moving stock controls forward

[thegoochking]

Is it possible to modify the stock controlls to be moved forward where an expensive pair of forward controlls would mount? if so has anyone done this?

[Magnum Magna]

You can't get much cheaper then the way I did.  I have pegs on the engin guards and can shift with my heal up and down gears. 

[thegoochking]

Haha how the hell do u manage to down and upshift with your heel. Yea i want to get some floor boards and i need my controls more foreward. Im short 5 foot 8 but my legs cramp easily in the riding possition the stock controls put me in. When i rode my friends shadow his controls are foreward enough that i can stretch my legs all the way and its so much more comfortable like that. Im trying to figure out a way to move them foreward for less considering its gonna cost about 300 for the floorboards and another 3-400 for the controlls. I dont feel like spending 6-700 bucks right now.

[thegoochking]

got any pics of your setup with the pegs so i can see the distence between the shifter and pegs? 

[Magnum Magna]

I will try to take the wife's camera and take a picture. 

[Smoked U]

You can't get much cheaper then the way I did.  I have pegs on the engin guards and can shift with my heal up and down gears. 

Alright, I'll bite.

How do you upshift with your heel?

[drkngas]

Alright, I'll bite.

How do you upshift with your heel?

Enquiring minds want to know!!!

[thegoochking]

thats what i was thinking. Its gotta be extremely difficult to upshift with the heel.

[thegoochking]

I just found that scootworks sells foreward controll relocation kits that are farely cheap, only problem is they dont sell them for the magna. Would a kit for a shadow or vtx be usable on the magna?

[Greg Cothern]

I would bet some parts would be fairly close but would still need alterations to fit.

[thegoochking]

are we talking the need to cut and weld?

[Magnum Magna]

Pulling up





pushing brake





foot on both pegs

[Jamtndll]

I do the same thing with mine front pegs.  Have mastered using the brake, still working on shifting.  I made my pegs and mounted them Using 1 1/2 inch pipe and the cross piece is an the middle section of a weight lifting bar.  I then put handle bar grips on the ends.  Total cost $10.00 and time to cut, weld and paint.  About 2 hours.

[drkngas]

Thanks for the pictures Robert.  I can sleep now.  I had this vision of only being able to shift using your heels.  You just have a normal setup and big feet! 

[thegoochking]

wow that my friend is realy cool, how hard is it to ride like that.