Rear sets??

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1200ts

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Looking for opinions on fitting rear sets on a 3CL. More or less comfortable to ride, and is cornering clearance for pegs much better? Or should I just leave it with standard pegs?

As I have never ridden a 180 with rear sets I have no idea if it's even worth doing.

Bruce
 
What bars does it have? Jota bars or one-piece straights?
The rearsets work better with dropped bars.
Do you regularly carry passengers?
The Laverda rearsets leave the 2 sets of pegs close to each other and feet can tangle.
 
Hi Bruce,

for me, the feeling with rear-sets is much better. However, that depends a bit also on your physical setup (leg lengths etc.).

You can try the following: put a wooden board flat on the rider and passenger footrest and try different positions while sitting on the bike... (not while riding, though...  :D).

cheers
 
I second what Grant says, but I made some alloy blocks to space the pillion pegs out and back a little to solve the tangling issue.  And Lothar, Harley already make a bike like that I think.

Cheers

Nick

(Nice to know all you guys; signing off and waiting for oblivion).
 
Being a continual tinkerer I am in the process of attempting to lower the rearsett on my 3C.I already lowered them 30mm on my Pantah and find it much more comfy although it had a more extreme position than the Laverda.For some odd reason my left leg would go to sleap after 2 or 3hrs.I made up a quick bodgy attempt first to test it out.That had the pegs sitting out a bit for frame clearance and yes I did drag a peg twice trying hard to do so but it also opened up the angles my legs are in so it was more comfortable.I will persevere with it and get it looking a bit less Heath Robinson.Thats probably why the factory made the RGS with some adjustability in its footpeg system although I hear just like Laverda Handlebars,in practise there not that adjustable.So for standard rearsett its all down to how your body adapts,there no where near as extreme as say an SFC twin but for me they need work.BTW I just remembered the std peg on my 3C did have the ability to mount in differant poitions around its mount,have you tried this out
 
Just another piss poor design flaw by the original maker,I want a refund or a warranty replacement.It should last more then 55 years of  wear and tear you would think after a couple of hundred years of evolutionary adoptions.Dr Karl reckons we were made to last only till we produce the next batch,17 years and its all over.Shouldn't complain.
 
Bruce while there is no disputing rear sets look great and really add to the look of the triple the standard pegs I find to be much more comfortable.
I recently put the standard foot rests back on my 180 after about 5 years of living with rear sets and this ol man with knees that have far exceeded their life expectancy let alone warranty period welcomes the comfort level that the rear sets do not have.
I have never had a problem with ground clearance with the standard foot pegs and for me and my riding style I feel I have better control and can move around much better than with the rearsets. I am sure others will have different opinions but each to his own, Cheers Dave.
 
1200ts said:
Looking for opinions on fitting rear sets on a 3CL. More or less comfortable to ride, and is cornering clearance for pegs much better? Or should I just leave it with standard pegs?

As I have never ridden a 180 with rear sets I have no idea if it's even worth doing.

Bruce
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Bruce,

I find Jota bars (in their normal dropped position) and standard footrests a bit of an odd mix. The footrests force my legs too far forward, resulting in a "slumped" back position that is not comfortable.  By substituting rear sets, I am much more comfortable and my back is straight.

Standard footrests match the flat 1200 type bars very well.

HTH

Pete
p.s. Think your alternator cover will hit the deck long before the standard footrests  ;)
P
 
With Jota bars and rearsets I get instant cramp in my right hip/thigh as soon as I lift my feet on to the pegs.
I find the ergonomics much better with flat/higher bars and standard footpegs.
Then again, I have old 'war' wounds on my back
 
This is as subjective a topic as you will get.
Since the early ?70s all bikes have had their pegs moved back from where they used to be before that, purely because the vast majority of people are more comfortable. Cruisers are in their own universe.
I personally find the old placement really pox and moving the pegs back a bit transforms both comfort and bike control.
"Rear" set doesn?t have to mean extreme.
If you look at some of the aftermarket "racing" setups using alloy plates with lots of holes they have vast adjustment range, and are very easy to copy for most do it yourselfers.
 
i can't ride with those standard footpegs.  they're pharked,  with me knees under me chin.
yea, me arms and legs ain't too short.  can ride all day with the rearsets.  dropped bars or flat.  no problems and very comfy.
 
Tried all positions with the standard pegs, and the right side never worked for me, ergonomics are way off!.
The rear sets are a snug fit around the right foot, shifting is smooth and I'd never go back to the standard setup.
I rode with the Brevettato handlebar in upright and dropped position, in both cases the rear sets worked better for me.
 
I use the original fixing points with the pegs turned to the highest, rear-most position on my 3C.  Not the standard pegs, but an assembly based on the bracket for the late US LH gear-change models coupled to RGS pegs and levers.  Fine for me, as my legs aren't in the super model league (short-arsed 175cm in my socks :D ).  The "standard" Jota rear sets are too far back for my liking, and while they may look fine to most, they are fiddly, over-engineered and clumsy to my eye, and the bushes wear like the world is going to end... ::)

BTW, the RGS footrests can be adjusted through their range quite easily.  What many owners are not aware of, is that the linking rod to the brake/gear levers need to be swapped from one side to the other once half of the total adjustment range is reached.

piet
 
conclusion: it depends on your ergonomic setup and your preferences. As said, i would try sitting on the bike with a wooden board on both the riders and passengers footrest and move the foot forward and backward to find the best position. If that comes close to the triangle where the passenger footrest is bolted to, a rear-set would suit you.  ;)

Don't forget to remove the board afterwards, else you would get in trouble with those harley riders... :D
 
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Left side Brake Rear Set on my 750. Inverted Yamaha 550 shifter lever, fabricated bell crank and used some Honda parts (eg: The rod is a Honda Jug Stud). There was no need to do anything with the Cable.

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Here's my right Side Rear Set Shifter - Consists of a reversed left side Morini Heel-Toe, Hayabasa Bell Crank, a 12 Gauge Shot Gun cleaning rod and has spring loaded dampening within the Peg, shortened SFC shifter Lever and Peg Bolts are Ford V6 Head Bolts - No welding - The parts just bolted together with a little persuasion.

There is no way, with my 35" legs, could I use the SFC Rear Set location. 5'11" and weigh 140lbs. I swear Racers must be only 5' - LOL

Hope it gives you idea's. Keeping it simple usually works the Best and looks Good.
 
before I aquired a set of rear sets I used these, made by a friend who had similar issues to mine with the original pegs on his 3CL. The bottom peg has a spacer to clear the original foot brake lever.
 

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Ah we see another excellent reason to own an RGS here... the factory covered this issue and made them adjustable to cater for all needs.. an no the passengers feet dont even get tangled.
I think a lot depends on your leg length and your own personal preference.
For me I always found the rear sets on the Jota suited me better and was more comfortable even on a long trip than the standard peg location on a 3CL.
Guess the only way you will know if the work for you or not is to either take a bike with fitted for a test run or borrow a set of someone fit to your bike and see how they feel.
 
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