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Any ideas/advice on raising foot boards 6" for driver?
i have a new 2023 and wonder if anyone has an idea on how to raise the foot placement about 6 inches for the driver
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 08-14-2023 at 03:19 PM.
Reason: Expanded title to briefly ask the question.... ;-)
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If I'm not mistaken Lamonster has foot board raising wedges (or whatever the correct term is).
2015 Spyder RT-S (Arion) and 2021 RTL Sea to Sky (charming wife)
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Originally Posted by Arion
If I'm not mistaken Lamonster has foot board raising wedges (or whatever the correct term is).
Yes…..they are brackets that lift the boards (and a brake pedal block lift if required), Arion, but only a couple of inches. 6” is going to be a big ask. Plus, you would then have to lift the brake pedal a significant amount as well. I imagine you would have to have something fabricated, and I don’t know if it would be possible. I have never seen a request for 6” of extra height before.
Pete
Last edited by Peteoz; 08-14-2023 at 03:37 PM.
Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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Raising footboards.
I had the same problem with my 2021 Sea to Sky. I obtained some aluminium blocks 2 at 6in square by 1in thick and 2 at 1in by 2in 6in long. I measured in 1/2in in from each end and marked the distance between the footboard bolts. On one side drilled 10mm clearance holes and on the other side 10mm tapping size holes and tapped them 10mm. You will have to obtain longer bolts and thin nuts. PM me if you require more info.
Alan
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Originally Posted by Flier Tuck
I had the same problem with my 2021 Sea to Sky. I obtained some aluminium blocks 2 at 6in square by 1in thick and 2 at 1in by 2in 6in long. I measured in 1/2in in from each end and marked the distance between the footboard bolts. On one side drilled 10mm clearance holes and on the other side 10mm tapping size holes and tapped them 10mm. You will have to obtain longer bolts and thin nuts. PM me if you require more info.
Alan
How much extra height did that give you, Alan?
Pete
Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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I should explain that the lift is for grand child who is having a difficult time getting leg over the seat
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One question that I have, that I might have missed is, what spyder do you have? Is it a F3 series, or a RT Series?
2021 RTL , brake pedal from "Web Boards" chalk white
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Guardsman, we are assuming you are referring to an RT as that’s the way the phrasing reads, but Blacklightning asks a valid question. Which model do you have?
Pete
Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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Assuming the child is sitting on the rear seat it might be less expensive to add a second set of rear floor boards and create a stair arrangement to climb up. I would think buying one of those adapters that can relocate a second set of rear floor boards down and forward might cost less than faffing up a custom solution.
https://www.lamonstergarage.com/pass...t-models-2020/
Last edited by Lee0123; 08-16-2023 at 05:31 AM.
Lee B
2022 Can Am RT Limited
2021 Honda NC750X DCT
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6" is quite a bit of rise.
I once saw a Spyder driven by a little person.
He didn't raise the floorboards, rather he had platforms mounted on top of the floorboards which raised the foot level about 5 or 6 inches.
Of course, there was a custom-made brake pedal, and if I recall correctly, he also had the ISCI hand brake as well.
I thought it was a rather ingenious setup.
If it ain't broke, don't break it.
IBA #47122
2020 RT Limited Asphalt Grey
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Can the child mount as if to sit in the driver’s seat then just scoot backward onto the passenger seat?
Getting off maybe they could remain in place and throw one leg over to the same side as the other leg and scoot down to the driver seat then use the driver foot board to ease down..??
2021 RT Ltd, Marsala Red/Black, Dark
New course heading Mr Sulu: 2nd star to the right and straight on til morning...
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sorry all, my bike is a red/black 2023 RT limited
everyone in my family learns to ride a motorcycle of some kind when they are 5 or 6 years old. All my kids and grand kids, boys and girls ride and love it
I think the problem is solved with a fold away bracket I designed as a step
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Originally Posted by guardsman21
sorry all, my bike is a red/black 2023 RT limited
everyone in my family learns to ride a motorcycle of some kind when they are 5 or 6 years old. All my kids and grand kids, boys and girls ride and love it
I think the problem is solved with a fold away bracket I designed as a step
Ahhhhhh. It becomes clearer…..thanks Guardsman. So brake access is not an issue. It’s just getting on and off the RT
Pete
Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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Originally Posted by ThreeWheels
6" is quite a bit of rise.
I once saw a Spyder driven by a little person.
He didn't raise the floorboards, rather he had platforms mounted on top of the floorboards which raised the foot level about 5 or 6 inches.
Of course, there was a custom-made brake pedal, and if I recall correctly, he also had the ISCI hand brake as well.
I thought it was a rather ingenious setup.
Was this the modified Spyder you were thinking of, Three?
https://youtu.be/F_6Ntxt3Ifc
Pete
Harrington, Australia
2021 RT Limited
Setup for Tall & Big.... 200cm/6'7", 140kg/300lbs, 37"inleg.
HeliBars Handlebars
Brake rubber removed to lower pedal for easier long leg/Size 15 EEEEW boot access.
Ikon (Aussie) shocks all round.
Russell Daylong seat 2” taller than stock (in Sunbrella for Aussie heat & water resistance)
Goodyear Duragrip 165/60 fronts (18psi) - provides extra 1/2” ground clearance.
Kenda Kanine rear.
2021 RT Limited , Brake pedal rubber removed for ease of accessing pedal with size 15 boots. Red
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Originally Posted by Peteoz
Thanks Pete.
No. Not at all.
I'm thinking of someone who rode with the Maryland Spyder Web. I saw him on the New Holland ride in Amish country.
I'm sorry, but I can't find any photos of the set-up.
If it ain't broke, don't break it.
IBA #47122
2020 RT Limited Asphalt Grey
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