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Originally Posted by izzyryder
There is absolutely no way that I have seen that mids would work with the stock exhaust.


This is the Thunderbike fat bob mentioned above. This is the stock exhaust and they look to be the stock mids off the street bob. Why do you say it wouldn’t work? The spacing isn’t far out enough?
 
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Looking at that pic, it looks like that the stock exhaust has been modified. It definitely does not sit that high up above the frame. There also looks like spacers were put on the foot mount bracket, that the brake lever is either modified or custom.
 
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Let me clarify.. my own personal experience, taking measurements with my 2018 fat bob and a 2018 street bob, and having mid controls in hand, was that it could not work with the fat bob stock exhaust without modification. Anything can be done, I am just pretty sure it's not just direct bolt up and go.
 
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Originally Posted by izzyryder
Let me clarify.. my own personal experience, taking measurements with my 2018 fat bob and a 2018 street bob, and having mid controls in hand, was that it could not work with the fat bob stock exhaust without modification. Anything can be done, I am just pretty sure it's not just direct bolt up and go.
yeah I definitely see what you’re talking about now. The brake arm has been modified completely. Thanks for the info man I appreciate it
 
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yeah I definitely see what you’re talking about now. The brake arm has been modified completely. Thanks for the info man I appreciate it
No problem.. the stock exhaust is so constrictive and robs performance that you are better off putting ANY other aftermarket exhaust that you can afford on there, that'll work with mids.
 
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Originally Posted by blackmill
Factory mid mounts with shred pegs will give you the best available cornering clearance presently. I heard the pegs are in development for new bikes without needing spacers. This bike has FAB28 exhaust.





Is that a skid pan zip tied under your ride? aluminum? if it is ,, I like it
 
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Let us know how the dealer thing works out and how much they charged.

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Took a while but I'm there.



 
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Took a while but I'm there.



Interesting. It looks like the pegs are really high, at least on the primary side. My knees would be in my chest... On the brake side, if that an aftermarket MC?

The Fat Bob was never a consideration as I hate forwards, even though I’m 6’2”
 
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MC? What ??
 


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