riffduck

I'm 6'2", riding a 250 Rebel that I dearly love. If only I could get more leg room without spending 300 bucks for those footpeg extensions that are advertised. I found a seat cushion that looks right but they are sold out. Any inexpensive suggestions?

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Fridgitator

Welcome, riffduck. There are a number of approaches to getting a little more legroom short of $300 accessories. The stock seat can be modified to let you sit back a little further. Rolling the handlebars up a couple degrees changes your posture. An engine guard can be added with a set of pegs to stretch out on. There are a number of people on here that have made their own extensions, but I wouldn't advise doing that unless you know what you're doing. They have to deal with more stress than just your weight, so they have to be very sturdy.

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JunkyardDog

Yes, I'm only 6', but had the same problem. I have no idea why Honda put the footpegs where they did. Just because the Rebel is small doesn't mean a full sized rider shouldn't be able to fit on it. I rode a Kawasaki Eliminator 125, and fit fine, it was just too slow. So I started looking at my Rebel, and the handlebars and seat seemed just fine for a larger rider, the footpegs were the problem. So I fabricated brackets to relocate them 4" farther forward. I don't recommend extending the pegs more than 4", without additional bracing because it will put too much stress on the peg mounting locations on the frame, and on the mounting bolts. I used grade 8.8 bolts and split lockwashers to attach the brackets to the frame, and no threadlocker, because if a bolt should break off in the frame, I want to be able to get it out. So far, in almost 3 months of riding, nothing has broken


Basically, I just made 2 brackets out of 1/4" x 2" steel, with 4 holes in them, one for each side. The first 2 holes mount to the stock footpeg locations, the second 2 holes, 4" forward, are what the stock footpegs mount to. Note that there is a slight difference between the right and left footpeg mounting locations on the frame. You need to take this into consideration when making the brackets, to make sure the pegs come out even, the same distance forward on both sides.

That's the easy part. Just 2 flat steel extension brackets. The hard part is relocating the shifter and rear brake pedal. The shifter is fairly easy as well, all I did was fabricate a 4" longer rod, and everything fit together and worked fine. The brake was a bit more of a problem, I completely removed the stock brake arm/pedal assembly, and tossed it in a box. I kept the rear pivot and rod that goes back to the drum. I ordered a used shift pedal and pivot off eBay, just like the one on the left side, attached them to the home made extension bracket for the right side, and fabricated a rod that went from the right side shifter (now being used as a brake pedal) back to where the rear rod attaches to the pivot arm. I now have 2 rods and 2 pivots. So far it has worked fine, and looks good with the factory shift pedal being used as a brake pedal. I painted the brackets black, and it all looks stock. I'd say I have about $50 into it total, and actually like the look of it better than those super expensive Mapam forward controls that cost between $350-$450, and have not been available in the U.S. for some time now, unless you luck out and find a used set on eBay for a Rebel. Sorry I don't yet have a picture showing what I did, but another member did something similar, and posted a picture of it, if I can find it. Jerry.

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Buickguy

Hello and welcome aboard.

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Here is a picture of bB2NER's Rebel bobber. This is very similar to what I did, except that I did not move the pegs that far forward, didn't use a cross brace between the right and left sides, and used a Rebel shifter pedal and pivot for a brake pedal. The rod I used to go from my brake pedal to the rear linkage is very similar to what he did. There are many possible variations of this design, but done right, it is sound, and works well. Just make sure you have enough support for the pegs if you move them way forward. I had some (junk) MC Enterprises pegs, which I connected together with a brace, then used another brace connected to that one to tie it to the front downtube where the reflectors mounted to. It was plenty strong, but looked clunky, and put the pegs way to high. I finally gave up trying to find a way to mount the MC Enterprises pegs, tossed them in a box in the closet, and fabricated the forward controls. I wish I had done that to begin with, rather than throwing money away on those highway pegs. Oh well, live and learn. Jerry.

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jax

Welcome aboard. Lots of good people here to help with advice. Some good some real good.

Ride safe

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igjosh

Welcome and ride safe.

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flitecontrol

Welcome. As you can already see, there are lots of helpful folks here.

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igjosh

bb2ner has some really nice bikes i like his bagger too.

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