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Right-side foot peg annoying
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I have had the same issue with my 400 I'm roaring off from the lights with my right foot trying to land on fresh air, tricky if you need to use the rear brake.
My solution has been to put my left foot down when I stop, leaving my right foot on the rest with first gear selected and the clutch lever pulled in.
Mikep328:
"Is the spring located correctly because if it doesn't click past the little pin , it won't stay down. "
I don't know, I'll check. I know the spring is there but I didn't examine its position
"My solution has been to put my left foot down when I stop,"
I tried that yesterday but after many, Many, MANY, years of putting my right foot down, not my left...it feels "unstable." I suppose I could get used to it. ;) But the "removable pin" is starting to sound like the best solution for someone set in their ways like me!! :)
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I can't remember any of my previous bikes having a folding foot rest except at the rear.if they did they certainly were more flip resistant.
ted_paper:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 31, 2024, 10:55:55 PM ---I have had the same issue with my 400 I'm roaring off from the lights with my right foot trying to land on fresh air, tricky if you need to use the rear brake.
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I think we have done the '400 Leg Wave' at some stage... :)
taysidedragon:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on November 01, 2024, 08:11:11 AM ---I can't remember any of my previous bikes having a folding foot rest except at the rear.if they did they certainly were more flip resistant.
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Most bikes with a kickstart lever have the footrest positioned so that the lever and footrest don't interfere with each other. Because the 400f has the footrests fairly well back the footrest has to hinge up so that you can use the kickstart lever. Not the best arrangement but it works as long as the spring locator is functional.
I've fitted lighter aluminium footrests on mine. I used a sprung ball to hold the footrest in the up position when needed, but didn't fit any locator in the normal down position. I wrongly thought that gravity and friction would keep the footrest down. ☹
The slightest contact with my leg or boot clicks the rest into the up position so I'm forever riding off with my right foot trying to push it back down again! A redesign job for the winter I think.
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