Jack Ups & Rear Sets

Did my first track day at Oulton this week, was great when it wasn't raining. On a few corners, my foot pegs were clipping the floor and I was running out of lean so I was wondering what people think of the following, maybe they will help...

• Adjustable Rear Sets (Expensive)
• Foot Rest Jack Up Plates
• Dog Bone Jack Up Kits

Originally Posted by TheStudent

Did my first track day at Oulton this week, was great when it wasn't raining. On a few corners, my foot pegs were clipping the floor and I was running out of lean so I was wondering what people think of the following, maybe they will help...

• Adjustable Rear Sets (Expensive)
• Foot Rest Jack Up Plates
• Dog Bone Jack Up Kits

Shorter dog bones will raise the bike, but they also steepen the rake at the steering head, it'll make the bike more shaky at the front end and to a lesser extent slightly change the way the rear linkage works, and you can have the chain rubbing on the swingarm if you overdo it.

You can make jack up plates for the standard pegs if you're handy with your hands, cost will be buttons compared to Gilles rearsets or the like.

i have jack up plates on my curvey s and am still scraping the pegs. i wouldnt worry, i use the pegs more now as they are harder to get through than sliders. plus you can just take the bolt out the bottom of the peg and swap it for another.

Well there was a picture on the track day where my knee is on the deck! Only it wasn't? Which is how close I must have been, not to mention the 2mm chicken strip on my tyres I can't get rid of, so maybe some foot rest jack ups are just what I need!

Are there any inparticular anyone reccommends? What price am I looking at?

I know you aren't lookin to spend a fortune but just ordered a set of these for myself.
The guy who is selling them is really helpful and they are about a third of the price of a set of gilles!

Not trying to hijack the thread but if you like them, then why not look at what I'm selling....... and if they get damaged you only need to order the broken piece, not the whole rearset!

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=133369

[flymo]

Originally Posted by tonksy154

Not trying to hijack the thread but if you like them, then why not look at what I'm selling....... and if they get damaged you only need to order the broken piece, not the whole rearset!

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=133369

I can vouch for these, I've used Diamond rearsets for the past couple of race seasons. They are top shelf good quality race items.

The thing about buying a new 'part' when it gets damaged isnt realistic in my experience as they dont survive a crash too well. You'll end up buying half a dozen parts and its often more economic just to buy an entire rearset. They do sell you a single side though so you dont need a full set.

Another good buy is the GBMoto rearsets, used in the minitwins race series, they are steel and very good quality. Again you can buy spares and rebuild them, being steel they will likely survive a crash better that the Diamond ones.

I've been destroying pegs recently, just ordered some rearset riser plates from the SV650 racing parts store, can't wait because it's costing me a lot in pegs!

[jambo]

I had a look a while back. K1 GSXR600 footrest hangers are a direct replacement I think, and they'd give about an inch higher positioning on the footpeg, without changing how the bike looks.

Personally when the pegs touch down I tend to think that's about as far over as the bike wants to go, and self-preservation stops me pressing the issue.

Jambo

[johnnyrod]

Is the back end wallowing? With the stock rear shock I found that a firm setting for the road still let it wallow mid-corner (with peg grinding) and I had to up the preload a notch to stop it - which was then too hard for the road.