Question on Forward controls, floorbords and crash bar
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Question on Forward controls, floorbords and crash bar
I bought my bike in early November and haven't had decent weather to ride much at all till yesterday. It was 70 here so decided to take her for a spin.
The previous owner has put on a set of after market forward controls with pegs so the floorboards are gone. I thought I would like the forward controls but after yesterday and a somewhat decent ride (about 20 miles) I'm not so sure I'm gonna like them.
they seem comfortable for the most part but I seemed to have to readjust my footing quite often while riding.
also from what I understand with the forward controls on the bike I can not put a Highway bar on the bike now either as the lower hole in the frame where the forward controls mount is where the lower highway bar would bolt up.
how much effort am I looking at if I was to go back to floorboards on this bike?
and does anyone know of another way or brand of highway bar that I could add on if I wanted to keep the forward controls?
The previous owner has put on a set of after market forward controls with pegs so the floorboards are gone. I thought I would like the forward controls but after yesterday and a somewhat decent ride (about 20 miles) I'm not so sure I'm gonna like them.
they seem comfortable for the most part but I seemed to have to readjust my footing quite often while riding.
also from what I understand with the forward controls on the bike I can not put a Highway bar on the bike now either as the lower hole in the frame where the forward controls mount is where the lower highway bar would bolt up.
how much effort am I looking at if I was to go back to floorboards on this bike?
and does anyone know of another way or brand of highway bar that I could add on if I wanted to keep the forward controls?
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Hey i went through this with every bike i had, footboards or forwards...and each time I end up going with forwards only because I prefer the angle with which they keep my feet at with quick access to the pedals without having to literally pick up my feet; it just seems more comfortable to me as opposed to being flat footed but it's personal preference. That being said, I only used HD brand forwards from an FX softail because aftermarkets I found were higher at the peg than the HD brand. With the HD brand, you can use their heel rest kit (or a Kury kit) and it gives you that footboard feeling when feet are on the pegs. Plus, you can just extend your legs and rest your feet/heels on the forward pegs, which acts kind of like a highway bar. Check out my album pics of pretty much all of the bikes I did this with. Lastly, because you have aftermarkets...to switch you would need the entire assembly for whichever you choose (foots or fwds) because you need mounting brackets, all hardware etc. The effort is practically zero (you may have to empty your rear master cylinder), unless you have any kind of extensions you may have to change a brake line too but that's still not a whole lot. Only three bolts hold on the brackets. once you break that seal, your golden. These can be found on eBay.
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