Forward control or mid-control?
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I like the combination of both.........mid controls with highway pegs up front. I have to say I like the look of just forward controls better. But for riding purposes, mids offer a better riding position in the twisties, and easier to stand up on them a little if you need to run over a good bump in the road, and they're a little more comfortable in stop and go city traffic. But having the highway pegs also gives me the option to stretch out while cruising.
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It probably depends on just how "vertically challenged" you are. On the 04 and later Sporties the "forwards" are a couple of inches closer in than they were on the 03 and earlier bikes. I'm 6'2" with a 32' inseam, and have forward controls. A quick look at the pic below should tell you just how jammed up I'd be with mids.
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Last edited by cHarley; 08-06-2009 at 09:57 AM.
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I like the combination of both.........mid controls with highway pegs up front. I have to say I like the look of just forward controls better. But for riding purposes, mids offer a better riding position in the twisties, and easier to stand up on them a little if you need to run over a good bump in the road, and they're a little more comfortable in stop and go city traffic. But having the highway pegs also gives me the option to stretch out while cruising.
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It has nothing to do with how "verically" chaleneged you are.
It's a question of whether you want to sit on the motorcycle or ride it, and that's simple, un-arguable, mechanics.
Personally, I think forward controls on sportsters, or any bike that claims to be half-way sporty, is stupid. Mids all the way.
But I also hate it when people try and make their sportster into mini-big-twins. Just get a big-twin.
Mids are superior in every way, and with high-way pegs matched, there is zero downside to keeping them.
It's a question of whether you want to sit on the motorcycle or ride it, and that's simple, un-arguable, mechanics.
Personally, I think forward controls on sportsters, or any bike that claims to be half-way sporty, is stupid. Mids all the way.
But I also hate it when people try and make their sportster into mini-big-twins. Just get a big-twin.
Mids are superior in every way, and with high-way pegs matched, there is zero downside to keeping them.