This modification allows you to adapt a set of Honda Goldwing floorboards on both the drivers and passengers positions to make Virago Floorboards. The floorboards can be purchased through a dealer from Chrome Specialities, out of Texas.
In order to retro fit the boards you’ll need to hire a machinist to make a couple adapters. The running boards will need some slight modifications to facilitate the installation.
Finished product looks like this
Virago Floor Boards
- Before tearing your bike apart have a machine shop make two adapters. You can use stainless or an alloy steel. (chrome plating optional)
- On a rainy day, remove the original front foot pegs (posts) and modify them as
shown here. - Now that you have all the parts and adapters ready and you’ve modified the front pegs, you can start with the assembly process.
Assemble the rear floorboards.
- Goldwing running board
- Rear mounting post.
- Bolt (supplied with floor board)
- Lock washer (supplied with floor board)
- Nut (supplied with floorboard)
- Original spacer
- Original ball bearing
- Original spring
- Original pin
- Original washer
- Original cotter pin
Assemble the brake side.
- Original (chrome) bar mounting bracket
- New mounting bracket.
- Original mounting bolts.
- Mounting bolt (supplied with floorboard)
- Running board (see floor board modification)
- Modified mounting post (you may not want to modify your post and use the stud that’s already on it)
- Lock washer (supplied with floor board)
- Nut (supplied with floorboard)
- Stainless steel lock washer.
- 3/8x16x1″ Stainless steel allen bolt.
Assemble the shifter side.
- Original (chrome) bar mounting bracket.
- New mounting bracket.
- Original mounting bolts.
- Mounting bolt (supplied with floorboard)
- Running board (see floor board modification)
- Modified mounting post (you may not want to modify your post and use the stud that’s already on it)
- Lock washer (supplied with floorboard)
- Nut (supplied with floorboard)
- Stainless steel lock washer.
- 3/8x16x1″ Stainless steel allen bolt.
‘Making Virago FloorBoards’ Submitted by Mike Risk
Rev. 1/06