Wanted: SVS stock footpeg mounts

[idukes]

Anyone put aftermarket rearsets on their SVS and have their old stock footpeg brackets lying around gathering dust?

I have a naked SV. The pegs are too far forward for my taste. So I added some rearset jack-up plates. Still not far enough back, but I can't come up with several hundred dollars for trick racer-style rearsets.

Since the stock SVS brackets reach a bit higher and further back than the ones on the SV, I thought I'd see if anyone had a set they'd let go cheaply and I could fit them as a solution.

I would be interested in the complete assemblies, or just the brackets since I don't necessarily need the pegs, levers, heel plates, etc. But I'd love to get the pair, left and right side both.

If you've got some, please reply or drop me an e-mail. Thanks.

Ian
dukes@dukesandgannon.com

[Viniteio-181]

Hey, Ian...

You remember me - the guy @ the Motorcycle Show today?

Anyway, I wanted to ask you what was the name of those "jack-up" plates that you got on your bike? If at all possible, I'm thinking creative (and cheap).

Option #1: Got the dough, buy rearsets. They only go 1" + 1", but look nice, and save weight.

Option #2: Buy jack-up plates. No work involved, take money saved and buy a whole new rear brake line, fluid, and pads.

Option #3: Go to Home Depot, get a few pieces of block Al, snag a CNC machine, and go to town. Cheaper than the jack-up plates, and with money saved, go get brake lines for all calipers.

Option #4: Same as above, but if one can't snag CNC machine, take the block aluminium, grind & polish to a specific camber, thickness, and finish, measure & drill old fashioned way, take some shorter pieces and have them welded as cross-members (so the damn thing won't shift position once you add foot-weight), and then mount. Probably the cheapest option of all.

I feel your pain - the stock position of the footpegs is WAY too far forward for me supercruising down the highway, and definitely unsatis for canyon-carving. I want to bring them up around 1 1/2 inches, and back about 2 1/4. That'll make tuckin in a whole lot more comfortable.


To anyone reading this post, any suggestions? Since Gregg has the undertails down, how about we brainstorm for some alternative rearsets? I know ppl here have the ability to carry out the latter two options, so put in some thoughts. Maybe you know where to get aircraft-grade aluminum rather than the imperfect stuff @ H.D.? (Home Depot, not Harley) lol

[idukes]

Hey Jameel,

Here's a link to Area51 Racing where I bought those jack-up plates:
http://www.area51racing.net/customraceparts.htm

Apparently they no longer sell my $70 model, and only offer the more adjustable $100 model. Still it's lots cheaper than fancy racer rearsets. I liked the workmanship on mine, the only downside is the new shift connector rod they sent to go with the plates was too long to work even with my rearsets on the highest set of holes. (and my stock rod was too short) Maybe the one they supplied would have worked with SVS rearset brackets. Then they never wrote back when I e-mailed them about it. So I ended up hacksawing the rod down to a better length.

I've seen at least one or two other companies offering similar plates, but I don't have the links. Maybe searching for it will turn up an old thread with more info. Rod (Setter32) has some plates on his bike, don't know where he got them.

If anyone wants to go to work making custom jack-up plates, I'd be interested to see how they come out. I could scan and/or trace mine to use as a starting point for a template. Jameel, if you decide to go with full new rearsets, let me know if I can take your stock brackets off your hands.

Ian

[Viniteio-181]

...is that spelled right? I should've been awake that day in class.

Anyway, thanks a mil for the info. I could probably make some myself the old-fashioned way using a Vernier caliper and your units as a basis, and go to town myself, but then that's more work than I'm willing to deal with. Doing a few plate bracket(s) for my fender-b-gone was crummy enough, given that I had nothing but a metal ruler, a hacksaw, magic marker, a couple of files, and some dreams. (#9 on the sukk-factor)

No, I'm definitely not going with the full rearsets. Actually, from lookin at that link, the way the SV is designed, the plates look better than any rearsets I've seen so far. The plates look like they belong there. What you could do is visit www.ronayers.com and see if they have any salvaged parts for an SVS and get some rearsets from them for cheap. I always see their ad of a totally obliterated (Duc Monster/naked SV?) with the caption "Got Parts?" in Motorcyclist/Sport Rider. As many people crash SVs, they should have plenty. Are you wanting the SVS style (which I don't think there is a big difference), or do you want to replace a damaged set?

[idukes]

Thanks for the link. Yeah, a salvage place might be a good way to find those brackets. Plus I figure whoever put some trick rearsets on their SVS might be more than happy to get rid of their old parts. The SVS brackets actually go like an inch higher and further back than the naked brackets do, I think that'll be just what I need.

By the way, while this site was down today I was reading the svrider.com board and I happened to run across links to two other jack-up plates. There was a discussion of them in their new "bike mods" forum. Check these out if you haven't seen them already:

http://www.hardracing.com/RearSets.htm
http://fireblade.ennovatix.com/SV%20650/index.php

Good luck on your quest.

Ian

[jimbo]

Hey you guys
jimbo here from norcal svriders. Brad Warbiany sent me the thread regarding rearset brackets or rearmounts as I call them. I cad-cam designed a set made of 3/8" aluminum billet and hollowed out where it doesnt matter structurally, cnc machined including close tolerance threads, radiused all edges and polished them. I furnish them with 4 stainless m-8 cap screws and a stainless replacement rod for the shift lever. I sell them for $80 if I can get a minimum order of 10 sets. I guarantee that you, your mechanic, your pickiest critic will love the quality and structural integrity and they look anywhere from pretty damn nice to fabulous depending on who you ask. Actual peg position moves rearward by 30mm (1 3/16")and upward by 22mm (7/8"). This works for both standard and S models although I will need to know which for the shift rod length. The same units work on GSXR's up to '99 which require the SVS rod. I think my friend SVSteve still has pix of them up on his website: frontendtech.com jimbo's rearsets.
I'm 6ft, 205 and have a Corbin(lower) seat on my SVS and in all candor I didnt think I'd like 'em at first...til I got to scratching around in the canyons up here which I so love doing. I found that the extra height does 2 things: 1 it eliminates the tendency to drag a peg (or boot tip) 2 it makes it much easier to transition over the top of the bike when those turns are coming at you real quick and lets you get that weight on the inside to help start the turn, sort of jockey-like actually. Now the latter may be a riding style thing that I will not debate the 'correctness' of at all but those of you who know, know what I mean...which is why a racer would not be without rearsets. That doesnt make it right for the street but if I can fold my 58 yr old legs up for that purpose I recon it cant be that hard.
yer humble servant
jimbo

[bwarbiany]

Yeah, I've seen those pegs... They look pretty trick. Much nicer than the jack-up plates you normally see. If I weren't 6'5", I'd already have some of these :D

Brad

[JRCOYNER]

Jimbo, Got PICS. I want to see some of these bad a** plates.

[JRCOYNER]

Contact me man. B-day is coming up.:D