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Forward controls finished, at last.
04/02/06 at 13:12:52

Finaly i got my forward control set finished ! This is the "test set" painted black. If i like it ill make a new set at the end of the season and chrome it ! I have only driven it a short ride, but allready found the FCs lovely and giving me a lot better ride Grin

Maby a combo with the gts seat, ill drive some more and try to spot what does what. I excuse the poor quality of the pictures, ill take some better ones when the weater allows it 8)

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USCG Cremeans Ex Member	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #1 - 04/02/06 at 17:45:41 I like those a lot, were they difficult to fabricate? Im thinking about asking a friend who takes machine shop at my high school to see if he can scrape something together for me. I'm 6'4" so i think it would make me a bit more comfortable... How far forward did yours move the controls?
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SeattleSavage Ex Member	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #2 - 04/02/06 at 22:17:58 Sweet dude. I am thinking they would be great on my bike, so if I copy yours your not going to get a lawer r you? Kevin
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DangMan Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Thump thump thump Posts: 327 Denmark Gender:	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #3 - 04/03/06 at 11:10:13 SeattleSavage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: Sweet dude. I am thinking they would be great on my bike, so if I copy yours your not going to get a lawer r you? Kevin darn right i will Naa, copy all ya want, I can eaven send you some pictures i used to align the "spare holes"
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Re: Forward controls finished, at last.
Reply #4 - 04/03/06 at 11:13:29

USCG Cremeans wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

I like those a lot, were they difficult to fabricate? Im thinking about asking a friend who takes machine shop at my high school to see if he can scrape something together for me. I'm 6'4" so i think it would make me a bit more comfortable... How far forward did yours move the controls?

Not that dificult, but they took some time to make, I would say that I used more than 10 hours on them, but I dont have the right tool to do it, with the right tools it would take much lesser time !!!!! (sorry for that gramma hell)
I mowed them 10cm (4 ") forward.

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USCG Cremeans Ex Member	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #5 - 04/03/06 at 14:12:39 I wonder if anyone has moved them up or down as well as forward. might be interesting to see what it would feel like 4 inches forward and 1 inch lowered.
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DangMan Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Thump thump thump Posts: 327 Denmark Gender:	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #6 - 04/04/06 at 07:39:20 USCG Cremeans wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: I wonder if anyone has moved them up or down as well as forward. might be interesting to see what it would feel like 4 inches forward and 1 inch lowered. I dont think that lowering them will be a good idea ! but rising them have i seen done !
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USCG Cremeans Ex Member	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #7 - 04/04/06 at 09:09:29 the more i see different forward controls the more i realize i need to make myself a set..
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DangMan Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Thump thump thump Posts: 327 Denmark Gender:	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #8 - 04/04/06 at 09:50:47 If i ever vere to buy a set it woild have to be one of these ! I like the way they deal with the heat sheild, Ill ad that to my next set !
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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #9 - 04/04/06 at 15:00:04 This may be a good example Greetz Kropatchek
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DangMan Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Thump thump thump Posts: 327 Denmark Gender:	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #10 - 04/06/06 at 13:24:57 Kropatchek wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: This may be a good example http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/7510/wipfwc8eq.jpg Greetz Kropatchek Cool set, what make are they ?
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #11 - 04/06/06 at 15:05:13 Lowering the foot pegs with forward controls could cause problems with the shifter linkage. The first set I made out of 1/2 inch aluminium plate had the shifter rod rubbing on the mounts, had to put a little bend in the rod to clear the mount. If you lower the foot pegs a "S" shaped rod might be needed.
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savage455

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Re: Forward controls finished, at last.
Reply #12 - 04/06/06 at 19:08:28

does the kickstand being moved effect the bike at all?

i just finished mine... i welded the right side into one piece to get rid of the volts and the left side i moved only the footpeg and shifter to an added steel piece so i could leave the kickstand where it was... came out really good, bike is almost done to a complete custom with a round oil tank, drag bars, reworked rear fender for single seat, forward controls, hidden wiring, reworked tank with no hole or lip... looks amazing as soon as the paint is done it goes back together and up on the site...

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Re: Forward controls finished, at last.
Reply #13 - 04/06/06 at 19:57:22

The bike leans over a little bit more when the kickstand is moved forward, at least on the sets I've made, not enough to worry about but there is more lean. If you are running taller rear shocks and forward controls then the kickstand might be too short. Real nice forward controls DangMan, how thick was the steel you made them out of. Bet you wore out some hole saws during the construction.

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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: Forward controls finished, at last. Reply #14 - 04/07/06 at 02:08:42 @DangMan ( and anybody who also interested) FWC are from http://www.seeger-salem.de/ Price 340 Euros :'( I got them cheaper at e-bay. Greetz Kropatchek
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