underneath the rider seat on the CR is a bit of extra space that could be useful for a bit of extra storage.

so i made some pins up out of stainless bolts by cutting the head off, drilling a hole for a split pin, or 'R' pin (when i get some)

the pin is 30mm long with equal lengths of plain, and threaded, and the pin hole is 5mm from the end of the plain section.

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Have done the same thing on mine ..............gives easy access to what is a good amount of extra storage ...........don't know how the guy on badweb managed to store a spare drive belt in there though

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Yeah must get round to that one myself.

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Norrie.

American Sportbike sell these as a kit - like everybody else I've been meaning to make my own - but like the kit I will also be using a bolt to help secure the pegs just to help stop them vibrating loose. These pegs are a good idea as the inserts in the rear frame aren't very robust !

I've also been thinking of making more fasteners with thumbscrews to replace some of the torx bolts that hold on the bodywork - it can be a pain getting some of them off and on when checking coolant level - especially with a hot exhaust !

But I need to buy another lathe to do that, as I had to get rid of my last one - something small that I can move around ...

i didnt bother with lock nuts as i used loctite. still havent finished it off properly, but i might be able to make up a few more pins sometime.

im looking for better 'R'pins, or if i can get to a chandlers, and find the pins that have an end that fold over in 6mm, then thread them. cant think of the name of them ffs

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Try a large agricultural supplier. Farmers use those type of pins

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drop nose pin. is what i want. 6mm

cut the cap off, thread it M6. screw it into frame. when the seat is on, just turn the end over.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-6mm-s-s ... 3caad40e87

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I think I have them at my work although not S/S.

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Norrie.

found some brass pins like that at work, so might be able to knock a set up tomorrow evening.

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do you get much play between the split pin and the seat ???

Have ridden mine without the rclips in place and the seat doesn't move about at all...........just uses the pins to locate and can't come off unless you already have done

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I like the idea - will look into it when i get my bike back from its 1st service 620 miles done already

i have got some brass drop nose pins from work, and theaded them. not fitted today as the sun was shining. will get pics up tomorrow

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Brass pins now.

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Try these

http://www.americansportbike.com/shopon ... 16501.html