James Wilkinson.
Most of his stuff is played on a 12 string fretless bass.
Armature speller
James Wilkinson.
Most of his stuff is played on a 12 string fretless bass.
Armature speller
Hewn out of 10mm steel bar by Tibetin Monks using only a fingernail file...
Remove the footpegs...
Bolt the new mount up (and find the bolts are 10mm but a weird thread so you can't use the ones you bought)...
I think it'll actually work!
Hopefully tomorrow I'll get a chance to do the other one
terra firma rider
Dinn ya make some alloy ones? Did they not handle the jandle?
Cheers R
"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools." - Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
Armature speller
Alloy? For footpeg mounts?
Nah, someone on ADV did but I found a chunk of 10mm scrap at li'll bro's work that I could scive off with.
Got meself a drill press now so wanted to have some fun.
About an hours hacksawing involved in that one though.
Hope the other one dosn't take as long
Armature speller
Hacksaw time...
Roughed out...
Polished up and drilling the last hole...
Just fits. The back slope just misses the front of the stand thingy...
They hang down a bit but will protect my bashplate from caseing out damage
Lowered the brake pedal and have left the shifter alone for the time being.
Having the peg mount flat against the adapter also means there is no cushioning effect from the rubber dampers anymore and apart from a bit of buzz through the pegs, I like it.
Seated feels fine and standing...
All I can say is...
Why the hell don't they come like this from the factory?
Just the 2.5cm back would make a huge difference to the shorties out there.
The bike feels more planted and with the weight further back, where you would be lightening the front over a rise it now comes up over horizontal which never used to happen with me
My seat is now slightly the wrong shape and needs to stay a bit skinnier a bit longer but it'll do.
Total cost...
4 10x40 bolts $8
4 10x40 bolts + nuts $3.95 (charged me the wrong price)
8 10mm washers 80c
Steel bar scrap $0
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Lowered footpegs $12.75
Impromtu gravity attacks
I'll have a pair, what's your account number for the $12.75 Nordie?
I need them for saturday, so allowing 2 days for post you better get onto them NOW!
Looks like a good idea, the only bit I'm a bit unsure of is the fact they hang below the bash plate. Keep clear of big rocks I suppose?
Wherever I may roam
How often does your bashplate actually hit?Originally Posted by Crisis management
I reckon with the angle on the front of the hanger and being made from some sturdy steel like that, they'd be all good.
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Armature speller
I don't case out much but as it's 10mm thick steel...
Rocks should look out for me
3-4 hours of work involved though
Forum whore
you should get a grinder with a cutoff disk (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Building-re...-169605802.htm) then you could start mass production.
Armature speller
Shane said to get down to Pykels and get some cut-off blades to rough out the shape but I already had a hacksawyou should get a grinder with a cutoff disk (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Building-re...-169605802.htm) then you could start mass production.
Impromtu gravity attacks
You're right, it certainly is a rare occurence but when it occurs it is memorable!
Another option is to just move them back (depends on your leg length) which will maintain the clearance but still get your feet more under your body and help get rid of that armchair seating position.
I use the term "armchair" fairly loosely when refering too DR's and seating.
Armature speller
Moving back would be do-able but it would have to also be dropped 1.5cm or so but not the 2.5cm of mine.
Just cranked up qCAD and the current peg bolts are on a 40mm centre so 20mm back and 20mm down would be an absolute minimum and even then you may have to grind a bit out of either the bolt heads or the back of the footpegs.
If you go 25mm back then you have to go 25mm down to clear the bolts.
Impromtu gravity attacks
My thinking was to reuse the existing mounts by relocating the pegs back one hole (front bolt goes into rear frame mount) and fitting a piece of thin angle, with 3 holes in it, between the frame mounts and the footpegs.
Front hole lines up with the front frame mount, second hole aligns with rear frame mount and carries the front peg mount, third hole carries the rear peg mount.
Admitedly, this cunning plan has been developed with a cursory glance at the mounting arrangement and no measurements but I still like it!
Armature speller
You could probably do it with just the 10mm bar.
The rear peg mount would have to be threaded into the bar but not a biggie.
Only issue is that then the pegs would be 40mm back and unless you've got size 30 boots the levers may be a bit far away.
I would have happily gone with cutting the existing pegs down 25mm or so untill I tried it with them back 25mm as well.
The bike feels more balanced with them back and standing feels much better with them lower.
Armature speller
A bit more of a play today and I think I'm hooked.
I don't think I could go back to the standard height/placement now.
I think I would have been happy with just shortening the pegs but down and back is even better.
Long term I'm going to have to trim the seat a bit more but I think I'll ride it for a couple of months and see which bits annoy me first just to make sure before I cut up the seat (again).
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