Lanesplitter don`t rule out the soft tails.

 

Wife is about your size and she went with a Fat Boy Lo, she did lots of demo days & rentals before she bought.

 

dynas sit pretty low compared to sportys. I have a 31" inseam and have knees bent and fully relaxed on my dyna. Almost like squatting vs flat footed on my sporty with 13" shocks (now tippy toe with 14" shocks).

the weight of the dyna is noticeable at standing and shuffling it around. The sporty feels like a bmx in comparison. When riding, you barely notice the heft. Nice set of highway bars will help for oops moments.

like others said, go put a butt on a seat. Demo some bikes. Nothing to be intimidated by. It took me a while to accept the dynas ways.

I didn't move up to a dyna, I moved over.

 

Here's a pic of a 5' 4" person on an FXDL~

 

As a long time lover of Sportsters (883s, specifically!), I'm glad you added that. I hate that so many BT riders look down their nose at XL riders.

 

And just glancing, that looks like a standard seat and suspension height...

 

Thanks for saying this, you beat me to it. I hate it when people say they want to "upgrade" from a Sportster. Those people probably shouldn't have bought one in the first place, because they obviously don't understand the strengths of a good Sporty...

 

I used to ride a Sportster. Lots of fun but not near as comfortable and smooth as my Low Rider. It leans and turns better and feels more "planted" than the Sportster did, probably because the CG is lower than the Sportster.

I doubt you'll have a problem handling any Dyna out there. Take a test ride on one and see first hand.

 

Used to ride a sporty when they were hard mounted to the frame, buzz city. I own a FXDL and sit pretty flat footed on it. A suggestion would be to visit a shoe repair (cobbler) shop and see about adding a thicker sole to your riding boots. If buying new visit the dealer parts and preview what seats they have to get you lower to the pavement. You'll enjoy the move up to a big twin.

 

100% correct.

EDIT~ Actually, the factory stock seat on the FXDL is a "low" profile seat. I suppose one could get the seat shaved down/narrower too though.

Here's a better pic~


EDIT~ She's wearing her regular boots here, but her Daytona Women's boots have a 2" lift built into them. The lift is not "all heel" as some of it is internal. (Kinda like Tom Cruise's lifts!)