I want to see your rearsets...

goodpw

goodpw

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Just moved this thread as I posted it in the wrong section...Doh!

Hi all
Don't get mistaken into thinking that's some kind of slang invitation for some dubious images.
I'm just sitting here looking for inspiration to for my XV rear sets & thought you guys might be able to throw some ideas into the hat.
I planning on using the existing footrest plates & mounting solid (maybe folding) pegs to the lower of the rear mounts (Exh mount), then using the upper rear footrest hole with a bronze bush as the pivot for brake & gear levers, then the usual pushrods to the gear shaft & original brake pedal shaft, but I'm open to suggestions & design prompts
I'll be using short megaphone silencers on each side pushed up as tight under the footrest plates as I can, so nothing can dangle below that level

Photos welcome

Cheers.
Goody.
 
Here is how I did the brake side on my '75 XS650. I used a T500 rod, piston pin, and needle bearings for the new pivot.


The linkage rod is an old wrench with the ends cut off, then nuts welded on and drilled for bronze bushings. This connects to the pivot end of the stock brake pedal.


The stock brake pedal then welded to the T500 rod.


The footrests are the stock parts cut up and welded back together. For the shifter side I'm using an XJ750 linked shifter that I need to make a longer rod for.




On the bike they just blend in, basically looking stock.
 
Pardon my french, but that is fucking brilliant and looks absolutely awesome. Any more details on the brackets you made up to hold the stock footpeg and the brake pivot? Would love to see the shifter side also. Nice stuff.

speedfourjoe said:
Here is how I did the brake side on my '75 XS650. I used a T500 rod, piston pin, and needle bearings for the new pivot.


The linkage rod is an old wrench with the ends cut off, then nuts welded on and drilled for bronze bushings. This connects to the pivot end of the stock brake pedal.


The stock brake pedal then welded to the T500 rod.


The footrests are the stock parts cut up and welded back together. For the shifter side I'm using an XJ750 linked shifter that I need to make a longer rod for.




On the bike they just blend in, basically looking stock.
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Oh, and what did you do there with your kickstarter? Looks like you've got some sort of shaft on it to bring it out from the engine for clearance?

These are my rearsets (also XS650)

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Tim said:
Pardon my french, but that is fucking brilliant and looks absolutely awesome. Any more details on the brackets you made up to hold the stock footpeg and the brake pivot? Would love to see the shifter side also. Nice stuff.
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Thanks! Here are some more pictures from mock-up. The stock brackets got swapped from one side to the other, cut up and welded back together.


Tack welded once position was finalized.


Then the pin got tacked in place.


Most of the way done here. I welded a nut in the end of the piston pin to secure the pedal.


This is the shifter side with the XJ750 Seca shifter, wood dowel rod being used for mock-up.


Yours look excellent! Yes the kicker is an XS750 pedal spaced out with an additional pivot.
 
Cheers guys.
Superb stuff, exactly the type of idea i'm after doing myself.
I've saved the original levers & planned to do some cut'n'shut work on them, so these have inspired me.
Cheers.
Goody
 
goodpw said:
Cheers guys.
Superb stuff, exactly the type of idea i'm after doing myself.
I've saved the original levers & planned to do some cut'n'shut work on them, so these have inspired me.
Cheers.
Goody
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Here is one for ideas that I really like. It is a Norton Manx from a museum. It looks like it is bent steel rod welded to the arm.
 
I finished the shift side on mine. For the shift rod I notched the ends of 1/2" steel tubing and ground the corners off of 6mm nuts to fit inside.


Then the nuts are welded, and everything cleaned up and painted.


 
speedfourjoe said:
I finished the shift side on mine. For the shift rod I notched the ends of 1/2" steel tubing and ground the corners off of 6mm nuts to fit inside.


Then the nuts are welded, and everything cleaned up and painted.


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very nice work
 
I finished the rest of the bike, and here it is all together. They fit the resto-mod look I was going after. Super comfortable also, directly below me, but with plenty of legroom.






 
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