Dr Robert, sorry for the delay in responding ... been on the road. My 2009 FXDF has forward controls. The board assemblies fit into the same mounting slot as the peg. The kit provides dressier mounting bolts than the stock peg bolt. The kit also comes with a pair of locking, adjustable arms that permit adjustment of the board mounting in three axes: up/down, angle to ground, and front/back. That's a very nice feature. I am 6'5" and have the boards extended all the way forward. It's very comfortable. They are just as easily mounted in mid-control bikes. The adjustment arms extend the boards outboard an inch or so. If this is undesirable (eg. for scraping purposes), the boards are installable with or without the adjustment arms. If it weren't for the rubber mat problem, I would be thoroughly happy with this mod.