Ok everybody,
Christian at SpeedyMoto just got back to me with all the answers we should need:
1. The healguards and pegs are in fact anodized, and as pictured they are anodized in a flatter black then the main body of the rearsets.
2. The pegs have to be anodized before the springs can be installed, and due to the strength of these springs and the way in which they have to be installed, they sometimes put a slight mark in the peg surface. This issue will be corrected for future sets.
3. They had an issue with cracks in the C linkage during the machining process, and have corrected it. They thought they replaced all of the cracked linkages with the new parts before shipping them out, but a few must have slipped past in their rush to fill these orders.
4. Linkage can touch the bodywork on some bikes if the rearsets are in the lowest adjustment and proper spacers are not used (for instance, the 1198 has a different fairing bracket). To be fair, virtually all rearsets for the 1098/1198 have some limit to the adjustability of the linkages/levers due to clearance issues, so that if they are set past a certain point they will contact the bodywork, this includes: the attack performance, gilles, sato's, rizoma's, etc...
5. Christian and all of SpeedyMoto are devoted to satisfying their customers and has asked that if you have a problem with these rearsets (say - need a new C linkage), to contact them immediately at 503-445-4368 so that they may get these out to you asap.
Thank you,
- Randy
I just got off the phone with SpeedyMoto for the 2nd time today where Christian confirmed to me the following:
The pegs are anodized before the springs can be inserted, which due to the strength of the springs can put the small mark in the finish as some of you have experienced.
503-445-4368