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slippery kicker fix?
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 8:53 am
by 484
I am not afraid of mud. I will take my bike in the nastiest crap on a dare. The problem is, once my boot gets good and muddy it becomes a real pain to kick. Boot slides right off. I have heard of putting hose clamps on the kicker and positioning the screw assy on it to give some substance to it. Anyone got any other ideas? I thought about taking a file to it and really roughing it up.
thanks
j
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 12:54 pm
by britincali
I would try roughing it up with a grinder, I sharpen my pegs with a grinder and I can definatly feel a difference in bite.
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 10:33 pm
by M.F.D.B.
Just weld a bicycle pedal to it, id leave the reflectors on too...

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 10:38 pm
by CR500R7
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:02 am
by asteroid500
you fuckin idiots
LMFAO

Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:22 am
by TYSTYX
Never had problems kicking over my 500 in the wet....Maybe your foot position needs adjusting ??
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:58 am
by Travis
It probably has a lot to do with the boots too. Mine seem to not have enough heel on them or something. I see where you can have this problem. I really don't have a solution though. Maybe some of that skateboard stuff that they stick on the top of them or the stuff for slippery steps. You know what I am talking about right? lol Like sticky sand paper and wrap it around the end of the kicker...
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 7:52 am
by AlisoBob
M.F.D.B. wrote:... leave the reflectors on too...
Hahahahahahahahahaaahahaaa!!!!
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 10:25 am
by 484
Travis wrote:It probably has a lot to do with the boots too. Mine seem to not have enough heel on them or something. I see where you can have this problem. I really don't have a solution though. Maybe some of that skateboard stuff that they stick on the top of them or the stuff for slippery steps. You know what I am talking about right? lol Like sticky sand paper and wrap it around the end of the kicker...
yeah I think my thor boots get pretty slick in the mud. Just by watching my friends walk around in the same mud that I bust my ass on. And they do have a shallow heel.
the sandpaper tape sounds like a good plan.
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 10:59 am
by yota
484 wrote:Travis wrote:It probably has a lot to do with the boots too. Mine seem to not have enough heel on them or something. I see where you can have this problem. I really don't have a solution though. Maybe some of that skateboard stuff that they stick on the top of them or the stuff for slippery steps. You know what I am talking about right? lol Like sticky sand paper and wrap it around the end of the kicker...
yeah I think my thor boots get pretty slick in the mud. Just by watching my friends walk around in the same mud that I bust my ass on. And they do have a shallow heel.
the sandpaper tape sounds like a good plan.
and it will stay on there for like 3 seconds.
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 11:16 am
by AlisoBob
yota wrote:
and it will stay on there for like 3 seconds.
Your being generous.....
Take the thing off... take it to a welder, and have him to this....
Its going to tear the shit out of your boots, but then you'll have something new to complain about.
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 11:32 pm
by M.F.D.B.
AlisoBob wrote: you'll have something new to complain about.
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 3:54 am
by Travis
yota wrote:484 wrote:Travis wrote:It probably has a lot to do with the boots too. Mine seem to not have enough heel on them or something. I see where you can have this problem. I really don't have a solution though. Maybe some of that skateboard stuff that they stick on the top of them or the stuff for slippery steps. You know what I am talking about right? lol Like sticky sand paper and wrap it around the end of the kicker...
yeah I think my thor boots get pretty slick in the mud. Just by watching my friends walk around in the same mud that I bust my ass on. And they do have a shallow heel.
the sandpaper tape sounds like a good plan.
and it will stay on there for like 3 seconds.
You never know. It may stay on there forever. Has anyone tried that?
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 7:56 am
by AlisoBob
Regardless if it stays on, the pores of the grip tape will fill with mud instantly, rendering it useless.
Ever see grip tape on foot pegs?

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:32 pm
by hoofarted
...or just use a decomp valve.
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 10:56 pm
by M.F.D.B.
hoofarted wrote:...or just use a decomp valve.
Yeah, if you are a puss...hahahaa
Dood, James can start a hopped up 500 WHILE ballancing it (hes not tall enough to hold the bike up AND start it) and hes like 5 foot nothing and 100 lbs!!
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 12:25 am
by pstoffers
M.F.D.B. wrote:hoofarted wrote:...or just use a decomp valve.
and hes like 5 foot nothing and 100 lbs!!
My ass he's bigger than me....

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:08 am
by M.F.D.B.
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 12:54 pm
by asteroid500
Heres a reameby we use up north,
place a generous tea spoon of concreat powder in your tea or coffee &
"HARD"N THE FUCK UP"
Kick that bithch like its some one try'n hurt your family.
OR cary a clean rug in the back of your pants and give the kicker a wipe befor engaging....i remenber the AMA guys doing this in the 80's
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:25 pm
by NightBiker07
This thread is priceless! LMFAO a fuckin Bike Pedal......although it would give a bit more kicking traction

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:48 pm
by M.F.D.B.
NightBiker07 wrote:This thread is priceless! LMFAO
Arnt pretty much all threads on this board like this?

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 7:34 pm
by NightBiker07
M.F.D.B. wrote:NightBiker07 wrote:This thread is priceless! LMFAO
Arnt pretty much all threads on this board like this?

That'd be why i still hang out.