NEVER stand between a red blooded Indian and his chrome.
Good to know, but now my main concern is will this make the vehicle warranty void ?
Defenitely No problem to Ather warranty, bcoz we not made any changes in Scooter design.We just removed the pre existing Screws in floor board Left and fitted that extended SS side foot rest with Long bolts of same thread pitch in same holes with Normal torque tightness. There is no void as we checked with Ather service team already.
Cool, but I didn’t get these words. These words are so technical. Does the mechanic or the technician who does this fitting is a professional or who did it?
He means the new bolts have the same diameter, but increased length.
By far the best looking. Can it adversely affect the water protection of the battery compartment ? How much weight can it support?
Hi Dutta,
It weight less dhan 850grams. A normal adult can keep their leg without any issues. It can easily bare child weight. It won’t affect the battery , its attached to the top of bike frame
A question to Ather…Is it so difficult to design and come up with one one like this? People have been requesting this ever since the scooter was launched. This will be of help to saree clad women. Apart from providing tech features, which I appreciate, it is wiser to listen and look into the basic needs of users.
By far the best looking option among all others we’ve seen so far. good one @christ4karan
However, this should be only on the other side. Right side is the road-side and left side is the kerb-side. This is the exact reason why the saree guard is on the left side. Even if we ignore kerb-side thing, this should simply be on the saree-guard side. the right side one is actually not necessary.
Edit: ok now I realize you’ve done it even for people sitting with legs both sides. especially for shorter people who find it difficult to rest their feet on the stock footrest.
The footrest is looking good, but I am sure it’s not safe… If the scooter rides on any bumps the footrest will not swing with the seat. It may result in possible injury for pillion. The foot rest should ideally be connected to anything that’s aligned with the seat movement above the suspension. I believe that’s the reason Ather is not able to add up Foot rest in their current design…
We tried with multiple options and came up with this design. There is no option to mount near the seat or suspension, because frame of the bike has designed in such a way. Yes you are right the footrest won’t swing and be steady like all other bikes. If it’s swings on daily usage it will broke for sure. That’s why bike manufacturers who provide footrest they make sure it won’t swing on bumps.
By keeping all the details and usage in mind this footrest is designed. It’s 100% safety and using it after multiple of weight test.
I believe, If Ather have added footrest with their frame design then it will be difficult to remove the back tyre for any issues like tyre punchure, belt fixing etc.
Hi christ4karan, are you in Bangalore or other city ?
Any option for pillion rider footrest while sitting one side. (Especially while in saree). It’s very uncomfortable to sit one side without proper footrest.
Has anyone got a sidefootrest fitted for the convinience of sitting to one side?
This is amazing! .also a temporary fix. Seems easy to remove if need be. Amazing. Anybody contacted @christ4karan ? Did he make a price quote?
Update : it’s Matte - ₹750 Chrome - ₹850
- Shipping extra (from Chennai)
- For Bangalore its ~ ₹ 150 shipping
Just a note on this:
The mounting points used in the side step are not designed to take the load in the direction in which the part is reacting on. This will lead to failure of the joint during use and can fail at both ingresses as well as running conditions during the ride.
Was JUST about to order it. But now I’m not sure anymore. Anyone who is using it, do let us know how it fairs after a while.
Hi Abhishek,
Thanks for your feedback. I have came with this solution because of my mom faced issue with footrest which is currently not available in the bike.
I have not included too much weight or any issues to the frame. I just extended the current frame as footrest so for further any assistance it can be easily removed and it won’t damge the vehicle frame or the performance at any cost.
I have tested on the footrest with decent amount of weight for past 1.5 months things are prefect and I have no issues with this product.
The issues which I face with the Bike from the day of delivery is, dashboard switching on without key, indicator, dashboard freeze, dashboard blackout screen and so on. I have made couple of complaints about this issues and waiting for the solution from your guys which I paid 1.6lakhs for the bike.
If you have better solution for ladies who are sitting oneside, it’s always welcome and we are ready to pay if you charge for it.
Also, warranty will go out of the window I guess. Imagine if some major failure happens and Ather blames the foot rest.
@christ4karan, the basic idea is sound. I’ve attached a modified picture with my two cents to make the frame properly sturdy. Might help.