Yeah, Clymer
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Ed's instructions have us eliminate the sidestand safety.  The two wires are twisted together and taped.

Well everyone, first I'm sorry about some of the kits that haven't be just right, I will replace any part that doesn't fit. I've added some quality control checks with the last two batches, Matt got the last one of three batches ago and I offered to recut or replace his set, yeah it seems it wasn't right, I ended up reworking my templates to get it corrected after some PM's with Matt. I've also replaced that bad die that was giving the rough threads on the shifter rod. I need to thank everybody who has let me know about the problems that they have encountered, i can't make improvements if I don't know that it's not right. Ride Safe
Ed

I was very impressed with Ed's forward controls as well as his 'customer service'  ...I ended up trimming the outside edges of my brackets as well as some other custom mods on my behalf...seems the left side stock bracket was kinda bent from a crash by the PO  

I got mine installed and they are awesome!!  Thanks so much Ed, and I highly recommend these to anyone interested in forward controls.

-Matt

clueless-FSO wrote on 04/25/09 at 17:54:59:


Here yah go, it ain't much just a pieace of threaded rod from what i can see with a small section of PVC around it, correct me if I'm wrong Ed.

My controls (and my savage compaion CD) came yesterday.  All I had time to do was look at them yesterday.  But today . . .

I got metric bolts in stainless to put my stuff on.  I really like the idea of it all being metric as opposed to having to have two sets of wrenches.  A small thing, I know, butthat is just me.  I go 10 mm and they fit fint.

It took me about five hours to put them on.  But I had to stop for supper and the first hour I spent getting down, then up and waking to the shop to get my tools then walking back and getting down and getting up and, well you get the picture.  (I will be glad to get my shop cleaned out, but it is too much fun riding and there is too much other stuff to do.)

I got a set that were pretty easy to put on, just a couple of hitches, but nothing that I couldn't figure out.  I do suggest looking at the pictures first to make sure you know which way is up.  I did have to adjust the gear shift and I need to adjust the brake, but the exhaust was too hot to mess around.  I will take care of that tomorrow.  Oh, boy, she rides like an easy chair now!

Highly recommended.  Ed sells a good product and shipping was super fast.

Update!

I rode about 70 miles today and the forward controls really make alot of difference for me.  I highly reccommend them.

Mission complete!!  

It took some time, patience and a little reworking but I got them on. To anyone else wanting to install these I cant stress enough go slow and read the directions from Ed carefully. They look good, the stretch felt nice although I could not get a good feel since my seat was off for recovering. Hope to finish the seat so I can take her out for a test ride.
Thanks Ed L.

For reference- I'm 6' tall with 32" inseam.  I have the seat modded to where the rider position is about 2.5" lower than with a stock, onmodded seat.  With the 4" controls and my stock peg mod my upper legs (knees to hip) are horizontal to the ground which is perfect for me.  If my seat was stock I imagine my knees would be about an 2" lower than my hips.