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Feb 2, 2007 | 11:06 PM

#21

RATROD HOG

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RE: 'nother dumb question

No dumb question here at all.
Hell back in the days when i was wild or stupid
had a sissy bar on bike (tall one) and the crazy lady with me would stand on the seat and lean her a$$ on the sissy bar talk about throwing center of gravity off of bike
yeh iam still here to talk about all crazy ****

anyway watch them cagers in the parking lots run you over in a heart beat

Feb 2, 2007 | 11:27 PM

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Dallastx

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RE: 'nother dumb question

I like forward controls!! I don't feel a difference from either.

Feb 3, 2007 | 01:34 AM

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Dallastx

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RE: 'nother dumb question

I have riden bikes with both. It really isn't that big of a deal between both of them.

Feb 3, 2007 | 02:29 AM

#24

bretho

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RE: 'nother dumb question

forward controls on my 07 883c have a very relaxed riding position, the only pitfall i find is on a long journey the top of the moneybox ( coxic i think it is called? ) hurts a bit so you need to just raise your backside a bit once every 10 miles or so and this is a little awkward on the hwy.
other than that YEP! Forward controls are the go for me, Bretho

Feb 3, 2007 | 01:09 PM

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RE: 'nother dumb question

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ORIGINAL: markbrumbaugh

So...if I buy the C, can I put the controls back to mid with some alterations, if I later decide that is what I want? I got a lotta parking lots to steer around in Houston.

With enough gas in the torch tanks and cash in the bank, you can do anything. But, that wouldn't be an easy task because the mounting points on the frame aren't there.
I have been riding with forward controls exclusively since the late 70's because assorted old injuries make most mid mounted pegs rather uncomfortable for me, and have had no problems with speedbumps, RR tracks and such. The trick is to keep an eye out for serious bumps and adjust your speed.