{"product_id":"akrapovic-adventure-footpeg-set-titanium-kawasaki-kle-500-f-ka5t1","title":"Akrapovic Adventure Footpeg Set Titanium Kawasaki KLE 500 (2026) – F-KA5T1","description":"\u003cp\u003eRubber pads that go on and off without tools. That is the detail that decides whether a set of enduro footpegs actually suits a bike ridden to the trail and back — sharp teeth for standing on dirt, a rubber insert for the two hours of tarmac either side, and no spanner needed to switch between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast in one piece from Grade 5 titanium in Akrapovic's own foundry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eABE — the German general operating permit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctagonal profile with a Y-shaped reinforcement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide platform with central teeth for grip standing up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned for standing and heel-down riding on enduro terrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of rubber pads is included, fitted without tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original mounting hardware must be reused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCast, Not Machined\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic casts these pegs in its own foundry rather than machining them from billet. On a footpeg that is the right choice: a casting can put material exactly where the load runs and leave it out everywhere else, which is how the Y-shaped web inside the peg exists at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrade 5 titanium is the alloy used for aerospace fasteners and racing exhaust flanges — high strength, and it does not corrode where the anodising on an aluminium peg would have worn through after one winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStanding Up and Heel Down\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic states the design brief plainly: standing and heel-down riding on enduro terrain. Those are two different loads. Standing puts the rider's weight on the outer edge with the boot across the peg; heel-down loads the rear corner while the toe steers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wide platform with teeth spread across it rather than clustered in the middle is what serves both, and that is what the octagonal profile is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Pads Are Not an Afterthought\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pair of rubber pads comes in the box and clips on without tools. On a KLE 500 — a motorcycle that will spend most of its life commuting and touring — that matters more than the trail geometry does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeeth that grip a muddy boot will also transmit every vibration of a parallel twin into the soles of your feet on a four-hour motorway leg. The pads exist for that leg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReuse the Original Hardware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkrapovic prints a fitment notice: the original mounting material must be used when installing these pegs. Nothing new is supplied for the pivot, so the standard pins, clips and springs have to come off the old pegs and go onto these.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is worth knowing before the old ones are thrown out, and it is worth reading the instruction manual rather than assuming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA German Permit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set carries an ABE — the general operating permit. Footpegs are a part a Prüfer will look at, because they change where the rider's weight sits and how far the machine can lean. With an ABE there is nothing to enter in the papers and no individual inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA New Motorcycle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKawasaki's KLE 500 arrived for 2026, a middleweight adventure twin in a segment that has become crowded. Being first to market with a titanium footpeg set for it is part of why this exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRoad Approval\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABE, the German general operating permit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: F-KA5T1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN: 3831126456511\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBikes covered: Kawasaki KLE 500, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: adventure footpeg set, one piece per side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade of: Grade 5 titanium, cast in Akrapovic's foundry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign: octagonal profile, Y-shaped reinforcement, central teeth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: a pair of rubber pads, fitted without tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitment: the original mounting hardware must be reused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: ABE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Akrapovic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53630757929226,"sku":"F-KA5T1","price":164.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/01_2466ddf6-1fa4-43e9-97b8-e51a74ea5d5f.png?v=1788598921","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-na\/products\/akrapovic-adventure-footpeg-set-titanium-kawasaki-kle-500-f-ka5t1","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}