muaymendez1 Posted June 13, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 13, 2011 I was riding with a few V rods today and loved the way they were able to lean more While I was scraping pegs. I had Forward controls on my 04 shadow and I just loved them. The only problem was not being able to stand and shift positions. Today I am thinking I could deal with that. I rode 3 hours without having to shift my rear once. I think The seat is breaking in my ass. SO what do you guys think about forward controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utadventure Posted June 13, 2011 Share #2 Posted June 13, 2011 My wife has forward controls on her '08 Harley Sportster 1200C and loves them most of the time but also fought not being able to shift position while riding. I added a third set of pegs in the mid position so she can stand up a little, shift her legs etc. Adds an interesting look to the bike but is very functional. In order to clear the brakes, I had to shim the right side mounting bracket 3/4" and use longer bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted June 13, 2011 Share #3 Posted June 13, 2011 Foward controls on a Dyna Wide Glide and I hated them with a passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBear Posted June 13, 2011 Share #4 Posted June 13, 2011 I'm not a fan. I had an old timer tell me over 30 years ago that "if you can sit on a bike (PARKED!!), let go of the handlbars and standup, you'll be able to ride it a long way, if you can't, the riding position will get uncomfortable pretty quickly". In all the years since I've found that to be true, be it dealing with rearsets on a sportbike OR forward controls on a cruiser. "standard" seems to fit our bodies better over the long haul. YRMV.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyHorse Posted June 13, 2011 Share #5 Posted June 13, 2011 Cant stand them. Don't like making a significant turn with them. Having ridden a friends VRDO nice motorcycle but hated the forward controls. One of the Vrods came with mid controls the sport one I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsigwing Posted June 14, 2011 Share #6 Posted June 14, 2011 Had em on my Suzuki Marauder and loved them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunkylump Posted June 15, 2011 Share #7 Posted June 15, 2011 I've got a set for sale that are on my 96 royal star, I don't like them, they are too much of a stretch for my 32 inch inseam...otherwise, they look awesome. They don't have 800 miles on them, probably don't have 800 kilometres on them....$300 and you pay the shipping...but be forewarned, they are heavy! They listed at $700 when I got them off of e-bay last year from a dealer in Kentucky clearing out stock. gunk:shock3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muaymendez1 Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted June 15, 2011 i saw that on the classifieds. Thats why I was asking. Gotta gather up my pennies, and it may be gone before I finish gathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galapagos Posted June 15, 2011 Share #9 Posted June 15, 2011 Loved them on my Sportster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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