Hey scouser, go the forwards mate, much better IMO. I don't have long legs and I ride fine. That said, on a long trip it's nice to be able to stand up and stretch the legs on the mids. I did just put the mid pegs back on for a trip to Tassie a few years ago just for that reason.
There are several methods for either removing the shaft or leaving it in. Do a search either here on on the US HD Forums.
I left mine in and just wedged the inside lever behing a bolt head...has never come out in 2.5 years. I covered the whole with a brass button sprayed black (a RAN Petty Officers button) looks cool, just used silastic. You could cover the hole with anything you like.If you want any photos let me know
Also if your keen you can hacksaw the shaft without taking off the primary, I might do that one day...when I buy a roundtuit.
Hey Scouser,
to remove the shaft you'd have to remove both the outer (easy) and inner (harder) primaries. It seems common to just secure the shaft and plug the hole in the outer primary.
FR.
can lend you some highway pegs (after market) if you want to try them out...... only around for a couple days then am O/S for a week and then in Melbourne...