Here's another one of those mods that roll around in my head since the day I got the Vision.  I was never one to want to ride spread eagle, one reason I despised riding the highly touted Gold Wing. So I never got any of the foot rest for the Vision that stuck out, but I always wanted an inny toe or foot rest, here she be. 

This is all prototype and I've found some small changes I'll make with the final cut.  I ran out of daylight so only the right one is done.  I'll give it a try tomorrow and then make the left one and redo the right after I think about it for awhile. I mainly want to make sure this is it, or do I want to make it taller, shorter, or do something entirely different. 

I might see if a foot pad would fit over it or maybe put on a rubberboot of some sort.  Just kicking it around, this is about an hours worth of work, tools out, tools in, thinking and stinkin'. 

Comments are welcome, good or bad.  I know some of you all have to feel big sometime today after getting whooped around, so have at it.

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The homemade toe/foot rest looks solid.  You could always have them black powder-coated and add a rubber pad like you suggested.

Maybe dress them up with a little leather fringe.

Thanks. I'm checking out the ride position over the next couple of days on my trip to NC. The next thing I was going to do, noticing what you've pointed at, as to whether it will hit. I ride what I consider aggressively but have gotten past scrapping floorboards as a good thing. The more your body shifts to the inside weight wise, the less chance you will scrap. I've taken the same curves using that principle and actually take it faster without scrapping, than before when I use to lean, as most do, to the outside. Second, I don't think it is a good idea to scrap because around here, there is uneven concrete, and I'd hate to think I'm being cool to then find myself spread across the highway.

Sorry for the commentary, but yes, thanks. I'm going to lay it over to see what hits first. There's enough steel there, and strong enough to cut some out. I was tring to keep it very simple and not have a lot of moving parts, but that has it's own problems too.

I've been using my latest prototype for the past week and think I've got it down to where I want it. I've only used it on the right side and find that it is a perfect fit after I make some slight adjustments. There is a 3" rise which seems to be right for me, and then I need to twist the rest pad a little more to the rear.  I'm going to look for a pad to put on this and just do some black krylon for now.  The thing I like about it is that my foot and leg rest naturally and the first time I used this particular one, my foot hit it right the first time.  Also, it keeps me in a very natural position to allow my foot to move to the brake quicker.  On the first one that was lower, I actually tried to brake using the rest a few times and that was unsettleling.  This one, my foot just goes for the brake without a thought.

I can also move my foot to various positions to include resting the heal on the top, though that makes me lock knee, something I want to avoid.  I've not worked on the lean angle, but the final, final one will not make contact with the ground.  I'm using the strapping eye to hold it in, but I'm going to get the bolts instead.   I think I'll get a leather tassle rap for it and that would eliminate painting or chromng.

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