#4
Keep grinding the sides of each tooth until a sharp point is reached on each tooth, and then continue to do the same thing on the opposite peg.
#5
Once the teeth are all sharpened back to a point, take the pegs and dress up any sharp burrs that might be overhanging with a linisher.
#6
Lastly, fit the pegs back to the bike and lube the pivot joints.
Do’s
- Wear eye protection at all times.
- Take your time.
- Fit new split pins when refitting pegs.
Don’ts
- Rush and slip with the grinder.
- Damage the springs or pivot pins when fitting or removing the pegs.
- Hold the pegs with your bare hands when grinding.
Tools:
Grinder, vice, pliers
Warning:
Sharp foot pegs are dangerous and can easily slice open a leg or arm if brushed against, so take care around a motorcycle with sharp foot pegs.
Why Not File?
It’s much easier and quicker to use a file to sharpen steel foot pegs—you can even do them without removing the pegs from the bike. Unfortunately, with titanium pegs you’ll rub all day with a file and likely only wear the file out. This is the reason there’s no choice but to use a grinder to sharpen titanium foot pegs.
