tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post6269444931472083505..comments2024-01-26T10:57:33.473+05:30Comments on Motorcyclist At Large: rearset: Why not frontset?rearsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436775522778611766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-53574870241498426552007-06-19T11:41:00.000+05:302007-06-19T11:41:00.000+05:30@BatFan & Julianrearsets, to define them conventio...@BatFan & Julian<BR/>rearsets, to define them conventionally, are footpegs set further back from and higher than normal footpegs. By that definition, no stock motorcycle of any sort has footpegs from the word go. You have to buy and install them. The better ones allow you to adjust the position etc. I will come to why use rearsets in a minute.<BR/><BR/>Now, on the other hand, if you consider all pegs that are set behind the place where you feet would extend vertically from the knee when seated on the bike as rearset pegs, than any of our current day 'sporty' bikes' have rearsets. Like the CBZ X_Treme, Pulsars etc.<BR/><BR/>Why rearsets? Well, because tyres today are fairly sticky. That means when you start grinding hard parts on the road, you still aren't using all of the tyres – you lean angle is limited by the stock footpegs. S you get yourself a rearset. It replaces the stock peg with a set that is positioned, yes, behind (sportier position, more weight on front, easier to tuck into the scree etc) and higher (tighter crouch, liberates cornering clearance). So now, since the pegs are higher, you can lean even more...rearsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436775522778611766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-89883650728540942192007-06-19T11:29:00.000+05:302007-06-19T11:29:00.000+05:30good question batfan, i'm curious myself as to his...good question batfan, i'm curious myself as to historical rearsets in india. afaik the cbz had kinda rearsets, now the pulsar200+ have em. any gyaan anybody ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-82851621997284599032007-06-18T18:19:00.000+05:302007-06-18T18:19:00.000+05:30Interesting!A fair bit of the blog is posted while...Interesting!<BR/><BR/>A fair bit of the blog is posted while I'm set on my rear... 8-Drearsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436775522778611766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-18366373207318798602007-06-18T18:17:00.000+05:302007-06-18T18:17:00.000+05:30Haha! I seriously thought you were a funny guy and...Haha! I seriously thought you were a funny guy and called yourself an @$$.<BR/><BR/>Rearset = Posterior<BR/><BR/>That's the impression me and some of my friends got.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-90268327304030760952007-06-18T15:48:00.000+05:302007-06-18T15:48:00.000+05:30Now that you are finally at it and it has been one...Now that you are finally at it and it has been one of my thoughts since I started reading your blog ... I would really like to know.<BR/><BR/>Does any bike in India come with factory fitted rearset foot rests. How much different are they from the normal in placement and *HOW* exactly is that an advantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com