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old fart
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 55
Age: 62
Location: Edmonton, Canada
Points: 1285
Registration date: 2009-02-02
 |  Subject: Floorboards  Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:25 am | |
| anybody know if they make pasenger floorboards for a swing or if any can be adapted. |
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dspevack
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1146
Age: 47
Location: Miami, FL
Points: 2588
Registration date: 2008-12-27
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Sun Jun 05, 2011 12:00 pm | |
| I have cruiserboards on my bike. Check my album link in my sig.
There has never been a tutorial on how to install them, however.
So it is possible, but you'll have to experiment to see how you
want to install yours.
Dan
_________________ I ride on two wheels cause I feel very unsafe on one wheel.Dan in Miami. The king of custom! Check out my bike mods hereReality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts. Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
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joncallihan
Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts: 786
Age: 74
Location: Lafayette, Colorado, USA
Points: 2109
Registration date: 2009-02-16
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:42 pm | |
| Dan,
I think that royr is looking for full foot boards for the pillion, not the little pegs that come with the SWing. I, too, would like to be pointed to something like that.
Jon |
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dspevack
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1146
Age: 47
Location: Miami, FL
Points: 2588
Registration date: 2008-12-27
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:01 pm | |
| Hmmm. well one thing I would note is that the integrated passenger pegs are probably at the right position in terms of the strength of holding a passenger, so I would look to replace something at that location.
My old switchblade pegs flolded up, but also had the heel rest, which might be a compromise between foldability and support.
Dan _________________ I ride on two wheels cause I feel very unsafe on one wheel.Dan in Miami. The king of custom! Check out my bike mods hereReality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts. Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
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LVScooterBill
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 113
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Points: 474
Registration date: 2011-06-07
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:18 am | |
| I'd love to find out where the guy who this dealer on ebay got the bike from found pillion floorboards. Just look at some of the pictures, in particular numbers 10, 18,19, 22, & 23. By clicking on the "View all photos" button at the first big picture, you can see them larger. They look like cruiser style running boards over the stock pegs. Sure like to know where he got them from.  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-HONDA-FSC600-SILVER-WING-GIVI-TRUNK-SHIELD-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2a114f7d72QQitemZ180679048562QQptZScootersQ5fMopeds#ht_14414wt_756 |
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eddy
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 130
Age: 61
Location: Europe Flanders.
Points: 1055
Registration date: 2009-11-27
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:02 am | |
| Maybe a little warning.
Watch out for altering things.
When you soon or later need your foot/leg on the ground for holding the bike (while driving on a dirt road i.e.) and ..the foot pegs can't fold in ? |
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DennisB
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 2397
Points: 4095
Registration date: 2008-12-28
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:37 am | |
| Guy's, I cant see any problem with mounting a heavey 1 1/4" steal tube (or solid) adapter (for adjustment, up & down) using the stock mounting holes on the Silverwing. With the tube mount you could adjust to you passengers needs and buy a cool looking set of Kurakyn foot pegs or floor boards to mount on the 1 1/4" tubes. |
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dspevack
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1146
Age: 47
Location: Miami, FL
Points: 2588
Registration date: 2008-12-27
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:22 am | |
| Dennis is right.
The floorboards, cruiserboards and pegs from Kuryakyn all fold up too. _________________ I ride on two wheels cause I feel very unsafe on one wheel.Dan in Miami. The king of custom! Check out my bike mods hereReality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts. Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
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eddy
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 130
Age: 61
Location: Europe Flanders.
Points: 1055
Registration date: 2009-11-27
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:41 am | |
| I am pretty sure , the Honda engineers thought about that .
Foot boards are more comfort for the passenger.
They choose for the pegs we know.
Can fold in to the rear.
So in case the scooter moves forward against the leg, it won't harm.
I don't think the Honda engineers are stupid.
Eddy |
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joncallihan
Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts: 786
Age: 74
Location: Lafayette, Colorado, USA
Points: 2109
Registration date: 2009-02-16
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:25 am | |
| | LVScooterBill wrote: | I'd love to find out where the guy who this dealer on ebay got the bike from found pillion floorboards.
Sure like to know where he got them from.
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The Ebay listing has an "ask the customer a question" button. Use it.
Jon |
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LVScooterBill
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 113
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Points: 474
Registration date: 2011-06-07
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:57 am | |
| | eddy wrote: | Maybe a little warning.
Watch out for altering things.
When you soon or later need your foot/leg on the ground for holding the bike (while driving on a dirt road i.e.) and ..the foot pegs can't fold in ? |
I'm not sure I know what you are referring to. We are here talking of passenger footboards, not rider ones. The passenger doesn't need to hold the bike up, the rider does that. As for them folding in from the engineers' decision, I can't see why it should interfere with the rider's leg anymore than a Suzuki Burgman or Yamaha Majesty's floorboards would. |
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eddy
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 130
Age: 61
Location: Europe Flanders.
Points: 1055
Registration date: 2009-11-27
| | Subject: Re: Floorboards Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:12 pm | |
| | LVScooterBill wrote: | | eddy wrote: | Maybe a little warning.
Watch out for altering things.
When you soon or later need your foot/leg on the ground for holding the bike (while driving on a dirt road i.e.) and ..the foot pegs can't fold in ? |
I'm not sure I know what you are referring to. We are here talking of passenger footboards, not rider ones. The passenger doesn't need to hold the bike up, the rider does that. As for them folding in from the engineers' decision, I can't see why it should interfere with the rider's leg anymore than a Suzuki Burgman or Yamaha Majesty's floorboards would. |
I am talking about danger for the SW driver when there are boards (platform) mounted on the passengers footrests.
Can't speak for the Suz or Yam.
Fold the footrests out and take a seat on your SW.
Imagine a self made board on top of the footrest.
When your feet are on the ground , your legs are a few inches from that board.
Imagine a bad balance during a speed of 2 ..10 mph.
I a reaction you will put a foot on the ground for holding the SW straight.
Your foot can't move forward because the weight of the bike, but the bike don't stop that fast, even you are using the brakes.
I don't want use the idea of passenger floorboards.
It's my opinion.
But please try the above and think about it.
Eddy |
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