Fat Bob Squadron: Mid-Controls or Forward Controls? Happy?
Stage I
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: long island
have an 08 fatbob with fowards. & kury switchblades... love em! wish they opened up the other way though for those long rides but def a great footpeg!
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Pensacola Florida ,Home Of the Blue Angels!!!
Forward Controls or Mids
Do not ride a Fatbob ,but Streetbob .Have my bike 2 years in Sept ,have rode about 20,000 miles with mids and just went with forward controls about 2,,500 miles ago .OH MAN what a DIFFERENCE IT MAKES !!!!!.It takes all the STRESS off of my back and knees.I will not buy another bike without forward controls
Novice
Joined: Oct 2010
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I'm 6 foot 1 and 250 lbs. Without a doubt Mids felt best to me. Tried both. I specifically bought the 2009 because Mids weren’t available on the 2010 Bob. The forwards on the road king were fine but on the Fat Bob I feel I am riding a Toboggan sled getting ready to give birth. With the mids I am controlling a motorcycle with the ability to command the bike in aggressive riding. I know some folks think the Harley look is a rider in stirrups but to each his own.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: East Coast
Floor board mid control is that happy medium unless you are VERY, very tall. If I stick my feet straight out, I can lock my knees while resting my heels on the very front of my boards. That's far enough. And you can shift your feet back over rough roads to save your lower back some impact.
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From: Moore, Oklahoma
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6th Gear
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Washington, DC
2008 FXDF 5"10" 240lbs forward controls.
This is my first HD. I rode ricers with rear sets and clubman or drag bars prior to that. Never thought I would like forwards, but I liked these right from the get go. No real issues for the past two years except on long rides, but every long ride beats me up a little at my age.
This is my first HD. I rode ricers with rear sets and clubman or drag bars prior to that. Never thought I would like forwards, but I liked these right from the get go. No real issues for the past two years except on long rides, but every long ride beats me up a little at my age.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 213
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From: Tempe, AZ
I'm 5'10" and 250 with a 30" inseam. Just got my Fat Bob today, and they came with fwd. Being a sportbike rider and this being my first HD, I would of chose mids if I bought new. The forwards are just right, but mids feel much better. Anyone have a link as to where I can just get mid brackets/pegs?