footpegs moved

[pya977]

i have made a change to my en450 by moving the footpegs and gear lever back 6 inches, this was a test to see if it can be done.
this was done so i could put the bike back to original if ever wanted. all the original parts were used but were added to by steel plate. the only part that will not go back to original is the gear lever as it was chopped and altered slightly.its an easy job to do and it works.
this will be a love it or hate but thats what custom bikes are all about. i will put up photos if i can

[pya977]

sorry just cant get photos to upload.

they way i did it in word form.

i started on the brake side and took the old brake bracket complete off the frame, the 2 bolt holes that are left were used to mount the new dogleg shaped bracket that i made using 1/4" steel plate strong enough not to bend or flex, the shape of this new bracket is to match the frame shape and long enough to refit the old brake bracket in the position that you require. drill the 2 holes to match that of the old brake bracket on the new bracket ,then bolt the new brake bracket to the frame, you will need to shape the new brake bracket to fit under the engine side case, it will become obvious were you need to shape the new bracket to fit. when you are happy with the shape of the new bracket bolt it back on the frame, positon the old brake bracket were you want the footpeg to be and mark this using the old brake bracket mounting holes on the new brake bracket , take the new brake bracket off and drill 2 holes. i welded 2 nuts on the back of the new brake bracket. bolt the old brake bracket to the new brake bracket and bolt to the frame, you can still use the original brake cable just re`route it. panit black to match frame.

gearlever side.
take off the footpeg complete as you will need this later.
you will need to make up a bracket that fits around the frame. i used a pipe saddle clamp of 28mm bought off ebay as a base bracket, with this bracket mounted horizontaly on the underside of the frame, i cut a peice of steel to mount on the topside of the frame. drill 2 holes to match lower bracket, bolted together they will clamp the frame. on the top steel plate i welded an old wheel spacer and put a thread for the footpeg to be bolted too, to make it look tidy i made sides to box it in. position this bracket with footpeg to match the other side and bolt it tight.when you are happy with the position file the spacer to match the inner footpeg slot.take off and paint.for added safty drill through clamp and frame a use a small taper pin

gearlever
take of all the gearlever parts and save as you will need all this if you want to put it all back to standard.
to make the gearlever i got hold of an old en450 lever and cut the clamp part off, position this on the engine gearbox shaft,with a peice of steel rod placed on top it will come out between frame and engine, it may need bending slightly . this rod will need to be welded to the clamp, at a suitable length cut the rod and weld the remaining part of the gearlever to the rod. strenghten with steel if needed.paint and refit.

as i found out when testing i could only get first a neutral the bike had to be moving to select the other gear

hope all this makes sense

[bikeman]

it does I moved the foot pegs on a EX500 to a position similar to the EN and did the same as you only in reverse works fine done 30k since then no issues.