Kev.. to me it seemed a little more forward than the Jackal.. which I didn't much like either.. but put er.. about 40000 on. Once I put the hack on it, I didn't mind the feet forward thing.
I really got to take one for a ride. Thought I don't like true forward controls I always thought the position of the controls on the Jackal and my Sportys (that all had/have mid-mounts) was "about" the same (give or take an RCH). Between that and the comparisons made with the Sporty (and looking at the photos) I kinda expected the V9 to be about the same.
Of course if your perception is more precise than mine (might be my RCHs are too big
), then I would expect the second year V9 models (with the controls moved back) would be precisely in the same spot.
Which brings me back to Wayne, if he liked the Calis, but wanted something a little smaller/lighter for backroad usage/commuting as he's talking about, then maybe, just maybe the V9 would fit even better than a V7.