R3T Floorboards Have To Go!

[Gerald]

This is my last update. I have a few more tweaks...mainly some sanding, finish work and then mounting the top rubber as the last thing.

● I made the new brackets out of some 1" X 1/2" X 2 1/2" long aluminum,.
● I slightly repositioned and enlarged the pin holes in my brackets for some 5/16" plastic bushings.
● I drilled a hole and cut a slot for the springs that triumph uses for spring loading the floorboards. The spring loading works just like original.
● I cut some 1/4 rubber for gluing on the top of the floorboards. (Note: The two holes in the rubber are for adjusting the set screw to set the angle/level of the floorboards.) I wanted to adjust from the top side down. Actually, they set close to perfect without the set screws.

Needles to say, I love the size of my new smaller floorboards. I went on a 4 hour trip last week and they worked great. They look really nice on the bike and are more than big enough. Anyway, that's about it for this mod. Cheers!

Good work, looks like professional quality.

 

[Junior]

I have a 05 and have had same problem., thought it was just me. I was thinking of removing rubber cover and cutting the pedal down, then reinstalling it. Will look into it during winter maintenance. Dropped bike because of this, luckily didn't cause any damage.

That's a good idea too. I might look into that. I scraped my right one leaning into a turn and lost traction to the rear tire just for a second. I think the edge of the floorboard made like a pivot point and lifted the rear wheel just a bit. Recovered fine but thought how nice it would be to narrow the floorboards by a half inch or so... then I could do that same lean with no problem.

 

[Bedifferent]

I've been thinking the same thing about the floorboards on my 2011 Touring. It's not really the appearance of the size overkill that bothers me, but it decreases potential lean angle. Making them a little narrower gives you a little more lean before scraping. Great idea and nice fab work! Want to make a another set?

I wouldn't want to make another set. They are really not that that hard to make, but they take a lot of time. The 3/8 plate and aluminum bars can be a bit pricey. I do have a plan with dimensions and the pattern template I could post if anyone would like it. I tried to document it as accurately as possible. There are companies that will water jet cut them for a price. Getting them drilled as precisely as possible is important, so I did a couple mockups to make sure my final effort would be correct. I didn't put any scrub plates on it so I can't speak for the lean angle. I would think the smaller size and no scrub plate would give you plenty of clearance.

 

[Jimbosidecar]

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.

Nice. I've been considering buying or making floorboards myself for my 05 Rocket III. Currently has footpegs.

 

[Jimbosidecar]

I wouldn't want to make another set. They are really not that that hard to make, but they take a lot of time. The 3/8 plate and aluminum bars can be a bit pricey. I do have a plan with dimensions and the pattern template I could post if anyone would like it. I tried to document it as accurately as possible. There are companies that will water jet cut them for a price. Getting them drilled as precisely as possible is important, so I did a couple mockups to make sure my final effort would be correct. I didn't put any scrub plates on it so I can't speak for the lean angle. I would think the smaller size and no scrub plate would give you plenty of clearance.

I sure would be interested in your plan dimensions.

 

[warp9.9]

Nice. I've been considering buying or making floorboards myself for my 05 Rocket III. Currently has footpegs.

Jim you can bolt any of the floor board rails from the touring or classic to the O5. I'm not sure but the accessories floor boards triumph made fit on the standard rails. They are at a steeper angle the the classic or touring floor boards. I haven't been home in a month but I'll look at the difference when I get back.
As for steering dampeners for the rocket I prefer the radial dampeners better. Just looking at the touring I think it would be much easier to custom fit one then the standard rockets because of the differences in the way the handle bar mounts are.

It real depends on the distance between the inner mount dimensions between the uprights. The regular Rockets need a little material machined/ removed between the mounts.
I went with minimal height so I didn't have to get longer cables. I was really trying to keep the bars in normal position because of the comfortable fit to my size already.