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Would mid mount controls help any????



I think Steve's suggestion is definitely worth looking into, Bryan. It could be a coincidence(of aging), but I TOO had no back problems until I bought my BA over 6 years ago, and now it "goes out" regularly if I don't do my stretching exercises almost daily. It IS this feet-forward riding position, with all the weight of your torso RIGHT ON your tailbone that is often the cause of this. Case closed!

And this is why a few years ago I designed and built a set of mid-mounted peg which sit about mid-thigh as I sit on my BA. But because they have no control units attached to them I still have to move my feet back forward whenever I wish to change gears or use the rear brake.

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Our seats are really too low for mid controls unless you have really short legs. I put a set of mid pegs on mine hoping for back pain relief. With feet forward and short suspension travel, potholes and railroad tracks would wreck my back for days. Although it does give me place to move my feet to on long trips, it didn't miraculously convert my America into a tourer. Lower, shorter bars helped quite a bit. When sitting straight up, road shocks would travel right up my spine, agravating my bulging disks.



And Lon is correct TOO, but what I also did was to add about two inches of foam to my seat, so when I use my mid-pegs my legs are not bent more than 90 degrees at the knees.

What I can never understand in a millions years around here is why everybody seemingly wants to sit even lower than a stock BA or speedy affords already and so they cut down their seats! What?! Is that a "cooler look" or somethin'???!!!

Well, I certaining hope IF it's NOT done because their inseam is less than 26 inches(mine's 33", BTW), I sure hope for their sake that the people who think that particular look is "so cool" never start suffering from back pain or they TOO will come to this same little "epiphany" as you and I have come to!

Last edited by Dwight; 02/19/2008 8:37 PM.