I haven't made a post in awhile highlighting my latest project idea, so here it goes.
Have you ever notice how big and in the way the floorboards are on the R3T. I can barely get my legs out past them to get my feet on the ground when stopping. They are so long, wide and in the way it is hard to get into a supportive stance when trying to stop the beast. It seems my feet are always out of position trying to avoid the floorboards. The whole setup is just awkward in my opinion, overkill and needs a fix. Any opinions and thoughts on Triumphs boards?
Anyway, I have decide I needed to do something about it if I am going to continue to ride my bike. I have looked for a ready made floorboard solution that would work, but none will really work or allow for mounting correctly. Here are some pictures of a much smaller yet more than ample floorboard I have designed. The pictures are of a plywood mockup of my design. I mounted them to the Rocket to make sure the floorboard and mounts would work on the existing fitment. What a welcome difference in size!
The aluminum mounts that the pin passes through, were screwed to the plywood design and will ultimately be attach in the same way. I may also have them TIG welded in their mounted position just in case. The floorboard sets perfectly level as mounted, but a couple set screws positioned in the floorboards over the fitment resting points would allow for some fine tweaking. I plan to have the floorboards cut from either 3/8" or 1/2" thick aluminum plate. I will finish them off with some rubber matting on top as well as maybe have them powder coated black. I have checked with one company, so far, who will custom cut my floorboards for a price. I may opt to do the work and cut them myself.
Next up after this is...I'm thinking a steering damper.