bobsyouruncle
Lapsed Brit
I've never owned a cruiser before. I've had the most experience on standard type bikes. As I get better acquainted with my Roadster, I'm noticing that I'm putting my feet as far back as I can get them on the stock pegs when I'm not in the act of shifting or braking. If only I could put them a few inches further back still, I'd be able to lean into the wind above 60 mph and be a lot more comfortable. With my arms stretched out to the handlebars, I feel like a sail in the wind. With my feet all the way forward, I get discomfort in my hips and lower back.
As the exact opposite of those who put a set of highway pegs on their front crash bars to stretch out their legs, has anyone mounted an extra set of pegs behind the stock ones on a Roadster? I don't think moving the controls would be an easy option, given the ABS plumbing. But since shifting at highway speeds is such a rare event with so much torque, I'd like to be able to rest my feet a little bit rearward on the longer stretches of highway. I realize that this probably sounds heretical to all of you feet-forward guys. My dream would be a bike with the ergonomics of my Tiger 800 and the muscle of the R3R. That's not likely to happen in this lifetime, but maybe an extra set of pegs to the aft might help on my rides through the mountains.
Any thoughts? Thanks!
PS - one other thing I've noticed as I get a feel for riding the beast is that steep hills are entirely irrelevant to my rapid forward progress
Here's where I ended up earlier this evening, overlooking Utah Lake. It's at the top of a pretty twisty (plenty of switchbacks) road.
As the exact opposite of those who put a set of highway pegs on their front crash bars to stretch out their legs, has anyone mounted an extra set of pegs behind the stock ones on a Roadster? I don't think moving the controls would be an easy option, given the ABS plumbing. But since shifting at highway speeds is such a rare event with so much torque, I'd like to be able to rest my feet a little bit rearward on the longer stretches of highway. I realize that this probably sounds heretical to all of you feet-forward guys. My dream would be a bike with the ergonomics of my Tiger 800 and the muscle of the R3R. That's not likely to happen in this lifetime, but maybe an extra set of pegs to the aft might help on my rides through the mountains.
Any thoughts? Thanks!
PS - one other thing I've noticed as I get a feel for riding the beast is that steep hills are entirely irrelevant to my rapid forward progress
Here's where I ended up earlier this evening, overlooking Utah Lake. It's at the top of a pretty twisty (plenty of switchbacks) road.