Hello who makes the best forward controls for dyna custom superglide 2009?
And how hard are they to install. Thanks

 

H/D are good but can be labor intensive Kury are not as nice but super easy and if you ever want to return to mids to sell, it is also easy there are several other manuf but most are very expensive

 

Kuryakyn not being nice is an opinion and not necessarily a fact. I've had 2 sets and happy with both. Very easy to install if you have basic tools and can follow instructions. I first installed the standard length controls and later changed them out for the extended length controls. The HD controls can be installed as easily as the Kury's if you can find a cover for the mid shifter spline like the one the Kury kit comes with. Otherwise, you'd have to remove the primary cover and remove internal shifter parts and then plug the hole where the spline used to be. I've heard of dealers quoting more for labor to do this than the parts themselves cost. I think both kits retail for about $400 but I know you can get the Kury kit online for about $300 shipped and do the install yourself.

 

thank for the info
Hello 2007fxdc why did you change to the extended length controls?

 

I wouldn't recommend the extended forwards. I tried the Kury extends at first and ended up hating them as it was too much of a reach and had a hard time keep my feet from sliding off the pegs at 6'1" tall. I have since switched to a set of black H-D controls and love them.

Both the Kury and H-D are nice quality sets with the deciding factor being price and color for me as Kury didn't offer theirs in black .

 

My idea of the best forward controls are not the HD brand. My idea of the best ones are the opnes that move the rear master cylinder up with the controls instead of leaving it where it is hard to get to. If I had to do over again I never would have had the HD controls installed. Search Ebay, there are lots of good ones on there.

 

Kury recommends standard length forward controls for inseam lengths of 33" or less. Mine is 34" (I am 6'4"). The extended forwards or either 2 or 3" longer than the standards so I went under the logic that my extra inch wasn't enough to justify the extended controls. I liked the standard controls but my knees would feel cramped on long rides. I rode with the standards for about 2 years and then decided to try the extendeds. What a difference it made for me. Combined with all of the other mods I've made - lower rear shocks, drag bars, bare bones seat, etc., my bike finally really feels like it was made for me instead of me having to adjust to it and give up comfort. Kury makes a kit to extend the standard length HD forwards but doesn't make one to extend their own forwards. So I had to completely swap them out. It probably took me 2 hours or so to install the first set I got. But I could do it again in half the time now that I've done it once.

As for the forwards with the master cylinder moved forward, I've yet to see the big deal with that. After 3 years, I haven't had to be concerned at all yet where the rear master cylinder is located. There are some really nice forward control sets out there but many of them are expensive. The Kury and HD kits look good and don't break the bank. The Kury's are designed to be rider installed with simple tools and don't require the primary to be opened up. The HD kit does but it can also be installed like the Kury kit but you have to go out and find a spline cover since it doesn't come with one.

 

I also have the 3" extended Kury forwards and love them.
They only took about 45 minutes to install and I've never had a problem with them.

 

Thanks everybody what a great site for info.

 

Ebay has good prices on the HD's - I just ordered a set in black today - just look up the part number on the HD site and then search that part number on Ebay.