Foot boards on ebay

[nashville_bill]

I don't remember who was looking for foot boards but they can be found on ebay now at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1865975945

[jgalle]

Same guy has a website. Lots of parts to inquire upon...
www.Independentcycle.com

Check it out...

[Jerry]

I was looking for the boards. Have fitted a pair of HD anti-vibration 'mini' type to my XJ, need a heel/toe shifter to complete the deal but works as-is. Just returned from a 763 mile weekend trip, and the boards worked great. Will have more info, photos and such, in a future poroduct evaluation posting.

[Bill__Woods]

hey Jerry,
There is a seperate heel toe shifter for an xs1100 on ebay. may even fit you xj? search xs11* and you will find it!

[heckertb]

floorboards

jerry, I want to put floorboards on my 80 xs special. Do you know if those same floorboards would fit a 80 xs special and how much were they? Would the Harley dealer know what I was talking about if I asked for "anti-vibration mini type" ? I also want to mount a pair for passenger. Whitney has a set which I may try.
Thanks,

Bruce
80 xs11 special

[Jerry]

I need to take a few photos of my installation and post them out here. Will try to get the pics tonight.

Remember, the floorboards I got didn't include the hardware, that is why there were less than $30.00 with shipping from eBay. I built my own mounts, hardware is NOT available separatley. Looks to me like there may be three issues with the stock hardware:

1. Yamaha footpeg mounts are about 3/4 in square. At least the mounts I made used 3/4 inch bar stock and require a washer on each side to fill the socket. You will probably have to shim the floorboard hardware top eliminate slop; hardware looks to be less than 3/4 inches thick.

2. Bolt hole for the footpeg is not drilled in the center of the footpeg mount, it is offset. This allows the peg to pivot. I didn't notice this right away, and I had to make a 2nd set of hardware that allowed the floorboards to at least partially flip up. I do not know if the floorboard hardware allows for the boards to flip up, if this is important to you. In a lay down, with fixed pegs or boards, you could bend the frame. Flip up items mean the bike has to drag the engine/rear suspension before the frame gets in the way.

3. My right mount is a bit different from the left. Since I am using the stock brake lever, the floorboard is mounted about 1/2 inch further away from the frame than on the left side. This gives the brake lever room to operate without hitting the floorboard bracketry. I don't know if the stock hardware accomodates this difference, or even if it would be a problem.


The anti-vibration type are also sold as 'universal adjustable floorboards'. The ones I got were made by Drag Specialties. Construction basically consists of a base plate with mount, and a top plate that has 5 rubber balls or cushions that attach it to the base plate. This makes the assembly thicker, but really absorbes vibration. Since my plan is to make the XJ a more comfortable touring bike, I put up with the extra thickness to get the extra comfort. Other floorboards are thinner and use a rubber insert to absorb vibration.

2 styles available, a longer half-moon design and the mini, which is a bit shorter and more rectangular. I used the mini style, looks good on the bike, and doesn't interfere with putting down the side stand. Hardware is the same, so this is just a matter of personal preference. The mini boards don't come up as often on eBay, so I had to wait a while to get a set.

My installation is not as adustable as the stock hardware, and I tried several placements before I came up with the final positioning. (They do have some adjustments, just not as much as the factory hardware offers.) Boards are mounted about centered around the original footpeg mount, but lower by about 2 inches. This give me a more comfortable angle, makes the stock brake and shift levers easier to operate (left foot fits between the shift lever and floorboard. Bottom of right foot is just below the brake lever, making it easy to use stock brake lever.) You shuld be able to try several positions with the stock hardware to 'fit' the boards to your liking.

Shifting is still akward, and I am looking at building a heel/toe shifter or going with a forward control type linkage. Current set-up would not work well in twisties, but for my open road trips, the shifting works OK. Increase in comfort is well worth it.

Again, I'll try to get some photos of my installation. I would bet stock hardware could be made to work just fine, but you would need to tinker with it.

[Jerry]

A couple photos of my mini-floorboard installation.

Here is the right-hand side. 3/4 inch bar stock fits in footpeg socket, and is welded to a 1/4 inch steel plate. Plate is about 4 inches high and 3 inches wide at the bottom. Two bolts at the bottom of the plate hold floorboard to plate.



Left hand side is mounted the same way, but shift lever has been moved up one spline to allow riding boot to fit between the shift lever and floorboard.



Right floorboard is mounted a bit further away from the bike to clear brake lever. On both sides floorboard is a little lower than the stock footpeg location, which would be about level with the 3/4 inch bar stock or the top of the black mounting plate.

"Upper Deck" of the boards is mountd on 5 rubber cusions to help reduce vibration. Works well, but makes the boards a bit thicker than some on the market. Total cost of boards and materials was about $35.00. Not exactly up to Denny Zander's rear controls but I've put over 1,000 miles on this setup and appreciate the extra comfort they provide.