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Thread: FXR rearsets. These will not break.

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    FXR rearsets. These will not break.

    I have made some rearsets...

    this is the first set... everything is laser cut incluiding all the holes and stuff...

    What would I change... the kick plate is rather heavy... could be done much much lighter.

    Started making some out of cardboard.

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    then Stainless.. just needs a nice polish.
    Can be done in Steel, Ali etc.

    These need a little mill time and they will be mint.
    Also I can have just the mount... no skid plate.

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    Umm, not keen on cardboard ones (I reckon even if they don't break, they'll bend like anything, and if it rains, they'll just distintegrate).
    Maybe some alloy ones, but the mechanic has decided he needed his beauty sleep (I figured out years back it really doesn't help), so will get him to reply with a sensible answer tomorrow (okay, we know who we're talking about, it won't be sensible, it'll be drivel). Oh shit, this whole post is drivel.
    As you were, nothing to see here, move right along, back to post one.

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    Wow! That red frame looks hot. New slicks on as well . The rearsets look awesome - but, standard height is far too low - when using slicks. Make them provide good clearance (adjustable maybe) and I'm your first customer! A pivot point for adjustment is the way to go - I've already experimented with this and can show you at the next Mt Wellington meeting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Damien_Toman View Post
    Wow! That red frame looks hot. New slicks on as well . The rearsets look awesome - but, standard height is far too low - when using slicks. Make them provide good clearance (adjustable maybe) and I'm your first customer! A pivot point for adjustment is the way to go - I've already experimented with this and can show you at the next Mt Wellington meeting.
    get them without the guard and turn them upside down
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckets4Me View Post
    get them without the guard and turn them upside down
    The mounting point for the standard footrests is slotted - I don't think upside down can work with std. pegs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Damien_Toman View Post
    I don't think upside down can work with std. pegs.
    12mm ally rod and cut drill and tap

    same as the rs
    show you sunday if you want to see
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    Yes please, sounds interesting.

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    Damin... let me know what you want... 20mm back and 60mm higher and i will send you cardboard templates to try.... when your happy I will do the rest... Stainless, steel, ali... your choice.

    one side is with the skid plate... other is without... good thing is it is removable.. unless you dont want the mounting holes.

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    with skid plate... spent 2.75hrs on the mill today... next set skid plate will be 3mm plate and I will wled on a rectanglar spacer... still about 1hr mill time per set.Photobucket
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    skid plate is 4mm thick now... good buy all that weight
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    can you make them more like this ???
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    just some idears on how to make them adjustable
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    love your style... but ahhh NO.

    woud not know where to start....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckets4Me View Post
    can you make them more like this ???
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    just some idears on how to make them adjustable
    I thought they had to be folding? I can probably CNC mill (3 axis only) something up if anyone wants to try that way, mates rates too
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    Shit you guys are all too flash, NEW TYRES?! PAINT?!?

    Is this buckets?
    Heinz Varieties

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    Up here in Auckland we've given up on fast so we're going for pretty instead.
    Although it's mostly for laughs it does have one upside. People coming along for a look seem to be more tempted to join in and get involved in racing things that look like small scale racebikes rather than piles of old crap. Sounds a bit like bullshit I know but I think there has been at least one new bike turn up every month for the last year.
    We've had to run qualifying twice in the B Grade and once in A in the last year year to get the points races down to 18 bikes. And I suspect it's going to be a regualar thing in the A grade in the near future.

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    A couple more pictures... with the kick plate...

    Got to say very pleased.

    Laser cutting is soo cool, all the holes etc are cut and everything just lines up perfect.

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    Anyone interested in a set just let me know..

    Can be made to suit your requirments.
    say 40mm higher or back 20mm and up 30mm.
    Can send you cardboard temples to see if you like the postion.

    Your choice of material... Stailnless, Ali or steel.

    With or without kick plate.

    Hard to provide a price at the moment but I would sell mine for about $220 and they are Stainless Steel... just need polishing now..LOl.

    But they would be cheaper in steel and approx the same in Aluminium.

    Without skid plate and you are looking at $120 a set in Stainless....
    All depends on what you want
    One for the road...
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    The 80`s - Back in the days when men looked like women, women dressed like whores and the music F@#KING ROCKED!

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