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Make56 · Dec 30, 2013

About 72 cm (little less than 30"), but they are now bit backwards. Maximum could be around 75 cm.

mello dude · Dec 30, 2013

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I put peg lowering blocks, Sargent seat, and Helibars on my 99. You will not believe how much difference that made in the ergo's. Since doing that, I have had no issues with numb hands & legs & back spasms. Don't get me wrong, you still have to know your limits to the amount of time you are on the bike, but you will have that on any bike. Another member here (mello dude) owns a 98 and he said the difference in ergo's was astonishing. It made it feel like completely different bike (ergonomically speaking of course).
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Agree with that. Since I am such a twisty junkie and lean to performance minded, I found the low pegs and higher bars very distracting. I really couldnt get comfortable on it. The pegs really got me.
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-- My personal bike has stock pegs and lower 4th gen bars. And I guess I have roughly 15 years on this style of setup between my old 4th and revised 5th and it suits me well for my addiction.

If you want to change the ergos for more upright, the low pegs and higher bar seems to be a good way to go.

JadeFBI · May 29, 2014

lowering pegs

Aloha~ You remember where you got your Peg Lowering Blocks and Helibars?
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marriedman said: ↑

I am 6'1" and I have severe back, knee, and shoulder issues from a horrific car accident with a semi 20 years ago. It took me 3 months to walk again and a year without any assistance. (wheelchair, walker, crutch, and lastly a cane) My shoulder is my most recent surgery and they want to operate on my back now. I say all this so you know that I am not one of those guys that pulls a muscle in his back and tries to say "I know how you feel".

I put peg lowering blocks, Sargent seat, and Helibars on my 99. You will not believe how much difference that made in the ergo's. Since doing that, I have had no issues with numb hands & legs & back spasms. Don't get me wrong, you still have to know your limits to the amount of time you are on the bike, but you will have that on any bike. Another member here (mello dude) owns a 98 and he said the difference in ergo's was astonishing. It made it feel like completely different bike (ergonomically speaking of course).

If you are concerned that the Helibars are not going to give you enough up and back, consider the Convertibars. I have no experience personally with them, but they are supposed to be a very good product. Of course, you will need new brake lines to accommodate the increased rise.
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stevets · Aug 11, 2014

I've been running Convertibars for 2 years on my 6th Gen and have kept them in a raised and back, more comfortable position...until last week. I dropped them down just because I can and went for a ride. It's like a different bike! I rode home really fast and put them back up so as not to have to run from the cops ( again). Too old for that :grey:

Allyance · Aug 11, 2014

I got my blocks from a machinist/motorcycle geek in Sacramento:

Larry xlax Lovisone <netters2@comcast.net>
Heavy into racing and bikes

marriedman · Aug 11, 2014

Man, I just realized I never replied to JadeFBI. Sorry! I wasn't trying to be rude.

My lower blocks for the footpegs were BusyLittleShop blocks. I got them off of the classified either here or over at VFRD.

vfrcapn · Aug 11, 2014

Allyance said: ↑

I got my blocks from a machinist/motorcycle geek in Sacramento:

Larry xlax Lovisone <netters2@comcast.net>
Heavy into racing and bikes
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Larry is BusyLittleShop, those are his lowering blocks.

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