'nother dumb question
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'nother dumb question
hey you guys with the forward foot controls. Does this impact you much on your ability to stand on the pegs for bumps or slow speed? I'm considering the 1200C and was just wondering. You can tell I've never ridden one (yet).
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Yes it does. Forwards make it much harder to stand for RR tracks and other bumps. Not impossible but not as easy as with mids. One point, I don't seem to bounce as much with forwards as I did with mids. No explaination, just the way it is for me.
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pull on the handlebars and hang on. but i definitely agree seikan, foward controls with always be on my bikes. i gotta have 'em. there ain't a bike out there that i like without foward controls.
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If I told ya 'no', I'd be lying. You can't 'stand up' like you can w/ mids. You can pull on the bars a bit and nudge yourself up, but that's part of the reason a good set of shocks is a wise investment. I wouldn't let that stop you from buying the bike. You can stillstand on the rear pegs if you're on a long ride and need to quickly stretch. (but keep holding on to the bars there Indian Larry [:@])
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Yeah, you gotta pull pretty hard on the bars to get the a** off the seat. I sometimes use the rear pegs, but I would prefer to have my feet near the controls. Maybe I'm some kind of control freak...
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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.
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RE: 'nother dumb question
As an old dirt rider (that's not dirt old) I used to spend more time standing on the pegs than sitting, so I sure do miss those mid controls on my Custom. But the seat-to-peg distance on the mid control setup was too close for my 32-inch inseam so I went with front controls. Don't have as much slow-speed balance control with front controls, but I've grown to like them even though I do get my butt banged once in a while.