I have never rode the bike yet. The controls are grip shifters. These D.I.Y. kits suck! The frames ARE to small to put the intake (that comes with the engine), And why do they come with grip shifters? When you need to put other components on! The old style thumb shifters would be fine. (Seperated from the brake levers). Like my Royce Union had. This is really my third build, but the second for myself. (Check out ''Stoled in vegas'') That's my first.