Now this is of particular interest to me. I’ve just bought a rough pair of footrest hangers and intend to go down this route. The left hand side will need some thought as shortening the brake lever with reduce its mechanical advantage so the cable pulling arm will need to be lengthened to keep the same ration, or a slightly enhanced ratio, compared to the original set up, this als means that the lever to cable abutment with be wrong so some modification will be needed there. I’m fortunate that I have a lathe and mill and a good pal whose a pretty handy welder so no real issues around that. The other problem is that the rear brake light switch will need relocating, again not a major issue. On the right I have an RGM kickstart lever so there is enough room to accommodate a folding foot peg and I intend for the gear lever pivot to be inboard of the roof peg hanger, I think there’s enough room but I may have to get creative... the linkage will be a rose jointed affair so again fairly straightforward.
Oh I meant to say the reason I need to go short of the usual rear set offerings is that I ride with a pillion most of the time, with panniers some of the time and with the rear sets mounted directly off the ‘Z’ plates there is simply not enough room for two pairs of feet. Mine is an Interstate and the foot pegs are just too far forward to be comfortable for any distance, the biggest issue for me is the wind getting inside your legs and trying to force them apart and with your feet so far forward it’s too much effort for any length of time especially if you need to blast up the motorway (best avoided I know but sometimes needs must).
Anything glaringly obvious that I’ve missed?
Dave
