TC Bros

[Clerek]

"Some people DO like riding on hard tails"

Twits, mostly.

Some people like ridng chariots too, or whipping themselves or snorting fire ants....

HAHAHA!!!

I laughed so hard at this! "Twits, mostly."

[Crazcnuk]

I have a tough time with all the posts where people are destroying perfectly good classic bikes, either to try and make a crotch rocket out an antique, or trying to make them look like some refugee from the 1950's.

Especially when they start with ones in really nice shape to begin with.

Top 10 silliest things done to motorcycles:

Hard Tail Suspension (unless originally equipped)
Harley Davidson
Apehangers
Retrograde to chain drive
Trike Conversion
Bobbing
Cafe (to SJM)
Overly fat tires
Removing the fenders
Boss Hoss

[tbishop11]

Fire Ants?

I was looking at those forward controls too! However I do also have a hardtail as well as snort fire ants, so take it for what its worth.

[MrOzz]

LoL was looking more at the forward controls.

My Brother-in-Law bought a set for his kaw KZ750. He had to do a lot of modding to get them to work just right and still the are not perfect. Alot of play in the controls. The quality of the product is good. I feel the overall design is poor. He had to remove the case guards to get the control rods in line.


Here are some pics of his.

Rear Brake




Shifter




Hope this helps you


Ozz

[nate]

This thread was never about hard tails.I had the oppurtinty to ride a coworkers costume hard tail chopper and it was by far a joy.
Simply looking to be a bit more comfy.I'm 6'3" just looking at options to stretch my legs out.

A:TC bros fowards

B:Kury pegs on engine guards

C:Open to other ideas.

My Brother-in-Law bought a set for his kaw KZ750. He had to do a lot of modding to get them to work just right and still the are not perfect. Alot of play in the controls. The quality of the product is good. I feel the overall design is poor. He had to remove the case guards to get the control rods in line.


Here are some pics of his.

Rear Brake




Shifter




Hope this helps you


Ozz

I don't mind modding a little but don't want to do a lot of heavy modding.

[forplynu2]

I got the forward controlls too. Little short, but they work great!

[motrcyclryan83]

i bought a set along with the universal linkage for my 79 special. i love em, i made my own mounts though cause i didnt like the ones that come with it. if ya set it up right theres isnt alot of play. no more than the stock shifter does and brake pedal do any way. every time ive dealt with tc bros its been a good deal. you cant go wrong.

[dingman29]

I have a tough time with all the posts where people are destroying perfectly good classic bikes, either to try and make a crotch rocket out an antique, or trying to make them look like some refugee from the 1950's.

Especially when they start with ones in really nice shape to begin with.

Top 10 silliest things done to motorcycles:

Hard Tail Suspension (unless originally equipped)
Harley Davidson
Apehangers
Retrograde to chain drive
Trike Conversion
Bobbing
Cafe (to SJM)
Overly fat tires
Removing the fenders
Boss Hoss

that's one person's opinion... i personally am not interested in some of these "silly things" done to classic bikes, but for every person that finds it silly, theres probably 10 that find it interesting. i think cafe bikes are interesting, but thats something i would never do... if you like it go for it... thats like saying why take a classic car and drop a fast big block in it and replace the underpowered emission-legal small block. i guess it just depends on what you are looking to do... restore or different... (i am also guilty of snorting fire ants though)

as for the forward controls, i had stumbled across that site and ive heard good things about them as well and plan to get some when the time comes... i was only worried if the bottom of your shoe was wet would it slip off easily??

[Crazcnuk]

You missed the point:

'Especially when they start with ones in really nice shape to begin with. '

I don't care what people do with junkers, it's when they tear up really nice antiques that I shudder.

Other than that, if you want to make your bike loud, cumbersome, ugly, and the worst handling POS on the street, go for it.

One of the reasons I ride old bikes is because the factory hasn't designed any nice ones in the last 20 years.

[DenyP]

You missed the point:

One of the reasons I ride old bikes is because the factory hasn't designed any nice ones in the last 20 years.

They sure don't impress me much ether in the looks department. I would like to test ride a new V-Star Venture Royal. I would like more comfort for long trips, etc then the TimeMachine delivers.

Deny

[latexeses]

Crazcnuk,

I'm with you on this one. It gives me the shivers to see someone start cutting and hackin' up a bike that is in better shape than the one I am trying to get running.. Weird
Same goes for parting out a bike because they need to have the carbs cleaned.

I know. I know. This has been talked about before. Just seems like one of these day the only bikes on the road will be a bunch of XS11's that are all cobbled together from parts of bikes that were in better condition from the start.

There, that should get it started.

[ManitoulinLad]

Your feet don't fall off the pegs - even if the bottoms of your shoes are wet & slippery. The shape of the concave peg sends your foot down & to the side of the of peg near wear the linkage is & keeps it there. Your feet are still facing down to a certain extent & pressure from your foot is still a bit on the pegs. You legs aren't really all flat out so your foot can fall off. Your legs are still coming down onto the pegs quite abit, but your are still way more forward with the feet. I have rode with these many, many times in the rain & its fine. The knurled peg I imagine would be the same due to the 'still downward pressure" of your foot. - Dan

[ManitoulinLad]

Pic of my TC Bros Forwards

I know this an old thread just thought in case of a 'search' I have a pic of my forwards showing the clutch side of the bike this is using there full length rod kit & leaving the front pegs still on. The other side of the bike is the same. I used the original shifter rod & brake rod just cut them with a hack saw & drilled them out to fit the rod bolt in. The pic is under the 'ride report" section under 'manitoulin ride" - Dan

[jamiem753]

If you want to voice your opinion thats fine but insulting people who happen to like the hardtail/bobber look isnt cool. Its their bike they paid for it so they can do whatever they please with it. Just because you dont like it dosent mean they are "twits". Variety makes things interesting and people who like hardtails should be able to share information too. I dont have a hardtail or intend to hardtail I just think you are rude for insulting people because they like a style of motorcycle.

[Crazcnuk]

And what do you call someone who calls others rude, while not understanding what the discussion is about?

Most of us don't care if you like the hacked, rat bike look or not.

The point is you don't come into an 'enthusiast' board for a given model and gloat about how you are going to destroy one w/o expecting some flack.

If you do, you're one of those 'twits' that thinks the mere fact you have an opinion means everyone else has to accept it, and no else is allowed to voice thiers.

I dare you to go to the Bugatti Veyron forum and tell them how you are going to put the car on a chevy 4x4 frame so you can go mudding.

A lot of these guys are downgrading better bikes than we own, after years of restoring them, while there are literally thousands of perfectly good bobber project bikes in wrecking yards everywhere.