boot rubbage

[joezxr]

Just a random question, does anyone else have a problem with their boots rubbing through the rear brake line?

The standard hose had about worn through to the braid, so iv swapped out for a nice set of hels and the same is happening again! i cant even reposition the bugger to make get it out the way

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Errr. Nope.

Make and model of bike and shoe size would help.
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[kramdra]

Do you not have a foot plate between master cylinder and pegs to prevent this, or are you resting foot further back on swinger?

[MCN]

Do you have 'Quarter to Three' feet?

Maybe find a plate/guard to protect the hose.
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[Pol Anorl]

how the hell do you rub your brake line with your foot!

brake lines are usually hidden :S

what bike?



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[joezxr]

bike is a kawasaki zx6r b1h 2003

and my feet are size 9, the boots i have just hang right past the heel plate!!

ill try and get a picture

[stinkwheel]

Looks like all you need to do is either make a new, bigger heel plate or add an extension to the current one.

It's bolt-on and is drilled so cutting a new one out of a bit of alloy plate or simply bolting an extension through the drillings of the current one shouldn't be the fabrication job of the century.

At the most simple, cable tying a bit of plastic cut out of an old oil bottle to the current heel plate so it covers where your boot is rubbing should do the trick.
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[G]

Can you move the brake line out of the way?

I wonder if when the banjo on the master cylinder was last undone it was done up with the hose pointing out more?

[lihp]

5ponds bet that you ride with your instep on the peg with toes pointing out.

Instead of feet straight on the balls of the feet.
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[TheArchitect]

I ride with ball of my toes on pegs and have the issue of heel plastic from boots melting onto the exhaust. Leaves horrible black marks on my nicely polished pipe.
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[joezxr]

[lihp]

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[Vincent]

Wrap something around tne hose that won't chafe as much.......there must be some material that causes less friction ........
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[joezxr]

yeah okay it must be user fault i have a habbit of riding on my tiptoes!

iv wrapped some snazzy coloured velcro ties around it, lets see how i got on lol