Calling all tall riders!!
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 208
Likes: 3
From: Here
6'3" here with 2" extended forwards, 14" apes and a badlander and no issues. Like joe said above, my heels sit nicely on the pegs when I stretch my legs out.
If you buy a bagger you can get highway pegs on the crash bar which look comfy from what I've seen with my mates.
If you buy a bagger you can get highway pegs on the crash bar which look comfy from what I've seen with my mates.
I think I'm the outcast of the tall group, I am 6'3" and I use mid controls. If I ride for a long time I have pain in my left hip, but that usually doesn't happen because if I'm on a long ride i have the feet on the highway pegs.
Awesome thanks guys! Extensions are deff in the plans now. Not sure if boredome was the word more like frustration! I think the bars are perfect my arms are straight and comfy. Seat is new and feels great so the extensions I think are the trick. Anyone know of any super cheap ones?
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,363
Likes: 109
From: Mesa, Az.
Kuryakyn site, $200
http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/230/3-Extension-Kit
May be able to find them cheaper through a search..
Amazon for $150.
http://www.amazon.com/Kuryakyn-FORWA.../dp/B000GV773G
http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/230/3-Extension-Kit
May be able to find them cheaper through a search..
Amazon for $150.
http://www.amazon.com/Kuryakyn-FORWA.../dp/B000GV773G
Last edited by joe.1955; Jul 12, 2011 at 11:01 PM.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,014
Likes: 0
From: Brewton, Al
Me too. 6'3 mid controls . Love them.
I know Jesse James is tall and he seems to like his mids too. Has said they offer more control in aggressive riding. But I need to stretch out. I had seen some on eBay about 70 bucks that's cheap. Just need the plates and rods.
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Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,382
Likes: 4
From: Kennewick, WA
If you really need to stretch out, unless you raise your seat about a foot, you need forward controls and pegs.
I got the Kury 3" extended controls, then to get my feet closer to center for cornering, I put some adjustable floorboards on them. Now I can move my feet back a ways to better weight the front end for cornering.
When highway cruising I'm stretched out and have the floorboards deflecting the wind from the soles of my shoes, I don't have to consciously fight the wind forces just to keep my feet in place like I did with pegs or pegs with stirrups, especially when I wick the throttle past 80 or so. At 90 plus my feet were getting way light on the pegs and blowing off. The 'boards solved it. Even if I take my feet off the 'boards and they blow back, my feet have a much larger target to hit to to get back on.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 267
Likes: 4
From: Western Australia
The bike is made to fit the average which is about 6 foot. If your tall or short your gonna have to make some changes. I'm 6'6" I've got a badlander and 3" extensions on a street bob.
Gotta say even when it was uncomfortable I still never found it boring, maybe you should sell it.
Gotta say even when it was uncomfortable I still never found it boring, maybe you should sell it.