Zombie Master wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 4:00 am
The cylinders have to be off set. GSPD is just being the "mechanic from hell." But do pay attention to what he says. He knows his shit.
Lol I thought I detected some sarcasm in there. I have noted the high-quality info mixed into the grit coming from gspd, though. I suppose that kind of clout deserves a touch of…personality
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Rob wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 5:27 am
Our connecting rods are side-by-side on the crank, so yes, offset is normal.
Some V-twins have a "knife & fork" con-rod big ends, which allow the cylinders to be inline.
The riders footrests are also offset by about the same amount. What I find surprising is how many times you talk to people who've owned airheads for years but have never noticed... and those who post on the forum to ask 'what's wrong with my bike' when they do notice...
Rob wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 6:58 am
...and the every-once-in-a-while a new person shows up asking how they can modify the footrests to be inline...
I enjoyed the funky difference, myself!
And some of us have modded the pegs to line up! I found the offset to be disturbing, but I'm a goofy-foot surfer. Regular-foot surfers (the great majority of people--like right-handedness) are the ones who don't notice.
If anyone has some spare /5 /6 /7 right pegs, send me a PM. I have a couple more Airheads to do this fix on.
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melville wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 10:52 am
And some of us have modded the pegs to line up! I found the offset to be disturbing, but I'm a goofy-foot surfer.
I had thought foot surfing was *always* a left-foot-surf thing so your right foot could stay on the brake as needed? At least this is what natural assumption I came to lead me to believe.
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Kurt in S.A. wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 7:37 am
The pillion foot pegs on my /7 are within a whisker of being in line with each other. However on my R69S, the offset is clear on the rear foot pegs.
Kurt in S.A.
I think you'll find that the pillion footrests (where fitted) are pretty much in line on most 247 series airheads, it's the riders pegs that are offset. Not a problem, nowhere is it written that the riders footpegs must be in line and I have to say that, on a day to day basis, it makes no difference at all. A lot, probably most, riders ride a bit skewiff anyway.
OK, Rob...I was just commenting on your statement that "The riders footrests are also offset...". For some reason, I took that to mean the rear footrests.
