kicker clear rath nerfs - Yamaha YFZ450 Forum : YFZ450, YFZ450R, YFZ450X Forums

chris b · 12-23-2011, 11:37 AM

Ive got a 08 with a kicker and im wanting to buy rath nerfs with heel guards. Does anyone have this setup do you have to mod the nerfs?

kmc_a55 · 12-23-2011, 12:23 PM

That's the setup that I will be running next season and while I have not personally been able to put the nerfs on my quad yet, I have seen pics of a kicker with Rath nerf bar/heel guard combo. I have the pics saved on my computer somewhere and I can post them if you would like. The person that originally posted the pics said that there was no modification required. It just depends on the kicker that you use.

kmc_a55 · 12-23-2011, 12:54 PM

I believe a 98 YZ250 kicker is the perfect kicker to use because it is shorter than most of the other kickers and clears no problem

chris b · 12-23-2011, 03:08 PM

pics please

kmc_a55 · 12-24-2011, 05:43 AM

Here are the pics. These are not my pics and I can't take credit for them (found them on this forum or another when I had the same question) but you can see that it clears. The lever isnt actually solid mounted yet but can clearly see that it will clear, just need to learn to kick with your heel.

Also, I was just reading yfzracer45's thread about his winter rebuild and he has the Rath nerfs with heel guards on his set up with a kicker.

Check the thread out here. 2012 rebuild

welch7 · 12-24-2011, 07:38 AM

I got a kicker on my quad n just got raths yesterday. I can mount them up n give u a deffinate answer later today

chopp124 · 12-24-2011, 09:08 AM

racer45 is running my shorty now and is haveing problems with the wrath heelguards my shorty is one inch shorter than the yz lever i personaly havent seen them so not sure what will fit

chopp124 · 12-24-2011, 09:09 AM

if you look at that last pic hes holding the kicker more forward than he shoud. its not centered on the motor plug

chris b · 12-24-2011, 01:16 PM

thanks for the input. welch7 if you could do that it would be great

welch7 · 12-24-2011, 02:35 PM

Pm me ur number n ill send u a pic later. I believe the dude I bought mine off of said that its got the yz kicker on it also.

chopp124 · 12-24-2011, 02:47 PM

the kicker in the pic on that bike is a 98yz lever. if u have a 99yz lever u are screwed heres the difference. pic is a 99 lever

chris b · 12-24-2011, 04:03 PM

I think I have the 98 but they look the same to me lol.

nicks_tricks · 12-24-2011, 08:01 PM

Chopp, will your set up clear GYTR nerfs?

chopp124 · 12-24-2011, 10:25 PM

the shorty i have been doing is the shortest possible kicker to use it has cleared everything no problem until this issue with the raths. i dont think its that much of a problem just pain cause your foot will hit rear fender. its shorter than the 98 lever wich clears most as well but it will work with everything. 5 1/2 inches long

chopp124 · 12-24-2011, 10:27 PM

pic of it. u looking to do a whole kit?

welch7 · 12-24-2011, 10:43 PM

I just mounted up the rear healguard to check the clearance of my kicker. I could just slide my finger between the healguard and my kicker. Def not enough room to kick. Im not running them though. The guy I bought the nerfs from sold me the whole deal. My quad originally came from patt brown but there was a owner between me n patt. Whoever did the kicker set up made a new bracket to pull the rear fender out of the way so that u dint have to chop the actual fender. Gives me enough clearance to kick it with my heal. Im actually putting the 09 rear fenders on my 08. Same subvrames so the plastic fits right on. Just gotta do a lil fab work to get it to meet up with the 08 plastic. Got a local upholstery shop fabbing the seat to make it fit to the 08 gas tank better. The 09 fender set up is gonna give me all the room to kick. Gives me like 2 more inchs of clearance

welch7 · 12-24-2011, 10:47 PM

Idk if u could bend the healguard back out of the way to give urself the clearance without breaking it or not

chopp124 · 12-24-2011, 10:54 PM

you def have a 98 lever then cool hope it works out for u

yfzracer45 · 12-25-2011, 01:24 AM

The only nerfs i had NO problems with kick start and heel guards was the DG national series which they do NOT sell anymore. These rath series heel guards are foward more and the fender mounts closer so im trying to work out a solution for this. If your like me i have a motoworks G2 exhaust i cant bend or make any brackets to move it back cause the exhaust will melt the plastics. You can cut 1/2 of the threaded stud off and it will bring the plastic back farther but i cant do that with my pipe touching the plastics

yfzracer45 · 12-25-2011, 01:28 AM

those pics up top of cadwells old yfz is the older style rath heel guards. The new style has a bung welded on the heel guard and his do not have that.

12-23-2011, 11:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
chris b Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	kicker clear rath nerfs Ive got a 08 with a kicker and im wanting to buy rath nerfs with heel guards. Does anyone have this setup do you have to mod the nerfs?

12-23-2011, 12:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
kmc_a55 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Council Bluffs, IA Posts: 60	That's the setup that I will be running next season and while I have not personally been able to put the nerfs on my quad yet, I have seen pics of a kicker with Rath nerf bar/heel guard combo. I have the pics saved on my computer somewhere and I can post them if you would like. The person that originally posted the pics said that there was no modification required. It just depends on the kicker that you use. __________________ 2007 YFZ450: My quad...being built from scratch for XC racing with a custom "...complete bike in a box" kit -bbcmudtruck 2005 YFZ450: Wife's quad...mostly stock My (somewhat) build thread: http://www.yfzcentral.com/forum/11-y...ild-plans.html If it can't be fixed with a hammer or duct tape, then you've got an electrical problem.

12-23-2011, 12:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
kmc_a55 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Council Bluffs, IA Posts: 60	I believe a 98 YZ250 kicker is the perfect kicker to use because it is shorter than most of the other kickers and clears no problem __________________ 2007 YFZ450: My quad...being built from scratch for XC racing with a custom "...complete bike in a box" kit -bbcmudtruck 2005 YFZ450: Wife's quad...mostly stock My (somewhat) build thread: http://www.yfzcentral.com/forum/11-y...ild-plans.html If it can't be fixed with a hammer or duct tape, then you've got an electrical problem.

12-24-2011, 05:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
kmc_a55 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Council Bluffs, IA Posts: 60	Here are the pics. These are not my pics and I can't take credit for them (found them on this forum or another when I had the same question) but you can see that it clears. The lever isnt actually solid mounted yet but can clearly see that it will clear, just need to learn to kick with your heel. Also, I was just reading yfzracer45's thread about his winter rebuild and he has the Rath nerfs with heel guards on his set up with a kicker. Check the thread out here. 2012 rebuild __________________ 2007 YFZ450: My quad...being built from scratch for XC racing with a custom "...complete bike in a box" kit -bbcmudtruck 2005 YFZ450: Wife's quad...mostly stock My (somewhat) build thread: http://www.yfzcentral.com/forum/11-y...ild-plans.html If it can't be fixed with a hammer or duct tape, then you've got an electrical problem. Last edited by kmc_a55; 12-24-2011 at 05:45 AM.

12-24-2011, 02:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
chopp124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CT Posts: 745	the kicker in the pic on that bike is a 98yz lever. if u have a 99yz lever u are screwed heres the difference. pic is a 99 lever Attached Thumbnails Last edited by chopp124; 12-24-2011 at 02:47 PM. Reason: abcd

12-23-2011, 03:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
chris b Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	pics please

12-24-2011, 07:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
welch7 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 149	I got a kicker on my quad n just got raths yesterday. I can mount them up n give u a deffinate answer later today

12-24-2011, 09:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
chopp124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CT Posts: 745	racer45 is running my shorty now and is haveing problems with the wrath heelguards my shorty is one inch shorter than the yz lever i personaly havent seen them so not sure what will fit

12-24-2011, 09:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
chopp124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CT Posts: 745	if you look at that last pic hes holding the kicker more forward than he shoud. its not centered on the motor plug

12-24-2011, 01:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
chris b Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	thanks for the input. welch7 if you could do that it would be great

12-24-2011, 02:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
welch7 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 149	Pm me ur number n ill send u a pic later. I believe the dude I bought mine off of said that its got the yz kicker on it also.

12-24-2011, 04:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
chris b Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	I think I have the 98 but they look the same to me lol.

12-24-2011, 08:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
nicks_tricks Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 300	Chopp, will your set up clear GYTR nerfs? __________________ AATV - Auckland ATV club. Check out our club site, this is ATV action in New Zealand. Loads of photos and videos to view. www.aatv.co.nz

12-24-2011, 10:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
chopp124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CT Posts: 745	the shorty i have been doing is the shortest possible kicker to use it has cleared everything no problem until this issue with the raths. i dont think its that much of a problem just pain cause your foot will hit rear fender. its shorter than the 98 lever wich clears most as well but it will work with everything. 5 1/2 inches long

12-24-2011, 10:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
chopp124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CT Posts: 745	kicker pic of it. u looking to do a whole kit? Attached Thumbnails

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12-24-2011, 10:43 PM	#16 (permalink)
welch7 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 149	I just mounted up the rear healguard to check the clearance of my kicker. I could just slide my finger between the healguard and my kicker. Def not enough room to kick. Im not running them though. The guy I bought the nerfs from sold me the whole deal. My quad originally came from patt brown but there was a owner between me n patt. Whoever did the kicker set up made a new bracket to pull the rear fender out of the way so that u dint have to chop the actual fender. Gives me enough clearance to kick it with my heal. Im actually putting the 09 rear fenders on my 08. Same subvrames so the plastic fits right on. Just gotta do a lil fab work to get it to meet up with the 08 plastic. Got a local upholstery shop fabbing the seat to make it fit to the 08 gas tank better. The 09 fender set up is gonna give me all the room to kick. Gives me like 2 more inchs of clearance

12-24-2011, 10:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
welch7 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 149	Idk if u could bend the healguard back out of the way to give urself the clearance without breaking it or not

12-24-2011, 10:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
chopp124 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CT Posts: 745	you def have a 98 lever then cool hope it works out for u

12-25-2011, 01:24 AM	#19 (permalink)
yfzracer45 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bowling Green Ky Posts: 2,403	The only nerfs i had NO problems with kick start and heel guards was the DG national series which they do NOT sell anymore. These rath series heel guards are foward more and the fender mounts closer so im trying to work out a solution for this. If your like me i have a motoworks G2 exhaust i cant bend or make any brackets to move it back cause the exhaust will melt the plastics. You can cut 1/2 of the threaded stud off and it will bring the plastic back farther but i cant do that with my pipe touching the plastics

12-25-2011, 01:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
yfzracer45 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bowling Green Ky Posts: 2,403	those pics up top of cadwells old yfz is the older style rath heel guards. The new style has a bung welded on the heel guard and his do not have that.