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Old 01-07-2019, 04:15 AM
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An initial thought is to remove the peg that hangs down under the foot peg. That should give a little more lean angle.

If you have the leg measurement for it how about raising the bike on the suspension by an inch or so?
 
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Rear set controls, I believe, would have to be custom fabricated. I've never seen them. Sell the Sportster and buy a Ducati - it's probably the best/least-expensive way to get the kind of V-Twin you want.
 
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Pretty sure HD has rear controls, check the HD site
 
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I hope you have lot of discretionary income. Harley makes em for the roadster https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...-foot-controls
 
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At my age my knees would last about 20 min
 
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Originally Posted by FortyEighters
i mean like true rear controls.. will probably add clip on's shortly thereafter. i want my feet and controls near where my passenger pegs currently are
Chainsikle rearsets & clipons , however the clipons wont fit your 48 w/49mm forks
http://chainsikle.com/menuitem/viewm...mproducts/id/9

Sato Racing, they dont specifically list late-models, but you might get them to fit/work.
https://www.satoracing.com/rearsets_14hdxl1200.htm

RYCA has rearsets as well in the $400 range
https://shop.rycamotors.com/sportste...topresent.html

and as already mentioned, Harley has their (heavy) version as well.

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Originally Posted by WKNDS
Chainsikle rearsets & clipons , however the clipons wont fit your 48 w/49mm forks
http://chainsikle.com/menuitem/viewm...mproducts/id/9

Sato Racing, they dont specifically list late-models, but you might get them to fit/work.
https://www.satoracing.com/rearsets_14hdxl1200.htm

RYCA has rearsets as well in the $400 range
https://shop.rycamotors.com/sportste...topresent.html

and as already mentioned, Harley has their (heavy) version as well.

hth,

T.
Thanks for the suggestions, i looked at all of them and its looking like its gonna cost alot of money to get my desired outcome.. who wouldve guessed.

The chainsikles look good... but not sure if they would fit with my ABS and short shots..
The SATO's here https://www.satoracing.com/rearsets_14HDXL1200_ABS.htm are sick but cost well over a thousand including the ABS mount and dont fit with short shots.
The RYCA's here https://shop.rycamotors.com/sportste...topresent.html are nice but just like the SATO's, they don't fit with short shots..

I really wanna find a set that fits with short shots.. just bought the exhaust a few weeks ago, so i dont want that money down the drain.

I guess i will call HD and email Chainsikle to see if either kits fit with both short shots and ABS.. the HD rearsets are 725 online from HD, but it looks like a HD dealer in Utah has em on sale for 595... https://www.shoputahharley.com/produ...-foot-controls

I will likely buy the lowest priced set that will fit with ABS and short shots, if they exist. if not, i guess i will have to look at exhaust upgrades, or find a set that fits with factory exhaust since i still have mine in the garage.. black mufflers with chrome heat shields -- i'd probably ditch the heat shields and wrap the headers if forced to go back to stock exhaust temporarily in order to run rearsets


 
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The Harley clipons are #55800668 ~$204.00 at BoardtrackerHD
http://www.boardtrackerharleyonline....words=55800668

The Harley rear sets are a few dollars cheaper at BoardtrackerHD as well ~$591.00
http://www.boardtrackerharleyonline....words=50700040

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Also, just an opinion, but if you switch to clipon style handlebars,
your top triple tree is going to look a bit strange/unfinished since it has
and integrated handlebar clamp in it...
(yes, theres fixes for this in the '19 P&A catalog)

T.
 
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No wonder I can't find anything on the HD site. How obvious was that to look in forward controls for rear sets! lol.

Wow! I like the term discretionary income.
 


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