What are 'Rearsets'?

[colin]

Now that tha old guys got their chuckles and woodies take care of,
As stated REAR-SETS are used for a more aggressive riding stance on sporbikes. Most of the time they come with more aggressive grip teeth, move your feet back. This is so they are less likely to scrape the pavement while you are trying to get that elbow done, like Rossi, Pedrossa and Hayden. One thing to be concerned with these things is most times they don't move. Your stock pegs will come up if you go out and pull up on it. These thing won't. Have seen more than one track junkie stuff it cause he pegged his rear-set into the asphalt (the perves are going to like that one).

My advice, unless you are going to a straight track configuration, stay away from these things. No value added to you.

I think many find the stock footpegs a bit too slippery. I did on some of my other bikes. I'm not too aggressive on the FJR, so never really thought of them there. I guess on sportsbikes, especially on the track, you have a bit more confidence when 'hanging off' when the pegs are a bit grippier.

rearsets generally also include both the footpegs and the brake/gear levers. This is not always the case, I think the terms are sometimes used interchangeably (at least by me, they are).

Regarding whether they are fixed or not, most all rearsets/footpegs I've seen aftermarket are fixed. I think for the most part this is a safety thing, in that if you have lowsided and are sliding along, the peg prevents your foot/ankle from getting mangled. Of course your boot should help, but a metal peg really helps. Now of course this can backfire, where your peg 'catches' something and then the bike flips. I guess you pick one or the other and take your chances.

 

[FJRBluesman]

AIRBOSS,
Rearsets can be assets BUT, not all ***-sets are rear sets! B)

OK. now look....Rear sets are for sport bike riding, better for racing. Assets are terms used in accounting or finance and.... Oh never mind. :blink:

The set of rears has clouded my brain. :dribble: