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Author Topic: Cobra floorboards and the kickstand fit  (Read 1212 times)
salty1
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« on: March 19, 2015, 07:03:05 PM »

I'm considering the classic Cobra floorboards for my IS. I've done quite a bit of searching of threads on these driver's floorboards and it's not clear to me if the tang (the extension for raising and lowering) on the kickstand will clear the board after their installation. Any insight on this is much appreciated.

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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2015, 07:12:58 PM »

Just take a rubber hammer and persuade it a lil outatheway cooldude
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2015, 07:47:48 PM »

Yes, it clears the floorboards on both my interstates.

But here's the deal, the helper bar (tang), can get a little bent out of shape, and as a result, it can contact the board.  There is a little dimple cutout in the left exhaust where the tang is supposed to be oriented when the side stand is up, and if it is centered in that cutout properly, then it will not hit the board.  Instead of whacking it with a mallet, slide a piece of pipe or PVC over it all the way down, and bend it gently straightly to the correct orientation on the exhaust cutout, and it will be just right. If your tang is right where it should be, it should clear the board fine.

It's hard to hold the bike up with one hand while kneeling and working on the kickstand with the other, so this is best accomplished with a wheel chock or jack.

I use a Rattlebars kick shifter and Cobra boards on both bikes. (but not the lowering kit in this picture)  If you have big feet, the Cobras can make it a little tricky getting your toe on our tiny shift pegs without a heel toe shifter.  The shift lever can be moved a tooth up or down on the spline for better access with floorboards.  The trouble is not toeing down, but up (as in foot over the front of the board, toe under the peg and lifting). In this picture, with the relocator, the floorboard is one inch lower (and may be up to one inch forward) of the stock position.  I could not find a good pic without the relocator.  The whole point of a heel toe shifter is never having to fish your toe under the shift peg, you toe down to downshift, and heel down to upshift.  However, it is my experience that guys who have never used a heel toe shifter for many years of riding, have a hard time getting used to one later in life.


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vicnelson
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2015, 11:10:05 AM »

I'm considering the classic Cobra floorboards for my IS. I've done quite a bit of searching of threads on these driver's floorboards and it's not clear to me if the tang (the extension for raising and lowering) on the kickstand will clear the board after their installation. Any insight on this is much appreciated.




I just put these boards on my '99 Tourer. The tang touched the board when weight was applied to the stand. I just took a huge crescent wrench, put the tang through the hole on the end and bent the tang straight down so it cleared the board. It did not take much effort to bend a slight amount.
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dpcarson
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2015, 11:12:42 AM »

No problem with driver boards, however, if you put the passenger boards on it can be tricky finding the tang of the stand up underneath the passenger board.
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2015, 10:36:34 AM »

Yes, it clears the floorboards on both my interstates.

But here's the deal, the helper bar (tang), can get a little bent out of shape, and as a result, it can contact the board.  There is a little dimple cutout in the left exhaust where the tang is supposed to be oriented when the side stand is up, and if it is centered in that cutout properly, then it will not hit the board.  Instead of whacking it with a mallet, slide a piece of pipe or PVC over it all the way down, and bend it gently straightly to the correct orientation on the exhaust cutout, and it will be just right. If your tang is right where it should be, it should clear the board fine.

It's hard to hold the bike up with one hand while kneeling and working on the kickstand with the other, so this is best accomplished with a wheel chock or jack.

I use a Rattlebars kick shifter and Cobra boards on both bikes. (but not the lowering kit in this picture)  If you have big feet, the Cobras can make it a little tricky getting your toe on our tiny shift pegs without a heel toe shifter.  The shift lever can be moved a tooth up or down on the spline for better access with floorboards.  The trouble is not toeing down, but up (as in foot over the front of the board, toe under the peg and lifting). In this picture, with the relocator, the floorboard is one inch lower (and may be up to one inch forward) of the stock position.  I could not find a good pic without the relocator.  The whole point of a heel toe shifter is never having to fish your toe under the shift peg, you toe down to downshift, and heel down to upshift.  However, it is my experience that guys who have never used a heel toe shifter for many years of riding, have a hard time getting used to one later in life.





Yesterday I took my first real ride with the new boards I had installed. The board installation was somewhat of a no brainer. The fine tuning of the position of the shifter and brake pedal becomes more of the issue. I found that I had no difficulty shifting up but down shifting was a little bit more tricky since my riding foot wear was thicker in the toe region compared to my test ride shoes, making getting it over the the shifter and under the head difficult. I was fairly comfortable with the brake position but it could stand to be raised a bit more. So I get to do a little adjusting today. As stated above, lowering of the boards is perhaps the best solution along with heel and toe shifter.
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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2015, 09:37:49 PM »

I have the Cobras and they clear just fine I had to bend the foot hold a little when I added the peg lowering kit but works good. I have thought about adding an extension since I do hit the pipes sometimes with my boot.. I also have the cobra passenger boards and I have to put them up to get to the kick stand.
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