early curved type footrests, will these fit a Wideline?

I have a 1959 Wideline twin and would like to use these footrests, although they are not correct will they fit? Are there many sizes/shapes etc?



http://www.ebay.com/itm/251500636060?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I believe that they will fit your wideline. They have the serrated mounting, so you can turn them to whatever position suits you best. I'd think that the worst case scenario is that you'd have to space them to clear things, but I actually doubt you'd have to do any of that.
Best of luck, I bet those will be very nice. Always glad to hear about others with wideline featherbeds. They seem to be quite rare these days. Might you have a photo you can share?

heres a few photos of Ofo , found an Avon fairing at the Davenport swap meet a few years ago and stuck it on.( Ofo is the Norton's name after I bought a rear fender with a plate from the UK and the plate had ofo with some numbers on it!) The fuel tank is a pretty sucky chromed East Indian made tank.

I have the orginal steel tank on my 57 Wideline, its the same shape as that chrome tank, not many poeple like that shape but I love mine, they have some nice curves on it and it looks sportier, as for thr foot pegs they should fit.

Ashley

I think the wideline has better "lines" especially, a 1956 than an slimline/ Atlas . I have a coil ignition, distributor and alternator which I prefer, and thought I'd restore the bike with '56 components . All I really need for the look is the right early mufflers, exhaust and the chrome fuel tank all of which I'll have to source anyways . The E Indian tank is too boogered up to use, I have another used tank that I could send somewhere for much muuhla to be cut opened reworked /repaired cleaned and put back together to be chromed. I thought there was somebody in Canada that could produce good results. Or someone in the UK?

I did ask if the seller if he would consider an offer on the ebay footrests as I thought the asking price was a little too high.

Mine is the orginal Wideline steel tank and it was never chromed, I have both a Wideline and Slimeline Featherbed, but I like the Wideline better, some say the Slimlines handle better but thats a miff, they both handle the same, some say the Slimlines are more comfortable, well I ride my Wideline all day and have never been uncomfortable at all with it, but I have been riding with my Wideline for over 33 years now.

Ashley

what is actually the difference between the foot rests? Obviously ,the round type have rubbers that are just pushed on. But the oval type have little metal sides and rods, but seem to be the same otherwise. I have seen aftermarket replicas of the early type rubbers with the plates and rods, could I just put them on the one I have now?