Subject: RE: Floorboards again-sorry
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Oct 15, 2003, 4:02 PM
Post ID: 1714880272
Hi Jason and all,
I was looking at my Triple 'boards this evening and held them up to see
how they fit. It looks like the rear of the rail mounts to the
footpeg/transmission through bolt and the front to the 8mm bolt of the
lower crashbar attachment point - is this correct? I figured they would
mount to both of the engine/trans bolts but the front doesn't angle down
enough and they're a bit too short for that. It does look like I'll be
able to use the stock brake pedal, but it would be in the way of where
I'd want to put my feet. A Convert/G5/etc. alternative may be a better
idea. Cheers,
Charlie
jason telford wrote:
Surfboards are DB's, The AAA are chrome, and OEM are whatever color you paint them. The DB's (I think) use the civilian brake/shifter. The AAA have an outrageously ugly shifter and brake pedal. These can be replaced with Guzzi ones relatively easily- requires drilling a hole and getting some shims. AFAIK, the AAA hardware uses the OEM civilian brake crossover rod, but comes with a brake-to-crossover connector. The shift linkage is replaced in the AAA boards as well- it's not a bad design, but the shifter sure is ugly (no offense to those with AAA's ; ^)- I have them myself) Oh, the other thing about AAA is that they have the front-to-rear tube (like OEM boards) to mount the boards. The problem is that they set a little too close to the frame, and you can't mount header clamps onto the exhaust. I've tried both styles (solid and figure 8) and neither fit in there. BTW, there was a really beat-up set on ebay recently - maybe still there- missing the shifter and brake. A set from a tonti frame should work in this application with little effort. Cheers, Jason |