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Bret

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What do ya think?

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I think their cool! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
 
I think you need more appropriate footwear! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif
 
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I think you need more appropriate footwear! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif

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Now Doc, don’t underestimate the benefits of a good leather sole. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
Yup! Great peddle feedback too. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif And best of all they don't look anything like those cheap color anodized "ricer" peddle packages you find in the autoparts stores. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/pukeface.gif
 
heh... them boots ya sport can actually let ya roll yer brake foot to apply throttle, then?!?
 
Remember "real" western/roper boots’ soles are made of leather & don't have any sort of tread on them. Also leather (I learned early in life) is more pliable & gives a better feel than most meterials used in modern footwear.

Driving the B in my Reebok cross trainers is agonizing and feels like I’m driving with waders.
 
Ah'em (clears throat /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif). Actually nobody calls’em “cowboy boots” anymore - they're either western boots or Ropers. “Cowboy boots” are for Rock Stars who wear spandex & gals who wear rhinestone vests and line dance to Shania Twain music. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

But personally I don’t normally wear western boots and actually prefer Ropers with their medium round toe and a low flat heal (like hard street or dress shoes). For the uppers I prefer the Deer skin because it is more pliable than normal cowhide and way more soft than most tennis shoes uppers. Big difference.

A lot of folks don't realize that assuming a true leather sole & depending on the materials the uppers are made of once they are broken-in - they're like moccasins.
 
So, now that you've shown them - where does one get them?
 
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So, now that you've shown them - where does one get them?

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Moss motors. I know you've heard of them. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
hehehehe
 
They ~did~ have a Paddy Hopkirk buried someplace and sent it to me a couple years back. Mebbe they got more requests. They do look good.
 
The kit comes with all the mounting hardware needed and there are two ways to mount them. The first is to simply drill holes through hole and use the supplied hardware. The second (and cleanest) is to drill & tap – you can use the existing screws but they’ll stick out quite a bit out the back side. So you can do like I did and go get some shorter (½” long) screws or you can cut them down to size.

FYI if you decide to go with the tapping method - remember that the brake & clutch peddles are pretty hard metal while the accelerator is pretty thin. So I would recommend purchasing "two" new 8-32 taps & make sure to use some sort of cutting lubricant like oil (3-1’ll do) or Isopropyl alcohol (cleaner easy clean-up). Don’t get brave – change to a new tap after the first five or six taps. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif
 
Helllloooo,

This has now peaked my interest.

2 Q's.

Is there a correspoding backplate on these to keep it together?
Why go with aluminum over rubber? Aren't there any problems with your feet slipping off?

V
 
A Paddy Hopkirk gas pedal extension and some "no-skid" (like the home improvement centers sell for stairways) pads on brake and clutch work very well, too... and no holes. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
hmmm... the rubber pad on my brake pedal is about done for. It's begining to slip off the side...
 
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