madman Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 hi all im new on here having just got my lad a sherco 50. ive read through a lot of old posts and was wondering if anyone has converted one of these bikes to have a foot brake instead of using the handlebar brake (clutch hand) as id like to convert mine so he doesnt get dependant on using his clutch hand to brake thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinell Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I believe Al Bechard is yer man to talk to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Yes, I have done it. On my sons (Dean's) I ran both a hand and foot brake connected to the rear. I felt it was important with the centrifugal clutch to have access to both. However, several folks are running the rear brake pedals I made without the hand lever. I am actually about to do a batch of these up. I owe one to our Youth Director, and have been asked by a person or two about making one up for them, so I probably will in the next week or two. (for those that know me, that is a somewhat vauge unit of measure.) I am also not proud, if you wanted to copy one of mine, I can send more pictures etc. The next generation probably should have a folding pedal, but at some point, the fixed pedal works ok. I think I have seen 3 of them folded around. There are about 10 of these I believe out in circulation at this point. I will be selling the next batch at $75 each, or some form of trade for you UK guys if interested. The production ones will be powder coated your choice of color. I will also make available some of the other odds and ends that I have or make if folks are interested. Hmmmmm, Andy, I am starting to sound like an advertisement here. Do I owe you something or should I place this somewhere else? Anyway, contact me if interested, or if I can help answer any Sherco 50 questions or Ryan is readilly available on his site. www.rypusa.com/forums Hope your child enjoys his (or her) machine as much as mine did his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Upon review, Yes Andy, those Marigold guys are still hunting for me!!!! The pictured one is the prototype. The finished ones now are slightly different and have a better fit and finish. they also do not use the top screw shown in the picture. Here is one of my favorite pictures of Dean on his 50. This section was used last year as an Advanced line at a trials. He was 6 or 7 in this picture. This is also posted for the folks that say these small bikes are only "field" bikes. They can do some really neat things on these little things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman Posted December 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 thanks for the replies Al that looks like a real good conversion i may try and knock somthing like that up myself (i also like tinkering and modifying) i take it that you just drilled n bolted thru the swing arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 There is a little tab that it bolts too on the frame. I double and cap it and use a shouldered bolt as a pivot. You have to drill one 3/8" (10mm I think) hole in the frame for the assembly to mount. On Dean's I would also modify the rear brake backing plate to accept both cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Here is the frame without the brake installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman Posted December 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 great pictures thanks i will look at the bike more over the xmas holidays i am picking it up from the shop tomorrow my other son has the beta minicross which i picked up secondhand at a real good price this has the rear brake as factory so i will look at the chances of using the beta setup on the sherco if it looks like a non starter i will have a go at making somthing like yours which looks real good seems like ive fallen over a great site here keep up the good work guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 I started thinking I would take either the KTM or the POLINI one and modify it. But at some point I was going, cut here, weld here, bend here, move this and it still looked cobbled. I just said crud, this is what I want it too fit and look like and started from a blank piece. Here are the pieces laid out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da make Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 I started thinking I would take either the KTM or the POLINI one and modify it. But at some point I was going, cut here, weld here, bend here, move this and it still looked cobbled. I just said crud, this is what I want it too fit and look like and started from a blank piece. Very nice job Alan! How did you worked that aluminium? Looks like no cnc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 It is just steel. 1/8" stock, about 3mm. Bandsaw, grinder, small dab of cussing. This was the prototype, the finished ones have nicer lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian r Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 The mattress tag police will be coming to your house too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da make Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 The mattress tag police will be coming to your house too! Hooo! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 The mattress tag police will be coming to your house too! The pop up police will be visiting you Brian. Thought I'd have a glance at your finished logo....attacked by popups Didn't notice your logo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian r Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 (edited) Hmmm. I didn't know there was a problem there. I need to pay for the site and drop all the adds. Still playing with the logo. I need to start a seperate trials page for some products I've been working on. No pop ups with Mozilla. You using Explorer? Edited January 4, 2005 by Brian R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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