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Would I need anything besides this to swap over to mid controls?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/H75-Harley-S...3D152083371277

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A couple of things are missing to complete the swap to mids:
The short, rear brake actuating/adjustment rod
The shifter peg mount bolts are longer than the forward control bolts that are in the holes
 
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I did find a more complete set that includes fresh hardware for a little more money - I think that's the hot setup. Thanks for the input so I know what to look for!
 
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When I switched I found out you need the two bolts that go through the left side peg mount, into the primary case. The ones for mids are longer.
 
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I just bought this setup, I think I got a pretty good deal! Here is everything that's included, please let me know if it looks like I'm missing anything!









Thanks again for all of your help, guys!
 
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Looks right to me.

The front motor mounts are different. But you're not gonna need to worry about that because your switching to mids

When I switched from mids to forwards I had to get different front motor mounts.
 
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Originally Posted by Iarecobra
Looks right to me.

The front motor mounts are different. But you're not gonna need to worry about that because your switching to mids

When I switched from mids to forwards I had to get different front motor mounts.
Good to know. Mine is a 2000 model - do you know when the changeover happened? I want to make sure that I'm advertising these correctly when I sell the forward controls.
 
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I'm pretty sure '91-'03 are the same forward controls ('04 is the first rubber mount year). The motor mounts for forwards have a mount hole for the peg assemblies that the standard/mid motor mounts don't. You don't need to swap them going from forwards to mids, but make sure if you sell the forwards that you mention the forward mounts are required.
 
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Got it, thanks! I'll offer to trade mounts with folks if they buy mine.
 
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As said above. 91-03 are interchangeable. The front motor mounts for forward controls are also thicker.

So if you sell the forwards, I'd mention the year of bike they came off of. And that the buyer would need front motor mounts.
 
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