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tomspro said:
I am 6' and would love more comfortable riding position than stock.
Do rearsets also require a change from standard American-style handlebars to be practical?
If so, not thrilled about the idea of changing all the cables.
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A good test is to ride for a while with your heels on the passenger pegs. The rear sets will be ~6" in front of that position, so you can get a relatively good idea.
 
MexicoMike said:
I think that totally depends on your body/riding angle preference. My first reaction is that it would NOT require a handlebar change but that's ME. I found that often when riding with the OEM pegs, I would move my feet back to the pillion pegs because it felt more comfortable to me. Of course, you can't operate the shifter/rear brake from the rear pegs.
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I'm with Mike on this. One man's "nice" is another man's "ooooh, my aching back" (and shoulders, and wrists)
 
Thx for that. Will it stand up to the 850 engine with about 9-1 compression?
 
From CNW: "The kit can be used with a std kick-start lever but for better clearance and room for your foot, we recommend the folding kick-start offered separately"
 
Provided that your down pipes will allow for it. Mine dont! In fact I had to space mine outboard not in. The MkIII kicker clears though.
 
That's a good point and you just never know. My kick lever cleared the un-balanced pipes that were on my '73 850 when I bought it but interfered when I installed a pair of the OEM balanced pipes that would have been on the bike originally. ;) Go figure!
 
Rhys said:
I’ve searched and haven’t found a definitive answer, I have a 1974 Interstate and I’m trying to work out if rearsets will give me a more comfortable riding position.
The standard pegs feel like they are to far forward so rearsets seem like a good fix but I also have aging knees that don’t like being bent to much (my inseam is 32 inches)
What are people’s thoughts and recommendations for rearsets (preferably available in Australia) thanks all, Rhys.
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I have a set of Hyde rear sets that iv'e had on and off of a MKIII several times. They put quite a kink in your knees and render the kick starter useless.
 
Back to the AN proddy kicker for a mo: what is the actual length increase? And I cannot see how it would clear the shifter and pipe without the jog
that the stock 850 piece has.
Add in the thrill of having a TTI box which may not be exactly the same protrusion as the standard unit.
 
I was using "normal" rearsets, with the swoopy gear change link, and I found that the standard kickstart was forcing my foot outwards, as well as rubbing on my boot to the extent of damaging the stitching on the calf. A most uncomfortable position.
I bought a folding lever from RGM, but this does not work with the swoop gear lever link. I ended up with a generic set from Ebay with a straight link to the gear lever. I enlarged the Zenier diode mounting hole on the RH Z-plate and mounted the footrest & gear lever there. By shortening the toe piece on the end of the lever, I now have _just_ enough clearance to be confident that I'm not hitting the gear lever when kickstarting - that would be somewhat awkward :)-
 
gortnipper said:
A good test is to ride for a while with your heels on the passenger pegs. The rear sets will be ~6" in front of that position, so you can get a relatively good idea.
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When I ride at 75mph + with feet on the passenger pegs, the bike goes into a slow weave, every time. Move the feet forward to the (standard) rider pegs and the weaving stops.
With feet on the rider pegs the bike has no handling faults.
I've thought that rearsets might add comfort on a long ride, but not if the weave shows up.
Anyone else have this issue?
75 MK3 Interstate.

Glen
 
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Interesting - For me the riding position/handling was always more secure with my feet on the passenger pegs. I've never noticed a weave at any speed on my current '73 850 or my '71 750 back in the day, which I also road a lot with my feet on the pass pegs at high speed.

Wonder what would cause a weave depending on where your feet were placed...
 
MexicoMike said:
Interesting - For me the riding position/handling was always more secure with my feet on the passenger pegs. I've never noticed a weave at any speed on my current '73 850 or my '71 750 back in the day, which I also road a lot with my feet on the pass pegs at high speed.

Wonder what would cause a weave depending on where your feet were placed...
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The center of gravity has shifted.
 
Only happens above 75 mph and only with feet on the passenger pegs so it's not much of an issue right now.
I can either slow down to 73 mph or ride with feet on the regular pegs at any speed it'll do.
If the rearsets caused this , then that might be a problem. The bike would be limited to 73 mph , not great on the 80 mph highways sometimes encountered when touring ( Montana)
 
I used to have the pillion foot peg weave issue, and at slower speeds than 75mph.
Along with adding rearsets i also replaced the rubbers on the iso's with new Andover ones.
Whether that was the cure i don't know but have had no weave with the rearsets.
 
Fit a tank bag and put some weights in it, ride with the feet on the passenger pegs and see if or when the weave starts. It should either go away or not appear until over 75 if its Centre of Gravity related.
 
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