This month we’ll take a look at the Jack Knife folding floor board pegs from FBI. At first glance, I thought what a great idea, low and hidden right where need them, mounted under the floor board. The pegs swing out when needed, and back in when not in use. So I ordered them.
Delivery was quick and following their instructions, I had them on in no time. Now for the test ride! First thing I learned, you have to stop and swing them out by hand, since there is no way to catch them with your foot while riding.
So now they are swung out, ooooops, second problem arises. Since they are directly mounted to the floor board, they give a little, causing the peg to bend downwards and your foot slips off. This was unacceptable, but I liked them, so I thought there must be a way to fix this. My solution, was to add a screw stop (see picture) that would limit the full swing outward, sort of creating an angle to keep my foot on the peg.
I drilled and tapped a 3/16-inch hole for the stop set screw (see picture).My modification worked and did what I intended it to, but alas, the floor board still bends enough that no matter what you do, it just doesn’t stop the downward bend. I did a little research and found the company that actually makes the Jack Knife Peg (IMT) Innovative Metal Technology’s also makes a brace that supposedly stops the bending motion. I looked on IMT’s web site and did not find any braces. However, IMT has an installation video and installation guide for your viewing pleasure.
The other problems I encountered, where the trimming of the floor board grommets, this sort of screws up
your floor boards ability to secure it, however it works as long as you’re patient and willing to trim your stock parts. 
The other problem that arose, was one of the pegs was scraping the bottom lip of the floor board (see picture),
so I had to trim the bottom portion of the chrome lip for clearance.
All in all, I give the project a two, on my scale of five. The installation wasn’t bad, but the fit and functionality wasn’t what was expected. IMT is at www.imtnebraska.com. 
The price for the Jack Knife Pegs at FBI or IMT is the same, $179.95. Kuryakyn makes a similar product called Flip Blades, hope it works better than this product did. Ride On! Fat Bob out, till next month.
