Brackets available for carbon cans?

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Brackets available for carbon cans?

Post by pbear62 » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:42 am

Hi guys, Due to my wife confirming that she won't be getting on the back of my TRX I want to get rid of the rear footrests & generally tidy up the looks a bit. Does anyone know of any company that makes aftermarket (footrest-less) brackets to support the carbon cans? (My baby has OMRAE brand cans fitted) If nothing is available I could probably make something but
if someone else has already done it it'll save me the effort. (& probably some pain) :D
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Re: Brackets available for carbon cans?

Post by Kayla » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:20 am

I think Kedo (www.kedo.com) do them, but they seem a bit pricey for what they are.
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Re: Brackets available for carbon cans?

Post by idl1975 » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:16 pm

pbear62 wrote:Hi guys, Due to my wife confirming that she won't be getting on the back of my TRX I want to get rid of the rear footrests & generally tidy up the looks a bit. Does anyone know of any company that makes aftermarket (footrest-less) brackets to support the carbon cans? (My baby has OMRAE brand cans fitted) If nothing is available I could probably make something but
if someone else has already done it it'll save me the effort. (& probably some pain) :D
KEDO definitely, as Kayla says, but it's a question of whether you want to pay the asking price. You could probably find Yamaha originals on e-bay for next to nowt, angle grind the lugs down and finish them up yourself (get them powdercoated, if you're feeling rich). They might actually look better - the Kedo ones don't look especially trick in the catalog and I imagine they weigh about the same.

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Re: Brackets available for carbon cans?

Post by phuk72 » Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:05 pm

Ask a friendly engineer to knock some up for you - I've had a variety of designs on mine over the years. This is the only close up I could find. Presently have a nice ally one

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Re: Brackets available for carbon cans?

Post by pbear62 » Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:55 am

Thanks for the info/suggestions guys (& girls) I think I'll have to sort something out over the xmas break - probably get something fabricated as there aren't too many TRX's being dismantled over here so the evil-bay thing for s/hand ones to modify isn't really an option :cry:
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Re: Brackets available for carbon cans?

Post by BigAl-TC » Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:38 am

Hi Mr Bear :D
Try Motorcycle Masters in Kewdale,i know Mike has wrecked a few Rex's.
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