Rearset plate feeler (Biscuit's design)

[RK-REX]

Gentlerexers,

I've been contacted 5-6 times this year asking to make a rearset plate like our Canadian brother Biscuit produced a few years back. I politely refused because it was someone else's gig and I wouldn't do it without their permission. Well, after the last time, I contacted Steve via PM with the following message:

Hey man, I've had a few guys call me and ask me to make a rearset adapter like you had made for this thread:
http://www.zrxoa.org/forums/showthre...hlight=rearset

I'm not going to do anything of the sort unless I get you're permission.

If you are still going to build them, that's cool and I'll just refer the requests to you. However, if you don't think you will, would you be ok with me making them? I've seen a few pictures and could probably develop one myself, but it'd be a heck of a lot easier to get something to the OA if you had some dimensions or a drawing I could work from.

I'm not sure how many of you have met the man, but just talking to Steve on the phone, I can tell you he's a great guy. He not only gave me his blessing to produce his design, but sent me a complete set to reverse engineer and have my way with as well and wouldn't take anything for them. Well, not that he knows about anyway.

Anyway, I'm going to be working on putting a run of these together sometime this summer and I would like to get an idea of how many sets I should have made. These are beyond the ability of my personal machine shop if I make more than one or two sets. I'm going to have the job quoted from a few places and see if I can call in some favors to get a good price. I'm going to try and get them out for around the same price they used to be if I can. I'm not positive, but I think it was just under $100 for the plates and hardware.

If your interested, please post here.

[terryfulks]

I'm interested

[MJJCREW]

Interested

[kazman]

Interested in two sets minus the ZRX logo

[RK-REX]

Edit:

Well, from the PM's I've received, it looks as though a few folks still want this style for whatever reason. I will put together a small run and post them for sale when they're done. I'm not doing a big run because I don't want to my investment to sit on a shelf gathering dust. I'll keep you guys posted.

Cheers

[Greg D.]

Great way to go about it Rikk, stand up guy for sure!

Good luck with 'em

[Ichiban]

I've been looking forward to a set of these for over a year-posted back when biscuit said he was doing another run. I'm up for a set. Do you know if your run will cover the members interrested? Are you complying a dibs list or is it first come first served? Can I sent you $ now?

Thanks for picking up this cool project.

[RK-REX]

I've been looking forward to a set of these for over a year-posted back when biscuit said he was doing another run. I'm up for a set. Do you know if your run will cover the members interrested? Are you complying a dibs list or is it first come first served? Can I sent you $ now?

Thanks for picking up this cool project.

What I will probably do is take the number of interested members and do a run at about 80% of that number or maybe just take a count when the machining is ready to start. I'm going to look at how much my cost will be and if I can work something out with the shop I used to manage. I'm hoping they'll let me just borrow the machine and I can spend a weekend running parts and keep the overhead low.

I appreciate the offer of a prepayment, but Mr. Murphy of Murphy's Law is always lurking in the shadows. I'd just as soon wait until I've got them done before any cash changes hands. With what kind of mess could evolve if something did come up, I'm just not comfortable with it is all.

-Rikk

[jmarty]

Dibs!
Been waiting for Biscuit to make another run or someone else to pick up the design after going thru proper channels.

Marty

[steiny]

put me down for 2 sets

[SILVER-Z]

Gentlerexers,

I've been contacted 5-6 times this year asking to make a rearset plate like our Canadian brother Biscuit produced a few years back. I politely refused because it was someone else's gig and I wouldn't do it without their permission. Well, after the last time, I contacted Steve via PM with the following message:



I'm not sure how many of you have met the man, but just talking to Steve on the phone, I can tell you he's a great guy. He not only gave me his blessing to produce his design, but sent me a complete set to reverse engineer and have my way with as well and wouldn't take anything for them. Well, not that he knows about anyway.

Anyway, I'm going to be working on putting a run of these together sometime this summer and I would like to get an idea of how many sets I should have made. These are beyond the ability of my personal machine shop if I make more than one or two sets. I'm going to have the job quoted from a few places and see if I can call in some favors to get a good price. I'm going to try and get them out for around the same price they used to be if I can. I'm not positive, but I think it was just under $100 for the plates and hardware.

If your interested, please post here.

I know I'm going backwards here, but can you swap sides and turn them over to lower the pegs? I've got A knee that has had A lot of surgery pins, staples, etc... well my right leg does not bend as far as it should. I raised the seat a little, but that feels A little odd, too tall.

[RK-REX]

I know I'm going backwards here, but can you swap sides and turn them over to lower the pegs? I've got A knee that has had A lot of surgery pins, staples, etc... well my right leg does not bend as far as it should. I raised the seat a little, but that feels A little odd, too tall.

I'm not really sure, but I'll tell you what. If we find out from someone else who'd got them or is buying them that they can't be flipped upside down, I'll make you a one off, custom bracket to make it work. Not sure if it's possible, but I'll give it my best shot.

[Tim964]

Interested.........

[Ruben]

Interested.

[Lau]

Im in. Move you up n back?

[SILVER-Z]

I'm not really sure, but I'll tell you what. If we find out from someone else who'd got them or is buying them that they can't be flipped upside down, I'll make you a one off, custom bracket to make it work. Not sure if it's possible, but I'll give it my best shot.

Friday afternoon, I just saw this ^^^^ gotta say your A hell of A guy! I'm in no great rush- really, but if the originals won't work, I will graciously take you up on your offer Thank You, Troy.

[terryfulks]

Time to pay yet?

Thanks for taking this on.

[RK-REX]

I may eliminate the "pocket" on top, it's only decorative, but it might add a bit of cost, which I am trying to keep low.

[Nelso]

I'm not really sure, but I'll tell you what. If we find out from someone else who'd got them or is buying them that they can't be flipped upside down, I'll make you a one off, custom bracket to make it work. Not sure if it's possible, but I'll give it my best shot.

Rather than flipping them, why not drill a third set of mounting holes above the two already there? It looks like there is enough material there to do it without changing the shape of the plate.

I'm interested in getting a set of these too, but I am interested in moving the pegs straight back without lifting them any higher.

[SILVER-Z]

Rather than flipping them, why not drill a third set of mounting holes above the two already there? It looks like there is enough material there to do it without changing the shape of the plate.

I'm interested in getting a set of these too, but I am interested in moving the pegs straight back without lifting them any higher.

Good point that may work fine.

[brianwebber]

I'm in agreement,if these can be moved straight back I would buy them.Riders with long legs would love them.

Rather than flipping them, why not drill a third set of mounting holes above the two already there? It looks like there is enough material there to do it without changing the shape of the plate.

I'm interested in getting a set of these too, but I am interested in moving the pegs straight back without lifting them any higher.

[bossracer]

I'm in agreement,if these can be moved straight back I would buy them.Riders with long legs would love them.

I have on set on my ex track bike Rex. They move mostly back. about 2 inches. And just a wee bit up. Like less than half an inch.

[TEXREX02]

Any chance of adding the third mounting hole to allow the pegs to go back without being raised?

Don't see where that'd be a problem at all.

This is something I'd be interested in as well.

[Ca Pete]

This is something I'd be interested in as well.

Me three.