mollygreen Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) For those who might be interested, I've attached a couple of photo's of the footrest mounting brackets I made recently for my TY250 Twinshock. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0001.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0002.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0003.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0004.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0005.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0006.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0007.jpg They work out to be about 1 3/8" lower and the same further back than the standard mounting position. They feel very comfortable and make it a breeze to lift the front wheel over obstacles whilst adding more weight over the rear tyre for a bit of much needed extra grip. Edited March 16, 2008 by mollygreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Nice footpegs mollygreen. You have done a nice job there. Here is what mine look like. The height chosen was easy as the bottom side of the pegs is at the same height as the bottom of the bashplate/frame crosstube. I didn't put mine quite as far back as yours but it feels fine to ride so I'm very happy with it. Sounds like you were just as amazed as I was about how much it changes the handling. Regards David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollygreen Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Nice footpegs mollygreen. You have done a nice job there. Here is what mine look like. The height chosen was easy as the bottom side of the pegs is at the same height as the bottom of the bashplate/frame crosstube. I didn't put mine quite as far back as yours but it feels fine to ride so I'm very happy with it.Sounds like you were just as amazed as I was about how much it changes the handling. Regards David Nice job of yours also. Yes, lowering the pegs certainly makes a welcome difference to the handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy m Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 mollygreen well done they look like a similar mod being sold by BJ racing. I am pondering which way to go with the pegs on my TY Majesty. The Miller ones are too thin in the plate and bend, the Tytrials ones are not currently available and I am not sure what Hirsts are selling same as Miller or tytrials. Any body noticed there are some greedy firms out there (no names) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest majestyman340 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 For those who might be interested, I've attached a couple of photo's of the footrest mounting brackets I made recently for my TY250 Twinshock.http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0001.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0002.jpg They work out to be about 1 3/8" lower and the same further back than the standard mounting position. They feel very comfortable and make it a breeze to lift the front wheel over obstacles whilst adding more weight over the rear tyre for a bit of much needed extra grip. Looks great.............are you able to make more I wonder? If so you might be able to sell a few as all I have seen is the Miller rubbish, and something even nastier based on some every poor pressed steel chinese rests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocky Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 For those who might be interested, I've attached a couple of photo's of the footrest mounting brackets I made recently for my TY250 Twinshock.http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0001.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh79/mo...photos/0002.jpg They work out to be about 1 3/8" lower and the same further back than the standard mounting position. They feel very comfortable and make it a breeze to lift the front wheel over obstacles whilst adding more weight over the rear tyre for a bit of much needed extra grip. Very nice and great welding. Could you please show us some pics of the other footrest too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollygreen Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Looks great.............are you able to make more I wonder? If so you might be able to sell a few as all I have seen is the Miller rubbish, and something even nastier based on some every poor pressed steel chinese rests. I have added some more photo's to my original post to cover all the angles. (See above) On the question of making further pairs of footrests "to sell", I would need to know the Trials Central websites stance on promoting personal items for sale, as it may breech some rule or another and get me banned. The pair that are shown above have been "knife and forked" out by me in my garage and welded by a friend whom I use to work alongside in a company that sub-contract into the aircraft industry. (Hence the quality of weld) To make more sets commercially, I will need to speak with another local company who have laser cutting and fabricating facilities and ask them to quote for the complete manufacture of the brackets. This will need to include all programming and tooling costs, which will have to be amortised over the cost of the first batch, of say 10, 25, or 50, depending on how many I think I can sell. Then get a price for plating on top. After that I will in a position to establish overall costs, plus reasonable mark up and work out the sale price including P+P. Possibly offering them Worldwide through EBay? This is going to take me 2 - 3 weeks, so if your still interested, "watch this space". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest majestyman340 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I have added some more photo's to my original post to cover all the angles. (See above)On the question of making further pairs of footrests "to sell", I would need to know the Trials Central websites stance on promoting personal items for sale, as it may breech some rule or another and get me banned. The pair that are shown above have been "knife and forked" out by me in my garage and welded by a friend whom I use to work alongside in a company that sub-contract into the aircraft industry. (Hence the quality of weld) To make more sets commercially, I will need to speak with another local company who have laser cutting and fabricating facilities and ask them to quote for the complete manufacture of the brackets. This will need to include all programming and tooling costs, which will have to be amortised over the cost of the first batch, of say 10, 25, or 50, depending on how many I think I can sell. Then get a price for plating on top. After that I will in a position to establish overall costs, plus reasonable mark up and work out the sale price including P+P. Possibly offering them Worldwide through EBay? This is going to take me 2 - 3 weeks, so if your still interested, "watch this space". Think there would be a lot of interest in a quality product like that, but maybe it might be a good idea to make a few pairs in your garage and see how well they sell, as I am not sure its going to be viable to get them produced commercially in the UK, as in common with the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony283 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Mollygreen, I think you may have a commercial winner on your hands here! The SM system bolts onto the swinging arm bolt and as many of us have found bends backwards and in, due to the lack of strength in the unit. Of course they are easily fitted and relatively cheap, and even if you have a 74 frame without the bottom lugs you can always use a threaded rod all the way through the bottom tube. The BJ version requires a high level of engineering skill to machine off the original peg lugs then drill and tap them for the fixing bolts. I see from your later pictures that you drill straight through and then use a bolt from the inside of the frame which should put the task within everybody's engineering limits. From my own personal preferences I have found the ideal to be 37.5 inches from from wheel spindle to center of rest and 12 inches high. Good work! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollygreen Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Mollygreen, I think you may have a commercial winner on your hands here! The SM system bolts onto the swinging arm bolt and as many of us have found bends backwards and in, due to the lack of strength in the unit. Of course they are easily fitted and relatively cheap, and even if you have a 74 frame without the bottom lugs you can always use a threaded rod all the way through the bottom tube. The BJ version requires a high level of engineering skill to machine off the original peg lugs then drill and tap them for the fixing bolts. I see from your later pictures that you drill straight through and then use a bolt from the inside of the frame which should put the task within everybody's engineering limits. From my own personal preferences I have found the ideal to be 37.5 inches from from wheel spindle to center of rest and 12 inches high. Good work! Tony You got me thinking there Tony. So I went out and measured mine. They work out at 38" from the front spindle to the rest centre, with standard forks. I had never considered a dimension from the front before, only followed my gut feeling as to what I felt looked right from the side, in respect of how far back they were compared to the original mount position. Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 On the question of making further pairs of footrests "to sell", I would need to know the Trials Central websites stance on promoting personal items for sale, as it may breech some rule or another and get me banned. It would break the rules and make me get the pokey stick out. If you want to discuss these things, by all means do it by personal message, but no advertising is the unbreakable rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollygreen Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 It would break the rules and make me get the pokey stick out. If you want to discuss these things, by all means do it by personal message, but no advertising is the unbreakable rule Thanks Andy. That's why I asked the question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 It would break the rules and make me get the pokey stick out. If you want to discuss these things, by all means do it by personal message, but no advertising is the unbreakable rule Can one assume that if someone did go into business producing, say, footrests, that they could become a site sponsor. Some sites have vendor specific areas of a forum for advertising new parts, services and customer service. A nice way to help out small businesses and the community. But this ain't my sandbox so I got no say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majesty320 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Hi mollygreen nice work, but I noticed the gear lever whats it off and where can I get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollygreen Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Hi mollygreen nice work, but I noticed the gear lever whats it off and where can I get one That gear lever is a genuine 1974 Yamaha TY250 A NOS item that I bought for about $26.00 (delivered) from jgroom888 on EBay (USA) about 8 months ago. I just looked again and he's doesn't have any for sale, but somebody else does - follow link. The reason I like this particular non-folding tip lever is it that it always feels solid and when you're forced to change gear in the sections it doesn't feel vague and uninspiring like the cheap folding tip levers do, especially when they get worn out! They are getting rare now, hence the price. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Gear...sspagenameZWDVW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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