FZ6 Rearset Set Back Plates For Sale

[oso2k]

As some of you may know, I had some custom set back plates fabbed up by my local shop (see Pic 1). The goal is to get the rearset far enough away from the ground to make racing around a more comfortable (no scrapping pegs or peg feelers or toes, have feet in a better position so that weight shifting is easier). Well, as happy as I was with their function, they weren't very pretty and kind of stuck out like a sore thumb on my project track bike (See Pic 2 and Pic 3). And I had promised to many of you, that I would try my best to get a quote to have them fabbed up nice and pretty. Some of you have even offered to help me get them fabbed up. I went & finally took my set back plates to a local fabrication shop. Now I have pretty sets to offer to all my friends here. BTW, these compare (cost-wise) very favorably to Rizoma Rearsets which go for over $400 USD and sell used for well over $200 USD.

The pricing is below as is the quoted drawing. The set back is 1 3/4" and the rise 1 3/8" but I'm not 100% positive.

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Clear Anodized Set Back Plates (Silver in color)
$85 USD (Shipping included)

Black Anodized Set Back Plates
$85 USD (Shipping included)

Add $5 for shipping outside of the US 48.

I have 3 sets of silver left and another 7 black sets left. Thanks to hellgate, mattcosta7, afpreppie for coming up with the new official install method.

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A quick word about how the new design works. All aluminum Left-to-right (Pic 4 is of the left Set Back Plate), the first 2 vertical holes receive the OEM bolts and washers and mount to the frame mount holes. The next hole (just below the weight saving cut-out trapezoid) is for the stabilizer peg that protrude from the frame (normally, this peg is received by the rearset assembly). The next 2 smaller, vertical holes are threaded to receive bolts (8mm, 1.25 pitch) and will form the new mount points for the rearset assembly. The last hole is actually a marker for a stabilizer pin to be pressed into the Set Back Plate (same function as the peg from the frame). You will need to modify your shifter rod to site outside the frame to use these Set Back Plates but there have been quite a few people who have already done this. This is usually done to flip their shift pattern to "GP Style Shifting" (1 Up, 5 Down). I have my rod modified but I still have "Standard Shifting" (1 Down, 5 Up).

You'll need the following hardware to mount them: 4 qty 8mm x 25mm x 1.25 pitch bolts (or the OEM rearset bolts maybe minus the washers, dunno; these mount at the frame), 4 qty 8mm x 30mm x 1.25 pitch bolts for the rearset mounting to the set back plates, and 4 qty 8mm nuts & washers for the back side of the set back plate. Fit is tight and the stabilizer dowel is a little tall in the set back plate. You can fit it w/o grinding it down. I used 8mm x 50mm x 1.25 pitch on the rearset mount and they're a little long but I wanted to see how much clearance you might have. I'd recommend not going any longer than 8mm x 45mm x 1.25 if you have to buy a longer bolt. The lower one is pretty close to the chain.

Please also follow Hellgate's or mattcosta7/afrpreppie's install method. It's very simple and at worst requires a bend in the OEM shift rod in a simple vise.
Hellgate's method http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/fz6-mods/10334-oso2k-setback-plate-install.html

mattcosta7/afrpreppie's http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/fz6-mods/9480-setback-plates-installed-gp-shift-swap.html

[mattvanzandt]

Keep me up to date on what you find out when you get yours. About the new postion and what not. I am interested in the black. Mark me down

[oso2k]

Originally Posted by mattvanzandt

Keep me up to date on what you find out when you get yours. About the new postion and what not. I am interested in the black. Mark me down

Thanks for your interest.

Position is very similar to an 03-05 R6/06-08 R6S. The thing I'm unsure about is the measurements of the position. I didn't pay attention well enough to remember the distances he said they were. I was too busy chubbying over the sexy new look and trying to negotiate the price down as best I could. This is a first time I get something fabbed like this so I was relying on what an ME buddy at work was telling me I could get done on the cheap.

[mattvanzandt]

Well mark me down for the back ones. Also could you help me out with the installation instructions when ever the time comes. The design looks sick. Cant wait

[oso2k]

Originally Posted by mattvanzandt

Well mark me down for the back ones. Also could you help me out with the installation instructions when ever the time comes. The design looks sick. Cant wait

Certainly Matt. All it's gonna take to install is picking up 8 qty 8mm*1.25 pitch*50mm drive bolts, washers and 4 qty 8mm nuts. That'll cost you anywhere from $2-$10 in hardware at OSH, Lowe's, Home Depot, etc. You can save yourself 4 bolts if you already have the OEM frame hex cap bolts.

And I plan producing a detailed, photographic install document. Should only be 4 steps though.

[mattvanzandt]

Any idea of when they will be ready? Im pretty pumped since this is what I was wanting to do. Save ALOT of money I can now spend on other mods

[oso2k]

Originally Posted by mattvanzandt

Any idea of when they will be ready? Im pretty pumped since this is what I was wanting to do. Save ALOT of money I can now spend on other mods

A little more than week until I get my engineering set (they have a back log of work) and then production run can start later that day. Might be another 3 days before the anodized run comes back from the anodizer. All said and done. I'm expecting them to be in my hands (all 20) in a little more than 2 weeks. I hear ya about being excited. I got these coming and a track day at the end of March. I was promised to have these in "a little over two weeks" this past Tuesday. I think people will be happy when they see them. The shop I went to makes Spacecraft parts for JPL/NASA (I work for JPL in IT). They made several things that are on the Mars Rovers (but most of that was titanium).

BTW, I have 3 black sets reserved for the following people:
mattvanzand
hellgate
vokal389@FZ6-For

If this ratio keeps up, I'll make the order 6:14 (silver:black) and drop the price of the black to $67.50...so if you know anybody interested in a set of black, get them to pick up a set. Shipping is also gonna be lower but I don't know how much yet.

[mattvanzandt]

how much moding will the shifter rod take.? Will I need new parts or maybe even more knowledge then I have.?

[oso2k]

Originally Posted by mattvanzandt

how much moding will the shifter rod take.? Will I need new parts or maybe even more knowledge then I have.?

I don't have a stock shifter pedal anymore. The customizer cut then rewelded a hinge on my shifter pedal. You can see it here.



To be honest I don't know if that was actually necessary. The shifter rod is on two ball bearings and I think he could have just flipped the clamp at the top and bolted the bottom of the shifter rod the opposite way and he could have called it a day. I'll do a test fit on someone else's bike and then we'll see what is really necessary.

[mattvanzandt]

You can send them to me and Ill test them for you

[Kilbane83]

I'm definately interested in this, really want to see the finished product, and how much modding of the shifting linkage is needed before I commit though. But I have a feeling it'll look sweet.

[PhatDoggy]

I'll be interested in a black set as long as the shift linkage doesn't need modification. I like my mods reversible in case I (or the next owner) doesn't like what I've done.

[oso2k]

Killbane83, PhatDoggy...

I hear ya guys. I think everybody feels the same way. Once I have these in my hand, I'll try getting someone local to try them out (ducksridingbikes, wavex, ?).

[oso2k]

Just got a message to pick up one side of the engineering model! I'm frickin excited!

[wavex]

Hell ya I`ll try them... I don`t mind being the test dummy on that one