forward & lowered controls
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reinie
Break-In Period
Fostoria, Ohio USA
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forward & lowered controls
Just wondering if there are any other long legged riders out there who have moved the rider pegs and foot controls lower and forward on a CB1100. It looks like an old style shift lever could go directly onto the shifter shaft on the left-hand side.
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11-03-2017 04:49 PM |
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The ferret
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Ohio
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RE: forward & lowered controls
Wish I had that problem.. Well some of it anyway. MUnchkin here, no help at all.
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2014 DLX (the pleasure horse)
2021 NC750X DCT (Angry Bird)
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11-03-2017 05:33 PM |
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LongRanger
Been There
Evergreen, CO
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RE: forward & lowered controls
6'6", 36" inseam. I like the ergos of my DLX just the way it came out of the box.
Ride more. Worry less.
‘12 BMW R1200R Classic
'15 BMW R1200RT
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11-03-2017 07:45 PM |
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pdedse
Been There
Oregon
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RE: forward & lowered controls
(11-03-2017 04:49 PM)reinie Wrote: Just wondering if there are any other long legged riders out there who have moved the rider pegs and foot controls lower and forward on a CB1100. It looks like an old style shift lever could go directly onto the shifter shaft on the left-hand side.
6'3" and 34" inseam...I went the route of raising the seat height with a 2" seat pad, then added handlebar risers that brought the bar up and towards me by 1.25". It helps, but I wouldn't mind if the pegs were lower and forward as well. To compensate for the lack of leg room, I also put on engine guards (was going to do that anyway) and then hiway pegs attached to the engine guards. It gives me leg room to stretch for long, hiway rides.
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11-03-2017 08:22 PM |
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Rocky
Been There
Nova Scotia, Canada
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RE: forward & lowered controls
(11-03-2017 07:45 PM)LongRanger Wrote: 6'6", 36" inseam. I like the ergos of my DLX just the way it came out of the box.
Wow LR, you are indeed a big one!
At 5' 8" I would be dwarfed by you
Still rockin', rollin', and ridin' after all these years
'67 BSA 441 VR, '70 Triumph Tiger 100, '02 Honda CB900F, '06 Triumph T100 Bonneville, '14 Honda CB1100A
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11-04-2017 02:16 AM |
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Nortoon
High Mileage
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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RE: forward & lowered controls
(11-03-2017 08:22 PM)pdedse Wrote: 6'3" and 34" inseam...I went the route of raising the seat height with a 2" seat pad, then added handlebar risers that brought the bar up and towards me by 1.25". It helps, but I wouldn't mind if the pegs were lower and forward as well.
Did you have to reroute any of the cables or fluid lines when you installed the risers?
2017 CB1100 EX
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11-04-2017 08:29 PM |
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pdedse
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Oregon
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RE: forward & lowered controls
(11-04-2017 08:29 PM)Nortoon Wrote: Did you have to reroute any of the cables or fluid lines when you installed the risers?
Right when you pull the handlebars up to get over the U of the base of the riser, it's tight, but then the hanldebars drop down into the base and there's enough slack. I have full range of motion with the bars with no issues.
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11-04-2017 11:07 PM |
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Nortoon
High Mileage
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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RE: forward & lowered controls
(11-04-2017 11:07 PM)pdedse Wrote: Right when you pull the handlebars up to get over the U of the base of the riser, it's tight, but then the hanldebars drop down into the base and there's enough slack. I have full range of motion with the bars with no issues.
Thanks! That sounds familiar.
When I added risers to my CB500XA, I pushed the top of the bars forward and inserted the bottom of the bars into the U base of the riser. After adding the top of the risers without tightening them, I was able to pull the top of the bars back and know where there was enough slack.
2017 CB1100 EX
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11-05-2017 12:10 PM |
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