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thanks for suggestions guys. maybe a teknic 1 piece would be the way to go. i hope to do some track days next year.

they also make some rearset relocator plates for much cheaper than new rearsets. here's a recent ebay auction for a used set i got (they're typically about $85 new - where, i don't know):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=280011543960&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT

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ORIGINAL: ninetyfivehp

tahoe, the more you get off the bike then less you have to lean correct. i don't have full leathers right now, just a jacket, gloves, and helmet. i don't wanna get my kneecap torn up so i keep my inside leg aginst the plastic in the twisties. how much ar a descent set of full leathers? i'd feel a hell of a lot safer at extreme lean angles if i had suit. thanks

I use a pair of under armor. Just a pair of tight elastic pants with hard pads all over them. I ride with them under my jeans. Although i never put my knee out when i ride corners hard. it does make me feel safer to know that I have some protection if not leather.

I am planning on getting a whole leather 2 piece suit and new helmet - jacket - gloves - and boots when I get my new RVT. I cant wait.

I'm doing my first trackday this upcoming weekend and I was curious... I have noticed that when riding hard on the street, I can actually carry more corner speed when I don't hang off the bike. I'm guessing it's just because I'm not used to that body positioning so I'm more comfortable just leaning into the corner. My question is... Is it a bad idea to get off the seat and lead with your upper body, and NOT extend your knee out? Or should you always extend your knee out when leaned over like that? I don't have pucks but I'm not worried about putting a knee down my first trackday, as out on the street my knee doesn't get anywhere near the ground anyways.

It is fine to hang off but keep your knee against the body. The reason for getting your knee down is twofold. First it allows you to gauge how far over you are leaning, so you know how much you have left. Second if the front starts to tuck sometimes you can save it by pushing your knee hard into the deck to take some weight off and pick the bike up.

Before I got my pants I used to hang off and keep my knee tucked.

As far as carrying more speed, it's probably a confidence issue. The whole purpose of hangning off is to reduce lean angle. Reducing lean angle for a given speed means you can now go through at a higher speed because you have more lean left over. I like to practice in large parking lots. I can run figure eights and go faster and faster until my knee is down and I am dragging pegs.

john! it's not 2-fold it's 3-fold! sticking knee out also makes your ballz bigger! if it drags and what not...it makes your ballz HUGE! i no longer drag my knees anymore...my f4i can't handle much more weight since my ballz are the size of cannons now...and my problem now isn't dragging toes or boots or knees...it's...um...

FYI Those lockhart phillips adjustable footpegs don't appear to be made for Honda... just the other 3 of the big 4.

Have ya burned your knee yet?

I was out doing figure 8's on a set of Joe Rocket sliders. DAMN those things got hot. I stopped pushing my knee in. Now I just let it "skate" over the pavement. Teknic Ceramic sliders are soo much better. Stupid expensive though. Joe Rockets aren't cheap.


Nothing like that skrrrrrrrrr. Sound when you touch down.

Nope, no knee down yet (I don't have sliders). But I have the ability to put one down... All I had to do was stick that knee out a little farther and I would have had some skrrrrrr lol Check out this picture from yesterday.

looking real good mang!

forget the knee...pucks are expensive mang!

http://www.tcmproducts.com/Rearset_Reloca.html

Anyone have these? I'm thinking of picking some up.

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ORIGINAL: Jaybird180

http://www.tcmproducts.com/Rearset_Reloca.html

Anyone have these? I'm thinking of picking some up.

90$ for that!??!?!
thats rediculous!!!!!!!!!!!11

If I had a drill press I would make a set myself, but they look great.

As overly expensive as those plates are, they're still cheaper than rearsets and achieve the same exact thing. A set of woodcrafts without the pedals is only like $210.

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ORIGINAL: Spike

As overly expensive as those plates are, they're still cheaper than rearsets and achieve the same exact thing. A set of woodcrafts without the pedals is only like $210.

He said "only"

Yeah compared to 340!

I'm probably going to save my ducats for a set of Gilles Rearsets. They are sooo bling.

it ain't easy but i'm makin a concentrated effort to keep my feet as far inward as possible. only my feelers have touched down now. can't wait to find some used rearsets though so i can move my feet around more

tahoe says...toss the feelers...they may help you crash!!! freak you out when the touch or yet, lift up the rear tire and cause you to wipe out...

i gots woodcraft rearsets with the works for about $200 used...new they are just too much.

the plates do the same as aftermarket rearsets...but although it shouldn't but it did...give me better shifts for some reason...WTH????

Definitly remove the feelers. Metal spikes + pavement = no good.

The Woodcraft aren't adjustable, are they? But I understand they give GP Shift capability. Right?

No woodcrafts are not adjustable. Dunno about GP shift, but you can do it with the stock linkage by flipping it so I would guess you can do it on the woodcrafts as well.

i don't know if i wanna take off the peg feelers, they help me guage my lean angle. won't the exhaust deck out shortly after the feelers?

Good question.

Sight down the side of the bike and you should be able to see what would touch down.

the stock can looks like it would deck out (instant lowside) from what i see?