850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by hans_taylor at August 08. 2010

Having owned a mk111 for about 30yrs, i am considering adapting the footrests to a more comfortable position.

I have an idea for the left foot, which involves a short connecting rod and rose joints for the gear shift, but the brake side has me stumped. Has anyone made any nice neat rear sets for this bike ?

Cheers
HT

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by david_evans at August 08. 2010

A friend of mine has a Mk3 with rearsets. I believe they originate from Norman Hyde. They look well made.

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by Chris Grimmett at August 09. 2010

Norman Hyde's website shows no Norton items any more other than some generic peashooter silencers (or at least I can't see them). The Suppliers & Services Directory on this website returns 4 suppliers if the keyword 'rearsets' is entered into the search facility.

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by robert_presley at August 09. 2010

Previously wrote:

Having owned a mk111 for about 30yrs, i am considering adapting the footrests to a more comfortable position.

I have an idea for the left foot, which involves a short connecting rod and rose joints for the gear shift, but the brake side has me stumped. Has anyone made any nice neat rear sets for this bike ?

Cheers
HT

Hi Hans,

I;ve posted a wanted advert on NOC for a set of standard foottests for my manxman , to replace my rear sets as fitted, do you know if your standard set will fit my manxman and my rearsets fit your commie, if so perhaps a deal is possible!

best wishes

BobPresley

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by hans_taylor at August 10. 2010

Previously wrote:

Previously wrote:

Having owned a mk111 for about 30yrs, i am considering adapting the footrests to a more comfortable position.

I have an idea for the left foot, which involves a short connecting rod and rose joints for the gear shift, but the brake side has me stumped. Has anyone made any nice neat rear sets for this bike ?

Cheers
HT

Hi Hans,

I;ve posted a wanted advert on NOC for a set of standard foottests for my manxman , to replace my rear sets as fitted, do you know if your standard set will fit my manxman and my rearsets fit your commie, if so perhaps a deal is possible!

best wishes

BobPresley

Thanks for the offer Bob , but I dont think the Manxman has the same sort of disc brake set-up that the Commando has.

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by hans_taylor at August 10. 2010

Previously wrote:

A friend of mine has a Mk3 with rearsets. I believe they originate from Norman Hyde. They look well made.

Thanks David, any chance of a name or a photo ??

Cheers

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by keith_wiper at August 15. 2010

Previously wrote:

Having owned a mk111 for about 30yrs, i am considering adapting the footrests to a more comfortable position.

I have an idea for the left foot, which involves a short connecting rod and rose joints for the gear shift, but the brake side has me stumped. Has anyone made any nice neat rear sets for this bike ?

Cheers
HT

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by keith_wiper at August 15. 2010

Previously wrote:

Previously wrote:

Having owned a mk111 for about 30yrs, i am considering adapting the footrests to a more comfortable position.

I have an idea for the left foot, which involves a short connecting rod and rose joints for the gear shift, but the brake side has me stumped. Has anyone made any nice neat rear sets for this bike ?

Cheers
HT

Hans,

RGM Motors market a rear set kit for the MK111, check it out on their web site.

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by luke_albanese at August 16. 2010

Previously wrote:

Having owned a mk111 for about 30yrs, i am considering adapting the footrests to a more comfortable position.

I have an idea for the left foot, which involves a short connecting rod and rose joints for the gear shift, but the brake side has me stumped. Has anyone made any nice neat rear sets for this bike ?

Cheers
HT

Hans,

I am also quite interested in rearsets for my Mk3. Whilst Hyde do not advertise these any more, my memory suggests that Alan Seeley fitted Hyde rearsets to his Mk 2a about 3 or 4 years ago, so they might still be available, but probably best to ring Norman Hyde. They are rather crudely finished in black paint I rememeber Alan writing however.

The 3 other options appear to be RGM, Colorado Norton Works (they are testing the Mk3 versions at present but they are milled ally and quite expensive) and I think there is Clubman Racing from the US which offer them as well http://www.clubmanracing.com/rearsets.php for $329 which seems reasonable (plus VAT, Shipping and duty of course).

Kind regards

Luke Albanese

Re: 850 Mk 111 Rear sets

Posted by luke_albanese at August 16. 2010

Previously wrote:

Norman Hyde's website shows no Norton items any more other than some generic peashooter silencers (or at least I can't see them). The Suppliers & Services Directory on this website returns 4 suppliers if the keyword 'rearsets' is entered into the search facility.

Having just spoken to Norman Hyde's this morning, although they no longer do Commando stock, they will consider requests for Mk3 rearsets (or at least they are actively doing so now), and the quoted price is quite modest (£150 plus VAT) so worth giving them a call. Might be possible to get them in bare steel and have them Chromed or finished to your requirements by someone else.

Kind regards

Luke Albanese