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Old October 12th, 2012, 10:16 AM   #25
Sapper
MSF Instructor
 
Name: Mike
Location: Tampa
Join Date: Sep 2012

Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300, 2010 Yamaha WR250R, 2008 CBR600RR

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Originally Posted by Surferboy120 View Post
It will be interesting to see how rearsets are on this bike. They should hopefully help the one quirk with this bike in that on the exhaust side your heel tends to be right on the exhaust can unless your riding straight up.
If the balls of your feet are on the pegs, like they would be when racing, your heel shouldn't touch the pipe. If you put your arches on the pegs and you are sitting back in the seat with your feet really flat your heel can touch the heat shield.

I don't feel the heat shield while riding and in 700 miles I have only bumped the heat shield a couple times with my heel. My 600 has undertail exhuast so this is new to me lol
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