rbm
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I needed rearsets for my Moto Guzzi V7 so I researched looking for suitable candidates. The final contenders were:
Flyhammer non-folding rearsets = 200 Euros + 40 Euro shipping = 312 Canadian dollars
Flyhammer folding rearsets = 330 Euros + 40 Euro shipping = 500 Canadian dollars
Corsaitaliana rearsets = 360 British pounds = 558 Canadian dollars
ritomo-Sereno rearsets = ¥ 68 000 = 815 Canadian dollars
I wanted the original rearsets for the V7 Racer so I tried contacting Corsa Italiana a couple times but they never replied to my emails. I went instead with the Flyhammer non-folding rearsets…and I'm not disappointed at all. The lead time was one week from ordering since they build to order. The rearsets arrived at my doorstep within 5 days of shipping my order from Italy.
The build quality is top notch and the service from Fly Hammer is excellent. The machining is superb with engine turning on the baseplate (not visible in the web site photos) and stainless hardware. The foot pegs are solid machined aluminum. They are very adjustable rearsets, allowing adjustment for foot length and lever positioning.
There were issues with installation that required some modification to the brake-side rearset and some head-scratching went on when trying to install the gearshift rearset.
Brake Side
The brake actuator rod supplied with the product is 8mm diameter but my master cylinder will only accept an actuator which was 7.6mm. This may be due to manufacturing differences between European and North American models.
So, I had to turn down the last 1.5 cm of the actuator rod to 6.5mm to make it fit properly into the rear master cylinder. I also opted to grind about 2mm off the end of the rod to allow for a tad more adjustability.
Gear Shift Side
The V7 shifter has its vertical motion transfered through a jack shaft via actuator arms and linkages to the gear selector in the transmission. The Fly Hammer rearset is meant to replace the jack shaft and actuator arms. The product comes with two aluminum actuator arms mounted on a steel jack shaft. There is no spline on the Fly Hammer jackshaft; rather they have opted to mill flats a hexagon pattern. The actuator arms can be positioned on any of these flats but the final orientations are limited to six because of this design decision. The impact of this limitation is that it is a fiddlely job to adjust all the linkage rods to the correct lengths to end up positioning the foot lever in the correct position. I put on / took off the rearset more than a dozen times before I got things adjusted correctly. Maybe that is me and my mechanical ineptitude.
In operation, the rearsets feel solid. I have yet to experiment with moving the toe pegs about. They are meant ot occupy one of four possible holes in the end of the selector arm. The choice allows the owner to select a position that fits their foot best. I love the look on the bike.
Bottom line is I would recommend these for any Guzzi V7 owner.
Flyhammer non-folding rearsets = 200 Euros + 40 Euro shipping = 312 Canadian dollars
Flyhammer folding rearsets = 330 Euros + 40 Euro shipping = 500 Canadian dollars
Corsaitaliana rearsets = 360 British pounds = 558 Canadian dollars
ritomo-Sereno rearsets = ¥ 68 000 = 815 Canadian dollars
I wanted the original rearsets for the V7 Racer so I tried contacting Corsa Italiana a couple times but they never replied to my emails. I went instead with the Flyhammer non-folding rearsets…and I'm not disappointed at all. The lead time was one week from ordering since they build to order. The rearsets arrived at my doorstep within 5 days of shipping my order from Italy.
The build quality is top notch and the service from Fly Hammer is excellent. The machining is superb with engine turning on the baseplate (not visible in the web site photos) and stainless hardware. The foot pegs are solid machined aluminum. They are very adjustable rearsets, allowing adjustment for foot length and lever positioning.
There were issues with installation that required some modification to the brake-side rearset and some head-scratching went on when trying to install the gearshift rearset.
Brake Side
The brake actuator rod supplied with the product is 8mm diameter but my master cylinder will only accept an actuator which was 7.6mm. This may be due to manufacturing differences between European and North American models.
So, I had to turn down the last 1.5 cm of the actuator rod to 6.5mm to make it fit properly into the rear master cylinder. I also opted to grind about 2mm off the end of the rod to allow for a tad more adjustability.
Gear Shift Side
The V7 shifter has its vertical motion transfered through a jack shaft via actuator arms and linkages to the gear selector in the transmission. The Fly Hammer rearset is meant to replace the jack shaft and actuator arms. The product comes with two aluminum actuator arms mounted on a steel jack shaft. There is no spline on the Fly Hammer jackshaft; rather they have opted to mill flats a hexagon pattern. The actuator arms can be positioned on any of these flats but the final orientations are limited to six because of this design decision. The impact of this limitation is that it is a fiddlely job to adjust all the linkage rods to the correct lengths to end up positioning the foot lever in the correct position. I put on / took off the rearset more than a dozen times before I got things adjusted correctly. Maybe that is me and my mechanical ineptitude.
In operation, the rearsets feel solid. I have yet to experiment with moving the toe pegs about. They are meant ot occupy one of four possible holes in the end of the selector arm. The choice allows the owner to select a position that fits their foot best. I love the look on the bike.
Bottom line is I would recommend these for any Guzzi V7 owner.
