[St0nkingByte]

I've been riding my Marauder for about three weeks now and I'm really enjoying the bike. The power seems just about right for a noob like me, it doesn't come on fast but if you ask for it its there. The handling is a little tricky in low speed traffic but I'm getting the hang of it and my aftermarket windshield, now that I've adjusted it a bit, is working great.

The only drawback I've noticed so far is the pegs make me feel a little cramped. Its not something I really noticed when I first had the bike and rode short distances wearing jeans. But I'm just over 6' and now that I'm riding longer distances wearing my foul weather gear I notice it a bit. To compensate I end up riding with my heels sorta hanging down below the pegs and then I move my feet up when I need to shift/brake.

I've been looking at forward controls, the ones that move the pegs forward about four inches and given how terribly expensive they are ($300+) I'm wondering if they'll really make a big difference for me. I talked to a buddy of mine and he told me I should just wait a few more months until I have more experience and I'm more familiar with the bike and riding in general before I start making those kinds of changes.

Anyhow I was curious if anyone had experience with these and if they're worth the money. I was also wondering if anyone had spotted any that didn't cost $300+ and maybe weren't quite so chromy and gaudy looking. I actually prefer the look of the boring stock controls

 

[DrBob]

If you are OK on short rides, and only need more leg room on longer trips, then consider some highway pegs. They cost less than 1/3 as much, and give you a place to stretchout your legs without perminantly modifying your bike: they bolt on and come off in about 5 minutes. Here are some...

http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/d...ory_ID=54&manufacturer_ID=64&product_ID=11551

 

[Uncle Bob]

Check out kuryakin pegs, they have universal pegs that you just buy the adaptor for your bike. They I believe have two models that may interest you. First is actully a heel rest that you can add to their pegs and the other are called switchblades that have a built in heel rest that you can retract by a pivot mechanism from the pegs.

Floor boards may also fit the bill either in original location or foward mounted.

There are also adaptors that'll relocate your OEM pegs forwards for much less than $300.

 

[St0nkingByte]

There are also adaptors that'll relocate your OEM pegs forwards for much less than $300.

That's more like it, I'll search around and see what I can find.

 

[St0nkingByte]

Actually the more I think about this and go out to the garage and just sit on the bike the more I think my buddy was right. I just have poor posture I think I'm going to stick with the stock setup for now and work on keeping my heels hooked into the pegs. I've noticed, as a newbie I guess, I'm sort of afraid to keep my feet on the controls (shifter and brake) because I think I'm going to apply pressure when I don't mean to, or I'm going to be riding around with my rear brake light on all the time because I'm resting my foot on the brake pedal.