Foot pegs, gear and brake pedal

khaal

khaal

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I'm a bit tired of the uncomfortable and homemade rearset on my 72 SF.

Original foot pegs, gear pedal and rear brake pedal are expensive and hard to source. Does anyone know if parts from other bikes of the period can be used?

Best regards.
 
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Not from other bikes. Used stuff does come up from time to time not so expensive. You could make some new plates with the footrests a bit further forward. Everyone who has ridden my SF with more rearward pegs loves it, the originals were very far forward and many home made rearsets are way too far back.
 
Tippie said:
Not from other bikes. Used stuff does come up from time to time not so expensive. You could make some new plates with the footrests a bit further forward. Everyone who has ridden my SF with more rearward pegs loves it, the originals were very far forward and many home made rearsets are way too far back.
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I agree. Maybe I should look into making some new rearsets plates as you describe. Any pictures of good solutions are highly appreciated.
 
If you have good mounting points and pedal solution the plates are the easy part. No modern bikes ( not cruisers 🤮) have pegs so far forward as was the norm 45 years ago for good reason.
 
Tippie said:
If you have good mounting points and pedal solution the plates are the easy part. No modern bikes ( not cruisers 🤮) have pegs so far forward as was the norm 45 years ago for good reason.
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Human average height has increased. As has tyre quality.
I'm quite happy with standard footrest location.

Paul
 
This one looks good, but probably a custom bracket?
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I have some spare drum brake SFC plates complete with levers.
Need tabs welded on the frame and threaded.
Will only sell at exorbitant price.

Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
I have some spare drum brake SFC plates complete with levers.
Need tabs welded on the frame and threaded.
Will only sell at exorbitant price.

Paul
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Bet they came from the Bol 73 SFC frame.

I found the name on the crankcase a bit brutal. I never write my name on my bikes let alone stamp it! 😬
That engine however was/is very quick.
I remember swapping bikes with Loïc at the Amicale rally at Poitiers back in early 90ies if memory serves, only to find out that my own SFC felt dead slow!
Years later I bought that bike because the frame came from one of the first low boy 1973 SFC works racers. The engine ended up in my Egli racer which became mighty quick with it. Then later I traded that engine for a Segoni frame..
Never a dull moment.. 😅

Marnix
 
MarnixSFC said:
Bet they came from the Bol 73 SFC frame.

I found the name on the crankcase a bit brutal. I never write my name on my bikes let alone stamp it! 😬
That engine however was/is very quick.
I remember swapping bikes with Loïc at the Amicale rally at Poitiers back in early 90ies if memory serves, only to find out that my own SFC felt dead slow!
Years later I bought that bike because the frame came from one of the first low boy 1973 SFC works racers. The engine ended up in my Egli racer which became mighty quick with it. Then later I traded that engine for a Segoni frame..
Never a dull moment.. 😅

Marnix
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Ah, the Amicale rally near Archigny. What a lark that was. A mad dash to the Val de Vienne track with 4 SFCs and Peter K on his SF3. Stopping in a forest on the way back where there was a group of people and a pair of legs sticking out from under a car. Listening to my sense of duty, I went over to them saying that I was a doctor and could I do anything? They looked at me as if I was a Martian. They were fixing the car.

There's a guy called Piero Laverda putting his name on plenty of bikes. Akin to Slaters certificates I imagine.

Those rear sets might well come from the 73. I have two sets.

Paul
 
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