so after one whole trip this year, the bike is back in the shed for never-ending modifications. I want to improve the bike in its daily usability so I can use it more next year. The overall idea is an XS Restomod for daily use. Things on the list are:
Better ergonomics (peg position and seat)
Better electronics (to make for a riding season instead of wrenching haha
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Remove as much weight as i can without sacrificing usability
Im now working on the rearsets or midsets as i prefer to call them. I never liked the original peg position. Too far forward which makes for an inactive way of sitting on the bike. My back start to hurt sooner than on my modern MT07. So the plan is to move the pegs to a more central position. The challenge here is that i only got a kickstarter and dont plan on reinstalling an E-start. Its too heavy an requires a whole bunch of stuff I dont want. I moved from the shed to the computer in order to improve my CAD game. Its a nice project to learn.
Clearance is tight but after many iterations, the design is moving in the right direction.
Measuring all the parts on the bike took quite some time, however it does make designing easier. Here is the current version.
With everything folded in, the kickstarter should clear.
This was the first adapter, however after testing, i found the peg to be a bit too far backward.
Here is version two with a adapter for the peg that will also be the bearing for the brake pedal
i wanted the pegs to be foldable without the risk of the kickstarter (or my leg) hitting them when trying to start the bike.
Here is the sub assembly. Thanks to ArticXS for paving the way with the Ducati rubbers. They seem to work perfect. Also went with the Ducati pegs instead of the KTM ones i posted earlier. They turned out to be forged steel and incredibly heavy
with 350 grams each. These being only a 1/3 with the rubber. To provide some extra vibrations damping.
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And on the bike.
I found the folding-sound tooo satisfying not to make a video
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Next step i to work out the brake pedal and lever system. Im keeping the drum brake for now, but plan on making a new swingarm/hub with brake disk in the future. So i prepared the midsets with mounting points for the brake cylinder