Rearsets for a TRX850 race bike
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:51 am
Hi All. I have a confession, I've come here asking for advice
Last weekend I was given the privilege of racing a mates' TRX850 in a club event at Wakefield Park near Goulburn NSW. We'd had a great weekend and all was going well when another bike dropped oil at one of the faster corners and I managed to find it. The bike suffered much more damage than I did.
Most parts have been easy to find, but rearsets, not so easy. I've read a number of posts on this site talking about offset adaptor plates for a YZF750, and one where a gent (Japanese, I think) was getting some custom made, but that was from several years back. About the only rearsets I've seen specifically made for a TRX are the Coerce ones, and while I'm sure they're great, they're fairly pricey. The ones that were on the bike when my friend bought it were Yoshimura's, (genuine??) they did the job and looked good.
What rearsets should I be looking for that will bolt on to the TRX? I'm not worried about the shift linkage, we can sort something out for that. But I'd be really surprised if there wasn't another Yamaha (YZR600, YZR750) that uses the same mounting spacing as the TRX. It's possible that other bikes might also be prospective candidates, I've heard that the 06-07 ZX10R has a 70mm space between mounting holes.
Although any and all advice would be appreciated, I'd much prefer to hear from people who've tried something and can say for certain that something does or doesn't work.
Thanks in advance.
Last weekend I was given the privilege of racing a mates' TRX850 in a club event at Wakefield Park near Goulburn NSW. We'd had a great weekend and all was going well when another bike dropped oil at one of the faster corners and I managed to find it. The bike suffered much more damage than I did.
Most parts have been easy to find, but rearsets, not so easy. I've read a number of posts on this site talking about offset adaptor plates for a YZF750, and one where a gent (Japanese, I think) was getting some custom made, but that was from several years back. About the only rearsets I've seen specifically made for a TRX are the Coerce ones, and while I'm sure they're great, they're fairly pricey. The ones that were on the bike when my friend bought it were Yoshimura's, (genuine??) they did the job and looked good.
What rearsets should I be looking for that will bolt on to the TRX? I'm not worried about the shift linkage, we can sort something out for that. But I'd be really surprised if there wasn't another Yamaha (YZR600, YZR750) that uses the same mounting spacing as the TRX. It's possible that other bikes might also be prospective candidates, I've heard that the 06-07 ZX10R has a 70mm space between mounting holes.
Although any and all advice would be appreciated, I'd much prefer to hear from people who've tried something and can say for certain that something does or doesn't work.
Thanks in advance.