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aftermarket forward controls?

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by tuba6869, Oct 8, 2012.

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    tuba6869 Member

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    hey guys is there any company that makes aftermarket forward controls for a 82 xj550 i know that tc makes universal but didnt know if anyone knows where i can get ones that arent universal, or even have pictures of the universals on the xj550?
     
    tuba6869, Oct 8, 2012
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    Orange-n-Black Well-Known Member

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    I believe the only one that makes forward controls specifically for your bike will be you. LOL Universal from TCbros or make them yourself are your only options as far as I know. Good luck.
     
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    kinda figured that lol thanks appreciate it
     
    tuba6869, Oct 8, 2012
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    everyone that I've seen has been handmade
     
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    Im in the same boat as you bro. I want to build a set this winter. Luckely Im a teacher that has access to the school shop after school ours ;) Anyone have any close ups of how you would mount these bad boys? I am seriously thinking of making them this winter.
     
    hennit, Oct 11, 2012
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    This is the best how-to I have seen here. Johno8's Foward controls If you can get hold of johno8, he has a file he can send you as a template. This is the basic pattern I used for my forward controls, I changed the shape slightly but kept everything else the same.

    p.s. After reading the last post in johno8's thread I see it will be useless to contact johno8. I uploaded a copy of his file to my skydrive, you can get the jpg from here Right click on the pic and choose 'download'
     
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    ha funny you posted that mad I literally just got done seeing that post. what i think i might end up doing is the tc bros they look really nice
     
    tuba6869, Oct 11, 2012
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    I just used the set of an xs1100 gauges pretty easy to rewire looks alot cleaner than the stock setup http://www.flickr.com/photos/danceswith ... 582665592/ not mine but same setup also uses the same tripple tree mounts as the seca so its a direct bolt on.

    ps if you wana make it look even cleaner you can mount it to the bottom of the tripple tree to lower it about an inch. hope this helps
     
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    ^ what
     
    tuba6869, Oct 12, 2012
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    Orange-n-Black Well-Known Member

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    Guess he thought we were talking hand controls and gauges.
     
    Orange-n-Black, Oct 13, 2012
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    Hahah wooops
     
    Leland, Oct 16, 2012
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