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coldtyres · 15-09-06, 09:58 PM

Hi guys
I have started to grind the foot pegs thru corners since changing from dunlop d220 to something a whole lot nicer. So i was wondering what to do. I had a little look on ebay and rearsets look pretty expensive. So my question is will i improve the ground clearance by fitting dogbones? And if so is this a good mod or should I consider somenthing else.
Cheers Ryan

15-09-06, 10:19 PM

Its a good mod, cheap and easy (if you have a method of raising the bike without any weight on the swingarm - Abba stand etc or at least a trolly jack and some mates!!

).

But it is only a partial solution. Rearsets are the way forward, or at least some ‘jack up plates’ these raise the stock footpegs a bit.

Here, these sort of things:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-REARSET...QQcmdZViewItem

Some jack-up plates and the dogbones should see you a bit more lean before grounding out.

I don’t know how much you ‘get off the bike’ but often people are pretty static on the bike and this means they run out of clearance sooner.

I have never grounded out the pegs on my roadbike, and that is totally stock!! Maybee I don’t ride fast enough, but I do tend to ‘get off the bike' a fair bit when I am riding ‘energetically’

15-09-06, 10:19 PM

Could try these

All the benifits of rear sets, fraction of the price

EDIT: Too slow

15-09-06, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svrash

Could try these

All the benifits of rear sets, fraction of the price

lol, snap

15-09-06, 10:24 PM

whats the "whole lot nicer"?

I want some of those

northwind · 15-09-06, 10:28 PM

I've heard good things about the OSF rearsets, and they're pretty cheap... Not tried them though, I fancy Woodcrafts, which aren't. Not tried those either. But I do have some very cheap rearset risers which work just fine

coldtyres · 15-09-06, 10:31 PM

Cheers Guys
Those jack up plates look like a good option I didnt think of that.
Are they gonna take any brains to fit , coz if so im in trouble.
Yeh I dont move around the bike at all. I tried it once or twice and felt pretty awkward and I was forgetting about other things and not riding well.
I think I need to do a trackday and get some confidence moving around the bike.

15-09-06, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldtyres

Are they gonna take any brains to fit , coz if so im in trouble.

2 bolts out, 4 bolts in

I did have to adjust the rear brake light switch to allow for the change in position

northwind · 15-09-06, 11:43 PM

And adjust the gear lever, too. I needed a wee extension thingy for the gear linkage... But still, dead dead easy. Weirdly, I found it more comfortable too.

16-09-06, 06:34 AM

Would it not be far cheaper to get new "hero blobs" for the footpegs? Titanium ones would be quite good.

I quite like the pegs where they are, it gives me a good indication of how close the bike is to the edge of the tyre. The pegs are not in such a bad postion as standard. Unlike the Deauville, I have scraped both sides of the bike but still have about 15mm of unworn tyre on both sides.

And it wasn't the pegs that were scraping the ground.

15-09-06, 09:58 PM	#1
coldtyres Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 63	Dog bones any good? Hi guys I have started to grind the foot pegs thru corners since changing from dunlop d220 to something a whole lot nicer. So i was wondering what to do. I had a little look on ebay and rearsets look pretty expensive. So my question is will i improve the ground clearance by fitting dogbones? And if so is this a good mod or should I consider somenthing else. Cheers Ryan

15-09-06, 10:28 PM	#6
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	I've heard good things about the OSF rearsets, and they're pretty cheap... Not tried them though, I fancy Woodcrafts, which aren't. Not tried those either. But I do have some very cheap rearset risers which work just fine __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

15-09-06, 11:43 PM	#9
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	And adjust the gear lever, too. I needed a wee extension thingy for the gear linkage... But still, dead dead easy. Weirdly, I found it more comfortable too. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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15-09-06, 10:19 PM	#2
Blue_SV650S Guest Posts: n/a	Its a good mod, cheap and easy (if you have a method of raising the bike without any weight on the swingarm - Abba stand etc or at least a trolly jack and some mates!! ). But it is only a partial solution. Rearsets are the way forward, or at least some ‘jack up plates’ these raise the stock footpegs a bit. Here, these sort of things:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-REARSET...QQcmdZViewItem Some jack-up plates and the dogbones should see you a bit more lean before grounding out. I don’t know how much you ‘get off the bike’ but often people are pretty static on the bike and this means they run out of clearance sooner. I have never grounded out the pegs on my roadbike, and that is totally stock!! Maybee I don’t ride fast enough, but I do tend to ‘get off the bike' a fair bit when I am riding ‘energetically’

15-09-06, 10:19 PM	#3
svrash Guest Posts: n/a	Could try these All the benifits of rear sets, fraction of the price EDIT: Too slow

15-09-06, 10:24 PM	#5
on yer bike Guest Posts: n/a	whats the "whole lot nicer"? I want some of those

15-09-06, 10:31 PM	#7
coldtyres Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 63	Cheers Guys Those jack up plates look like a good option I didnt think of that. Are they gonna take any brains to fit , coz if so im in trouble. Yeh I dont move around the bike at all. I tried it once or twice and felt pretty awkward and I was forgetting about other things and not riding well. I think I need to do a trackday and get some confidence moving around the bike.

16-09-06, 06:34 AM	#10
Stig Guest Posts: n/a	Would it not be far cheaper to get new "hero blobs" for the footpegs? Titanium ones would be quite good. I quite like the pegs where they are, it gives me a good indication of how close the bike is to the edge of the tyre. The pegs are not in such a bad postion as standard. Unlike the Deauville, I have scraped both sides of the bike but still have about 15mm of unworn tyre on both sides. And it wasn't the pegs that were scraping the ground.