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Old 09-05-2008, 08:40 AM
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Try just the freeway pegs for now and leave your mid controls,along with a wide vintage Mustang seat
 
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forward controls and mustang solo tripper, done.
 
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The swale the stock seat has on my 2008 Roadster was uncomfortable for me so I had C&C fill it in to flatten the profile of the front part of the seat. This raised the seat height 1 to 1.5" and took the cramp out of my knees. I don't feel as though I have lost the "low bike" feel, the profile change didn't radically alter the asthetics and handling doesn't seem to have been effected.

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Originally Posted by pottsy
Is the clearance and handling impacted that much with forward controls?
I regularly scrape jiffy stand, pegs, and exhaust. I know they're lower, so I can't see how they wouldn't, and It's a lot harder to draw your leg up for more clearance with them up there.

I also can't lean off the bike nearly as well, if at all, with forwards. Yes, I get off the bike in the mountains... what can I say, I ride hard?
 
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Originally Posted by FastHoss
Try just the freeway pegs for now and leave your mid controls,along with a wide vintage Mustang seat
I may.

What's farther back, the solo tripper, or wide vintage?
 
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Originally Posted by Lopoetve
I regularly scrape jiffy stand, pegs, and exhaust. I know they're lower, so I can't see how they wouldn't, and It's a lot harder to draw your leg up for more clearance with them up there.

I also can't lean off the bike nearly as well, if at all, with forwards. Yes, I get off the bike in the mountains... what can I say, I ride hard?
I guess I don't ride quite as hard as you. I have scraped my pegs only a couple of times, usually on hard almost u-turn like maneuvers.
 
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Install forward controls and keep the mid pegs. That should do it.
 
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u could jus install highway pegs which would jus be pegs where forwards would be. or an engine guard with pegs mounted to it to really stretch out
 
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I would do either the forwards, or the highway pegs. I'm 6'3" and know how you feel. I had mids on there and my legs would cramp up in now time at all. Put the forwards on and they're great. Never had any problems cornering, and I almost feel like I have more control. If you just really don't want the forwards, get the highway, will put you in a more comfortable riding position for those long trips.
 
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Old 09-05-2008, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by pottsy
I guess I don't ride quite as hard as you. I have scraped my pegs only a couple of times, usually on hard almost u-turn like maneuvers.



It's a hold over from my sports bike days.
 


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