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View Poll Results: Pegs or Floorboards
Pegs - Forward 7 23.33%
Pegs - Mid 19 63.33%
Floorboards 5 16.67%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-11-2012   #21
 
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I like mids. It's a lot easier to control the bike with your weight instead of counter steering. Not a huge fan of forwards but I have a set on my Evo bike. I like floor boards for comfort but, as stated, you can't lean for shit.
Except that you can't lean a bike without countersteering. It's impossible. Physics 101.

If you are using your weight to initiate turns on a bike you've got other issues.





I vote mids BTW.
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Old 09-11-2012   #22
 
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ive always run forwards, now footboards on the road king, cant for the life of me get used to em,i ride with my feet on the passenger pegs as much as i do the foot boards!!
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Way back in the day, I set up my Sportster for cruising and made a set of forward mids which were really comfortable for me. They were set about 6" forward of the factory mid placement but not as far forward as the forward controls.
I did the same, 5" forward of the stock mid location:




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