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Dumb question.....

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What are rear sets and clip ons?
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Rear sets are a term for aftermarket foot pegs and foot peg hangers, which are normally higher and further back than standard road ones. Hence the name Rear Sets! Clip ons are attachable penis' the you use when......errr...sorry, wrong clip ons......Clip Ons are handlebars mate! :D
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Re: Dumb question.....

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Thanks
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:lol: :shock:

Remember that song detachable penis! Circa.......early 1990? What an unusual song!
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Re: Dumb question.....

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What are the benefits of changing either or both?
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Rear sets change the weight distribution and ground clearance of your bike. The clip ons should make you lean further forward over the front wheel changing the weight distribution and handling of the bike. Both should also be a weight saving over the original product.
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It's all just bling to make you sound good in the pub :roll:
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Not a dumb question, I've been meaning to ask myself. I hear all this bling talk and have no idea what it all means, lol.

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photomike666 wrote:It's all just bling to make you sound good in the pub :roll:
Hey!! I resemble that comment!!
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only dumb question is the one you don't ask - and the reference to "bling" & "lingo" is waaaaayyyyy overated LOL
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Whole new language nowadays.
I had to ask what clipons were and did in the road trip thread a couple of weeks ago.
Rear huggers, rearsets, fender eliminators, blah blah blah :D
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Anyone want to share anymore special names for stuff......save me from asking
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discombobulation: An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused. :lol:
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"There are no dumb questions - only people too dumb to ask them" ............ read it somewhere .. too dumb to remember where ! :oops:
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Well I now know what rearsets and huggers are.........
I just can't get my head around....speed limits :? :lol:
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