XS650 cafe' project - rearsets part 3

On the shifter side I started by putting the stock shifter in place backwards to get an idea of where the shift peg needed to be. It needed to move forward and in. For a GP shift pattern I'd just need to shorten the shifter, but decided to stay with the standard shift.


I'll be using an '83 XJ750 Seca shifter.


Some tubing, a nut, copper washer, shift pedal, and a shouldered bolt. I'm not sure what the shouldered bolt is from, but looks like maybe a center stand bolt. It was a perfect fit with the shift pedal. The shouldered area was just barely wider than the shift pedal pivot, so the copper washer was in case it wasn't enough to allow the pedal to move freely when tightened, but I ended up not needing it.


Here is how it all goes together.


The nut welded in the end of the tubing.


The tubing cut and fit to the footrest and welded in. I was curious as to the weight from using the stock steel parts rather than the more common aluminum for the rearsets. This completed assembly with the peg weighs 1 pound 11 ounces, so really not too bad.


The shifter pedal bolted in place, using a piece of wood dowel to determine what the shift rod length will be. The shift pedal end uses reverse thread. Other than the shift rod, like the brake side just some detail work to do before paint or powdercoat and the rearsets are done.