I'm thinking of changing from forward to mid controls (if i've got the terminology right). Have had the bike for 7 months now, I'm not that tall 5 4" (but have...
Laura, Setting up mid-controls is an easy project but for the cost, I could not tell you exactly. You may with to wait few weeks for the two Boot fairs - one...
hi laura,i use both forwards and mid controls on different bikes and it really comes down to what your comfortable with and being 5/4 i would imagine mid...
I've just been out riding again and hovered my foot over the area where I think the mid controls would be whilst riding. As I was trying to imagine what it...
hi laura,yes i agree the mid control riding position is more versatile and if you do convert to mid controls you could always fit highway pegs to give you...
Hi, I just thought that I would let you know that Thames Valley Harley Davidson has moved from Maidenhead to Slough. They are currently in Buckingham Avenue (...
Laura, I started with the stock mids, then added highway pegs, then went to forwards, then back to mids and now I've settled on forwards. Probably. The control...
You've gone back and forwards a few times! Were you also new to bikes? As I can imagine that the more experienced you get the easier it becomes to ride a...
Time to add my tuppence worth.. I have mids on the Sportster and they serve me fine. That's not to say I haven't considered forwards, but the Supertrapp 2- 1...
I have exactly this as soon as I ride a bit longer and faster, it seems difficult to keep the legs on the footpegs. All these little signals are telling me...
i have a 2000 w reg hugger, couloured aztec orange.i ordered touch up paint from my harley dealer at first racing orange paint appeared, this was wrong colour....
Laura, May I make a suggestion? The best option would be if you had a test ride on a Sporty with mids installed. May be worth getting back to a dealer and...
Hell this is turning out to be a great debate. Laura... You know there is a custom seat available for the shorter rider that lowers the ride and brings you an...
Laura, Kevin is right about the seat, before I took my Sportster apart I ran Kuryakyn forward controls and had 4 different seats, each one altered the riding ...
Laura, I agree. Mid controls are more suited to UK roads as they give much better machine control (and you don't get wind and rain blown up your legs whilst ...
Laura, I tried all combinations and found mid-controls plus highway pegs to be the best compromise. Forwards gave me back ache after prolonged periods of...
You're right about the back ache after only a few miles. I'd only got 600 under my belt on the way home from the John O'Groats run before I started to know...
I've been riding for 25 years. Bloody hell! Anyway, I think the mids are too far forward; I'd prefer to have my knees lower and my feet further back. ... From:...
You are talking about riding a sportster aren't you, or is this a cosmetic surgery wishlist? Andy Carr Lytham St. Annes Lancashire UK Anyway, I'd prefer to...
OH God, after all these years I’m so naïve. The stuff that goes on in the suburbs of Cheltenham, Glad to hear you’re keeping the flag flying Ian. Andy...
I can see myself having some fun on this forum... Ian and Andy both displaying a little SOH.... Doing the best to help Laura Regarding Ian's message... Quote: ...
Well...whilst riding home from work yesterday, I thought about the discussion here. I am about 6ft tall but have fairly short and stocky legs - to me the,...
Hi I would say that if your legs are 90 degrees bent when on forward controls they're not short, a long way off even! Yes I think there's no other way then...
Hi I haven't done any research yet to compare prices (ebay or even shop) but I found this offer on an american website of a sportster workshop manual. Think...
That's a good deal Laura. If you scour eBay you may find it cheaper. I bought the Clymer manual on CD for $10 on eBay, it was excellent. I hope you are...
Clymer are OK, but for that price, and if you are going to import, you really are better to go for the Factory Manual. I don’t have a price, but I’m sure...
