ShadeTheChangingMan
Well, I finally got a set recently for my Bday. Fitted them last week and took it out on Monday on the commute for the first time. I've still got to tinker with the gear shift position for better gear changes but it's only about 5mm out for now.
The fitting was easy enough although I'm mystified by some fo the parts, there was NO instruction sheet with it so I had to figure it out from the 1 online picture on the website of ONE side fitted to the SD!! Bit poor to not supply instructions, especially as I have many parts left over that seemed to serve no purpose at all including one CNC aluminium plate! I've seen them fitted to other bikes and how they remounted their rear brake cylinder on this plate but I could see no reason to do this.
Anyway, now to the real point of doing it, the riding! I'm 6'2" and for me, pushing the pegs back an inch has really transformed my riding position, I've struggled to get my weight over the front end enough sometimes but not any more! Cornering is now even sweeter and the load on my arms/back and arse is eased by this new position immensely. I'm finding that I can ride faster in greater comfort and hard acceleration is much easier to cope with.
I need to firm up the suspension a wee bit now as I'm riding it a little harder now. Cant wait to try it on track later this year....I was scraping a boot at Clearways a coupla times so I hope I get a little more room and confidence in corners on track from this.
I'd say they're good VFM as a full set of rearsets is nudging £300! I'd love some but it aint gonna happen for me yet.
Next up, a set of Folding levers. Not 'bling', just improvements.
The fitting was easy enough although I'm mystified by some fo the parts, there was NO instruction sheet with it so I had to figure it out from the 1 online picture on the website of ONE side fitted to the SD!! Bit poor to not supply instructions, especially as I have many parts left over that seemed to serve no purpose at all including one CNC aluminium plate! I've seen them fitted to other bikes and how they remounted their rear brake cylinder on this plate but I could see no reason to do this.
Anyway, now to the real point of doing it, the riding! I'm 6'2" and for me, pushing the pegs back an inch has really transformed my riding position, I've struggled to get my weight over the front end enough sometimes but not any more! Cornering is now even sweeter and the load on my arms/back and arse is eased by this new position immensely. I'm finding that I can ride faster in greater comfort and hard acceleration is much easier to cope with.
I need to firm up the suspension a wee bit now as I'm riding it a little harder now. Cant wait to try it on track later this year....I was scraping a boot at Clearways a coupla times so I hope I get a little more room and confidence in corners on track from this.
I'd say they're good VFM as a full set of rearsets is nudging £300! I'd love some but it aint gonna happen for me yet.
Next up, a set of Folding levers. Not 'bling', just improvements.