Longer shifter/ lowered pegs?

Mx4life320
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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 10:00am
I am 6' 3" and size 12 boot. Do the lower pegs and lenghtend shifter help anyone? Does anyone have experience with there?
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mxfreak144x
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6/23/2011 11:49am
I have not tried it, but my common sence says yes theat soumds like it would work
Craze
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6/23/2011 7:00pm
Hammerhead designs for the shifter, you can get different lengths. I wouldn't lower the pegs
mxb2
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6/23/2011 7:24pm
X2 on the hammerhead shifter, i wear a. 12 also, no need to lower the pegs, get a higher seat, i think sdg makes taller complete seats!
CamP
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6/23/2011 7:27pm Edited Date/Time 6/23/2011 7:28pm
I'm 6'-6", wear a size 12 and never have a problem with stock shifters. Lowboy pegs are scary in ruts. I like stock seats. Tall seats raise your CG and affect turning.

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50dippin
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7/27/2011 7:19pm Edited Date/Time 7/27/2011 7:20pm
6' 4" size 12 boot here and the system tech racing lower peg brackets, guts tall foam and +10mm hammerhead shifter and brake pedal were the best mods I have done to my bike besides suspension. The lower pegs make standing much easier as well as getting moving my weight lower to offset my high center of gravity. The 10mm forward shifter and brake also put a stop to me getting my feet stuck under the pedal and accidental shifts.
Rob_Miller
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7/27/2011 7:29pm
At 5'9, i am nowhere near having a problem with being too tall. But my question for you taller riders that lower your pegs is..Dont your pegs get hung up in ruts? And wouldnt it be harder to scrub a jump..I.E..peg hitting on take off? Scrubbing is also something i have nowhere near perfected either..just wondering. I ride with a guy who is 6'6 and wears a size 12. I know he has bar risers, but i think thats his only modification as to making the bike "fit" him. But he grew up racing in the woods and just made the switch to MX, maybe its easier to deal with in the woods and he just got used to riding the bike that way? Im not sure. I was just curious on the low peg deal.
1/9/2012 5:35pm
6'3" with a size 14. Didnt like lower pegs due to the reasons posted above, I ride more on the balls of my feet which put the brake and shifter in a perfect spot. Have not tried a tall seat yet (dont spend a lot of time on the seat), although its on my wish list. Biggest help for me was RC high bend bars and taller bar mounts. I bought them from Emig racing and machined them down to where they felt good.
1/10/2012 6:51pm
My offset pegs are only 5mm lower and back, didn't really notice a difference at all good or bad.

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