| Author | Message | ||
     Jamaicadog |
Hey Carcass, Just to let you know, I've got the Banke rearsets and Crossroads bars and if you're about my size then I highly recommend getting very comfortable grips if you change out the stock setup. At our height, this configuration puts a lot of weight on the forearms. My fingers actually went numb with the stock grips. Its a good aggressive riding position, feels great in corners and at higher speeds, but puts pressure on the wrists and forearms...but with good grips and gloves its fine. | ||
| Littleone |
Dumb Question time The question that i have for the rearsets is does it make your feet further away from the shifter and Brake. Since i have a custom shifter My feet are size 2 ( yup your reading that right i have kids feet) So i am a little worried about putting something like that on and not being able to shift. | ||
| Buelliedan |
Littleone, My wife also has very small feet(Size 3) so I understand your dilemna. I did have to custom fabricate an extension on her shifter. Shoot me an e-mail and I can give you more details. chevydan1@hotmail.com | ||
| Littleone |
Buelliedan you have mail...  | ||
| Ezblast |
No it does not - it comes with its own assembly   it doesn't seem like it would be too hard to redo the brake and shift pegs - a thought - an automotive dual line clamp fit in the center section of the peg arms, using the supplied peg and nut to replace the line clamps bolt and nut would probably work, I'm sure there are other ways as well to adapt them to smaller feet - you could always ask CrossRoads themselves for their idea, but still I do'nt see this as a hard modification - of course you would grind the excess metal off the end and polish smooth.Got Thump?! Just Blasting on the Dark side! EZ  | ||
| Littleone |
Thanks i'm going to ask crossroads as well. Thanks Much | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
The Banke rearsets actually put the shifter closer to the footpegs.Littleone, why are you going to rearsets? Is there something specific you are trying to accomplish?- because they can totally change the riding position. Erik | ||
| Littleone |
Erik There was no real reason i was looking into it. I was really looking to have something that made for the brake and the shifter closer to my little foot. Since i have to buy a new brake pedal i was looking into other options, since the old one is wrapped around the peg. And i have ground off my pegs so i was looking at raising them up. That is why i was looking into the rearsets. Thats all. Thanks for all your help guys. | ||
| Jprovo |
EZ, I'm going to try and fab up some rearset brackets by the end of Aug, beginning of Sept. Fabrication on one component started today, the other one should start tomorrow or the next. The rest of the components are going to be standard hardware or off the shelf Buell Parts. They will be frame mounted and robust (~3 lbs/side). I'm making Five sets, four are spoken for. If you'd like the last set for your red bike, let me know. Before anyone else gets their hopes up or too curious, These sets are PROTOTYPES, I want to make a few to get an idea of what it will take to produce them, and to make sure the parts fit properly. For the Curious, The basic design is as follows: Right hand side, Frame mounted, existing Brake lever and master cyl mount to the bracket. Left Hand Side, Frame mounted, Drill and tap primary cover to use XB shifter setup. Footpeg clevis will accept XBR or XBS pegs. The Bracketry will be Painted Steel, the Clevis is aluminum. I'm shooting for sub-$200 range for the brackets, clevis and hardware with the end user to supply their own Buell Parts. Buy em from Dave or something. James | ||
| Ezblast |
James - I'll give you a call! - GT - JBOTDS! EZ  | ||
| Ldbandit |
EZ, Hate to post this here, but the pictures being referencing are just above. I was pondering getting rid of the frame/bracket that holds on the pegs (going for the clean look). From the pictures above, there are three holes on the frame part on both sides. Did you have to drill these out? or Is that mod permanent? The wife doesn't much like the thoughts of rear sets but I certainly would like them, especially if this becomes a track bike. So the concern is that once those pieces get removed, it can't be put back. Hope that all was just a tad clearer than mud.  | ||
| Jprovo |
Ldbandit, Those holes are allready in the frame, the footpeg bracket has three studs that go through these holes, nuts and washers are on the other side. Usually people plug the holes with screws or metal finishing plugs that are easily removable if you want to reverse the procedure. James | ||
| Ldbandit |
Thanks James, I had found the nuts (never been a problem on my own stuff ), but wasn't sure if the whole frame would come off, or just the "footpeg brackets". Guess that means I can get the rear sets for my use, then after any track time, put the stockers back on for the wife.  This certainly is turning out to be an enjoyable little bike. Much more than first anticipated. | ||
| Jprovo |
LDB, I wouldn't wan't to switch between the two configurations too often, It's a real pain to get the left foorpeg bracket off, but the right bracket has a bunch of wiring in the way that makes it an extra fun chore. Oh yeah, if you swirch back and forth regularly, you should change out the rear brake line for a stainless steel braided flexible line. The stock line can only take so much bending before you fatigue and break it. You're better off trying to get the wife to feel better about the rearsets, if you're lucky, she'll like them and you won't have to switch back and forth. The only downside to rearsets in my book is no pasengers. Of course, the ultimate solution is two Blasts!! James | ||
| Ldbandit |
" It's a real pain to get the left footpeg bracket off, but the right bracket has a bunch of wiring in the way that makes it an extra fun chore. " WAHOO!!! Allright! Always happy to tackle the PITA jobs! hehe, good to know that ahead of time. "You're better off trying to get the wife to feel better about the rearsets, if you're lucky, she'll like them and you won't have to switch back and forth. The only downside to rearsets in my book is no passengers. Of course, the ultimate solution is two Blasts!! " She doesn't deal with change well and is currently used to a cruiser (Suzuki Savage). She wasn't exactly thrilled with the rearset idea when mentioned. Oh well. Any passenger riding will be done on the Bandit and two Blasts just isn't possible.  Thanks for the thoughts/comments/ideas! | ||
| Jprovo |
EZ, Saro, Carcass, Here's the mock-up pics for the rearsets that I took last night.      The footpeg clevis is done! I'm hoping that work will start on the Mounting bracket soon. I have to hear back from my supplier today. Obviously, the brake master cyl is not in the final mounting location. It will mount on the bracket, if you look closely, you can see two small holes that indicate the mounting points. James edited by jprovo on July 31, 2003 | ||
| Sarodude |
Coolness! I dig the high tech composite material chosen for the prototype. -Saro | ||
| Ezblast |
Sorry been sick with Migrane all day - looks great James! - GT-JBOTDS! EZ  | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
ldbandit-If your wife likes a cruiser, she wont like rearsets.But, you can actually run the Bankes with the stock footpeg frames still mounted!! PS I dont think its that difficult to mount passenger pegs to the swingarm! | ||
| Ldbandit |
Gear, I liked a cruiser position until riding a standard, then adjusted quickly. This is one of those times she is just going to have to deal with it. Notice how EASY it is for me to be this brave. She obviously doesn't read the board. Might ponder the Bankes though. Don't even WANT passenger pegs. | ||
| Altima02 |
where can i purchase a set of rearsets and how much are they? | ||
| Ezblast |
American Sport Bike sells both of the Crossroad units - 500 to 550, and will special order the Banke units - two styles also - which run between 350 and 400 - you can find a link to them in the Thumper links page - You can find anything in the links section - lol - hope this helps! Got Thump?! Just Blasting on the Dark side! EZ  | ||
| Newblaster |
Hi everyone.. Is there anyone here who has tried out both the Banke rearsets and the Crossroads? Thoughts on the comparison? I've been thinking about the Bankes since I got the bike, but the more my pegs see the street, the less sure I become about the Bankes. I know the Crossroads are higher than stock, and the Bankes are the same height, but how much dragging would I be looking at with the Bankes? As it looks now, I would need some toe sliders for my boots, too! lol... Any info would be appreciated... TIA, Scott | ||
| Ezblast |
Most people say you could drill/adjust the Banke set up up to about 1 1/2" up which should give you enough clearance for anything one would care to do. GT - JBOTDS! EZ  | ||
| Spooky |
By redrilling the Banke rearsets and moving everything up you will be fine for ground clearance. You will run out of tire before the pegs touch the ground. The best thing to do is to order the rearsets from Banke directly. Tell him you want the high mount holes predrilled. Eric  | ||
| Newblaster |
Cool, that sounds like a good way to do it. Thanks again for all the help, guys. Scott | ||
| Jamaicadog |
Help! I just pulled into work, and as I was turning into the parking lot and downshifting, something snapped! So I look down and see my Banke rearset shifter dangling! Anyone familiar with these: Its the middle piece that connects the toe lever with upper portion, its basically a three inch cylinder with swiveling eyeholes on either end that are threaded into the cyclinder. The screw snapped off at the bottom of the cyclinder. It doesn't look like I can even get the threaded part out of that middle cyclinder because there is not enough of the screw exposed. I don't know if I'm being clear enough, but if any of you have these rearsets you probably know the piece I'm talking about. Suggestions please? I'm panicked because I can't find the website for Banke Performance, it doesn't seem to exist now, and its a bit far to push the bike home. I think I might have the original shifter peg at home, think this might work? | ||
| Mikej |
Jamaica, Contact http://www.americansportbike.com/contact.htm and see if they know anything. If they don't know the current status of Banke at least they'll be able to help you out. | ||
| Sarodude |
http://bankeperformance.com/ | ||
| Jamaicadog |
Thanks Mike, I appreciate the prompt response this early in the a.m.! I emailed the problem to them, hopefully they can help out. In the meantime though, if anyone have any McGyver type suggestions on how I can jury rig a shifter just to get home I'd appreciate it.  |
