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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2625 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #15 - 03/23/17 at 10:50:23 Mid controls? Those look more like rear sets to me. I think those are further back then my rear sets.
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Re: DIY mid controls
Reply #16 - 03/23/17 at 11:29:14

Gary:

I have a photo of my RYCA rear sets on the first page of this thread, and they appear to be about 2" behind the swing arm pivot.....and the prototype that ohiomoto is building seems that it could be just a bit more forward than RYCA's if you were to put the mounting plate for the pegs forward of the cross bar.

However.....I do agree that it is too far back, and too high to be "mid" controls. The pegs need to be much lower.....down where they would potentially be in conflict with the exhaust header! Shocked

I think "mid controls" need to be like the photo below.....if you don't want the scrunched up Cafe' or Sport bike riding position. Interesting that the black Tempter has the pegs set pretty far back.....?

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Reply #17 - 03/23/17 at 19:40:13

You guys obviously aren't reading what I wrote. It's just a bracket that could work for an "almost" mid control like nerdsports made. It has no outer plate or pegs on it, so it shouldn't be taken as anything more than a simple bracket made with recycled brackets. I said I won't be using it (a few times Roll Eyes

) because I didn't feel it would be strong enough for what I'm doing and that it would actually be perfectly suited for rearsets. Maybe it's the perfect solution for someone else.

I wrote that I hope to post my proper mid controls up by the weekend. I just have to find time to put them together. If that wasn't clear, I apologize, but please read my post before you jump all over me for posting something that someone might find useful down the road.

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Reply #18 - 03/23/17 at 20:03:44

Dave,

The only issue I have with the blue Retro Standard is that going under and outside of the pipe puts the right peg too far out on the bike. (I was was dragging the stock pegs on my bike last summer and I wasn't really pushing it. No way would I want to make that situation worse.) My pegs will be in the same area but above the pipe (still lower than most rearsets) Pretty much inline with the stock pegs. Keep in mind, my seat is much taller than the Standard Retro.

It's going to look like a Ryca bracket because they have the outer tube more forward than the first set I started (I think I said that more than a few times now).

Here is a sneak peak....

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2681 WTF is JOG?	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #19 - 03/23/17 at 20:04:36 These will be hanging off of those...
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buster6315 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 353	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #20 - 03/23/17 at 21:07:34 I like the look of that blue bike!
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Stefinstein YaBB Newbies Offline Mad Scientist Posts: 46 Vancouver Gender:	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #21 - 03/23/17 at 23:47:25 How 'bout some of those tasty dimensions ohiomoto
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Re: DIY mid controls
Reply #22 - 03/24/17 at 04:11:19

ohiomoto wrote on 03/23/17 at 19:40:13:

If that wasn't clear, I apologize, but please read my post before you jump all over me for posting something that someone might find useful down the road.

I don't believe anyone posted any comments that were abusive or hateful. We were trying to make helpful suggestions.

Gary and I have both ridden with the RYCA brackets, and we know the resulting foot position won't be comfortable on a bike that has a more standard seating position like the one your are building (they aren't really all that comfortable on the Cafe' bike). You will end up with your legs folded up too much.....and constantly be in a squat.

The forward controls rub much sooner than pegs that are in the middle of the bike - even if they are at the center of the bike. Also the Savage forward controls are very wide - the brackets are thick and they are mounted on the widest part of the frame.

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2681 WTF is JOG?	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #23 - 03/28/17 at 05:03:38 Brackets
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2681 WTF is JOG?	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #24 - 03/28/17 at 05:05:30 Had to modify the brake pedal lever and shorten the shaft so I cut through the existing weld to remove the lever.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2681 WTF is JOG?	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #25 - 03/28/17 at 05:06:13 A little trimming and welding...
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2681 WTF is JOG?	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #26 - 03/28/17 at 05:07:39 Trimmed the belt cover and bent up an old shift lever to go along with the rest of the parts.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2681 WTF is JOG?	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #27 - 03/28/17 at 05:08:27 Left bracket installed.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2681 WTF is JOG?	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #28 - 03/28/17 at 05:09:07 Left side complete.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2681 WTF is JOG?	Re: DIY mid controls Reply #29 - 03/28/17 at 05:09:46 Right bracket.
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