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| drdarren | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 52 | | Location | : | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Apr 2010 - 15:49 Post title : flOorboaRds | | | For those of you with floorboards how do you like them? I find i am sitting straighter which I don't like but I guess I need to get used to.
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| DVR | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 651 | | Location | : | I'm Denis, from Belgium |
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| | Posted : 06 Apr 2010 - 20:48 Post title : Re: flOorboaRds (Re: drdarren) | | | You will find A LOT of info regarding floorboards if you do a search here.
Short (for me) : there is no substitute !
Why ? Because your legs have a more normal position (no feet forward)
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| rod2625 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 26/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 108 | | Location | : | Olympic Peninsula, WA, United States |
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| | Posted : 07 Apr 2010 - 02:12 Post title : Re: flOorboaRds (Re: drdarren) | | | Love mine, but then I just came from 3 yrs riding a Vulcan Cruiser with boards. Very happy with the heel/toe shifter and the larger brake pedal.
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| smithy | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 15 | | Location | : | Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 07 Apr 2010 - 13:59 Post title : Re: flOorboaRds (Re: drdarren) | | | I love the floorboards, seems like more clearance ie no more scraping heels on corners,
and a far more comfortable riding position,
Also when my T'bird fell over while cleaning on a slope  
it only got as far as the footboards so no damage done 
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 07 Apr 2010 - 14:40 Post title : Re: flOorboaRds (Re: smithy) | | | That was lucky - or not - depends how you look at it. Was there much damage to the boards ?
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| smithy | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 15 | | Location | : | Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 07 Apr 2010 - 15:49 Post title : Re: flOorboaRds (Re: mat1600) | | | Nothing I could see, although I sort of half caught the bike on the way down,
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