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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Shorter Forward Controls??? /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1142804620 Message started by 650savagegirl on 03/19/06 at 13:43:40 |
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Title: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by 650savagegirl on 03/19/06 at 13:43:40 Ok...I've put good few miles on the bike and I keep getting cramps in my upper thighs and left calf. Hubby says its because I am streched out to reach the peg and when I go to shift up I completely flex my foot to a pointed angle (straight out). I believe I would be more comfy with the pegs a few inchs back to give my leg a little more angle...say about 90-120 degrees. Right now I only have a slight bend in my legs so I would say that they are at about 160-170 degrees. Any help on finding theses controls would be appriciated... Thanks in advance!!! :-* |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by pgolden on 03/19/06 at 14:13:53 You may have to raise the back of the seat. I don't think you will be able to bring those controls closer without extensive modification. |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by Paladin on 03/20/06 at 04:25:44 Looked at my Savage.... Moving controls forward is a mere matter of a flat plate and a couple of longer rods. Moving back would require a three dimensional adapter to clear the engine case. On the left side you could attach a shifter lever directly to the splined whatever you call it coming out of the transmission, maybe weld a peg mount to the frame? You might try thinner padding on the seat to bring you down and forward. Maybe a new thin seat. I was looking at pictures of metal tractor seats -- the shape is such that padding is not needed. |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by clueless on 03/20/06 at 05:11:40 Don't hesitate to take the seat cover off. It is very easy to put back on. I used a staple gun to put it back. The foam cushion should be wrapped in plastic, but it comes off in one piece. Put the seat "pan" on the bike and see where you fit. I used an electric knife to modify my seat. I cut the hump off the back of the seat. Then I thinned down the passenger pillion as it really stuck out. Very easy to do. Good luck!! |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by torque on 03/20/06 at 05:58:17 or u could just simply adjust the shift lever back a little ::) |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by dichotomous on 03/20/06 at 14:01:44 how about adding a spacer or rubber pad to the surface of the brake as well, I know your problem brought here was the shifting, but the brake could easily be brought forward a bit too. have you tried sitting closer to the tank? its tough for me to think of things to bring the pegs closer, I have to opposite problem. |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by 650savagegirl on 03/20/06 at 20:45:46 ok....maybe this will show you a little more of my problem... http://bigbikeriders.com/photopost/data/500/5622Maria_s-Bike.jpg See how straight my let is going out to the peg? and I am sitting up on the tank... I was just looking for a way to bring them (pegs) back a few inchs. The hubby is going to adjust my shifter and has talked about getting a slip-on to make it larger and longer... I was just hoping that there may be an easy solution to this... good thing he's creative I guess... ;D Thanks for all the help with this.... :-* |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by Reelthing on 03/21/06 at 04:37:52 your legs will get a bit longer when you put on your boots - you have thick sole boots right ? |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by Paladin on 03/21/06 at 05:24:49 Assumption: you are a safe driver/rider who is looking ahead and in situations where you might need to stop you practice OGOB - off gas over brake. In other words, you do not need to be constantly on the foot controls. Highway pegs. For most people, this means a set of pegs mounted foreward, usually on the 'crash' bars. For you, a set of footpegs mounted maybe on the swingarm pivot. Just as a place to rest the legs when you do not need to be over the controls -- which is like 95%+ of the time. Maybe floorboards? |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by pgolden on 03/21/06 at 07:01:47 If your handlebars were closer to you, you could slink a little bit in the seat. I bet you have to stretch forward with your hands on the handle bars. With pullback handlebars I think you could reach the pegs without any problems. I have sat on a new S40 and I remember reaching further forward to reach the bars. |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by RadarORiley on 03/21/06 at 13:43:39 I have a 2003 Savage and it has a different type handlebar. Daughter's bike is like yours and I have the same problem trying to ride it. My Hubby adjusted the angle of the bars on mine so it worked better for me and I got a new gel seat that was a bit lower. I always wear high sole boots but be careful when you get boots that they don't get hung up between the pegs. We joked that he stomped the toes of my boots to soften them up but that is what he did, before that they were so stiff they hung up when I'd shift. I'm 4'11" and shrinking. Check into different bars, I think that would be the biggest help. |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by Savage_Rob on 03/21/06 at 14:15:46 RadarORiley wrote:
Yup, checkin' into bars... that was a FINE Navy tradition! |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by RadarORiley on 03/22/06 at 08:53:26 Now, Rob, nobody likes a smarta$$ ;) |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by Red_Wine on 03/22/06 at 20:09:10 Savage_Rob wrote:
That was a FINE joke... ;D thanks Rob, RW |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by Roadie on 03/23/06 at 04:12:20 Hmmm. Well sitting here thinking about this and now seeing the picture.. You're a smallin' ain't ya?! :-/ Hmmmm.. Erognomically I bet it's a pain to shift and keep your legs out all the time. I'm thinking along the lines of moving the behind down and forward a touch may help some. I'd get a seat off of e-bay or someone here and gut it. Shave down the form, maybe add some gel padding that way it's not so bad for longer rides. You might gain a half inch or inch if you do that.... I can't think of a way to move your pegs back really... I wonder it Kurigan (Sp!!) has a product you could use, like they have this "dog-leg" type adapter that off sets foot pegs. Maybe you could reverse the direction its intended to be used and move the pegs back? But then your problem is the controls... Or like someone else said, floorboards... You only need to move your feet for starting and stoping anyways for the most part. -Roadie |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by mpescatori on 03/23/06 at 04:15:01 650savagegirl wrote:
I agree with Savagegirl. I am 5'5" and anytime I see a pothole or bump in the road I cringe because the footpegs are sooo far forward the is no way I can lift myself on the footpegs and 'float' on the corrugation. Which means it's all on the monkey a$$. I have been looking at floorboards myself but in many circumstances, i.e. city traffic (in Europe it is not legal to split lanes, it is expected!) closer footpegs are actually desirable. Maurizio |
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Title: Re: Shorter Forward Controls??? Post by PerrydaSavage on 03/23/06 at 06:18:05 Like mpescatori, I too am as we say here in Newfoundland a "short arse" ... 5'-4 1/2" with a 30" inseam ... and while if I had my "druthers" and would "druther" the controls were a little more mid-mounted (like the VS800 Intruder), I don't have a problem reaching them, nor pulling myself slightly off the seat to deal with more pronounced road ruts (of which there are plenty here ::)) ... pulling back on the bars helps with this and I am sure that the slightly more forward drag-bars of the S40 (as opposed to the Savage's pull-backs) would make this a little easier ... In fact the replacement of the stock buck-horn bars with S40 style drags and risers is tops on my list for the down-time at the end of this Riding season. BTW ... had a chance to sit on a brand new XL1200L Sportster recently and found the fit and placement of the various controls to be even more erognomic for me than those of the LS650. |
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