now that's an interesting idea. Does that now clear the hinge from the ground?
now that's an interesting idea. Does that now clear the hinge from the ground?
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One of the comments on the other thread prompted me on this. I know my bike is not perfect and will be getting additional protection, but this photo sequence from the weekend at Tokoroa shows what can happen in an off and what bits can come into contact with the track surface.
Hope Chris doesn't mind me nicking the photos, or Glen for me highlighting his little off.
You're more than welcome to spread my photos around mate.
Here's a good idea:
We need a mod to sticky this thread. Who is the bucket'y Mod these days?
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I would tend to agree, the solid pegs main advantage is that it keeps a lot of other shit on the bike (thats made of metal) off the track surface as it creates a safety gap between bike and track. on that note you may want to consider specifying a minimum length that safety sliders at specific locations need to be (unless this already exists ?)
Someone had told me non folding pegs were now MNZ requirement.
Just had a look at the regs & I can't see that. Anyone have a better eye for that, or is it not so?
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The only thing I can find on foot pegs is below. I thought it used to say that they had to fold. Not the case now unless there is another rule in there somewhere that addresses it
10.5 All machines competing on tracks or courses other than approved Speedways or like tracks must be fitted with securely mounted footrests which when in the riding position do not touch the ground with the machine at a less angle than 45 degrees from the vertical.
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ok so maybe we open the channels with the kart tracks & ask if they would allow solid nylon ended pegs?
Can a mod sticky this thread yet?
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The kart folks don't want us harking up their lovely Tarmac, I'm not sure that we need to get them involved in the technical side of how we do it. If it makes you feel any better I know of a couple of bikes up here with either solid nylon pegs or solid Ali with nylon ends.
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Solid pegs would be a good way of getting around protecting the gear lever which I'm having trouble with on my sons bike and Dave's
Mmmmm. It would do if the brake or gear pedals on a standard FXR chassis didn't ground first.......
See attached pic of a very simple crash simulation (!). The front axle slider, handlebar end, peg end and brake lever hit the deck, the rear swing arm slider is still clear of the ground. So presuming a straightforward low-side and the brake lever gives way (bends), the additional nylon should keep the hinge clear of the ground.
We're putting the same pegs and nylon on Tim's TZR/Loncin so we'll see how this looks when its done.
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