Dakar too small?

Stevie P

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• Jun 27, 2005

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Being 6'6" I need to create some extra distance between the pegs and seat of my Dakar. I appear to have two aftermarket options (short of chopping the frame up!).

1 Lower footpegs - which kit????
2 Increase seat height - pricey???

Any info / advice on the best way of doing this and still managing to change gear / brake / avoid dragging pegs along deck would be appreciated.

Ta V M

 

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• Jun 28, 2005

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Gaffa a nice big cushion to the seat

 

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• Jun 28, 2005

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Stevie P said:

Being 6'6" I need to create some extra distance between the pegs and seat of my Dakar. I appear to have two aftermarket options (short of chopping the frame up!).

1 Lower footpegs - which kit????
2 Increase seat height - pricey???

Any info / advice on the best way of doing this and still managing to change gear / brake / avoid dragging pegs along deck would be appreciated.

Ta V M

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Has yours got the normal (higher) Dakar seat, mine didn't when I got it and when I put one on, I found it much better

 

Stevie P

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• Jun 28, 2005

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JohnnyBoxer thanks for the reply, not sure about the seat being 'normal' or 'high' will do some research with my dealer.

Cheers

 

Stevie P

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• Jun 28, 2005

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I am told the seat is a standard 'stock' seat that the bike comes with? It looks exactly like wor lasses straight GS seat, should this be the case?

Cheers

 

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• Jun 28, 2005

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Standard seat

Stevie P,

The "Standard" seat has quite a large cutout on it.

I swapped mine for a high seat.

Let me know which you think your's is, as I might be up for a swapsies. PB

 

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Stevie P

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• Jun 28, 2005

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Thanks for the photo's V. useful. They confirm that I have the 'high' seat to start with i.e. the non-cutout version.

Back to the drawing board.

 

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• Jun 28, 2005

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I stuck a coyple of layers of camping bed roll to the bottom of an Alaskan Butt Pad, which gave me another 1 1/2" of seat height.

The real alternative would be to speak to these people and have your seat custom rebuilt.

http://www.motorcycleseats.co.uk/

PB

 

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• Jun 28, 2005

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If you can get away with just lowering the footrests, ie not moving the gear & brake levers (I've found I haven't needed to on my Adv), have a look at verholen or wunderlich lowering brackets.

Not well publicised, but the brackets themselves should fit the Dakar (not sure about the gear & break pedal bits tho)

Maybe also look at Fastway pegs thru Nippy Norman.

 

Stevie P

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• Jun 29, 2005

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Thanks for the suggestions. I will persue the pegs first.