Yeah, yeah.. I know,I know..

If I wanted to scrape knees, I should have a Jap bike..

Back in march, my 2009 FXDC (sig pic)and I got taken out by an SUV changing lanes without looking....
it was totaled and I was laid up for months.

Now that I've started walking again, I'm thinking about a Heritage Classic and I am concerned about grounding.

So is there a straightforward way to raise them a bit?

Thanks

 

Yup, extended forks and raised rear shocks.

 

Be forewarned, if you raise the floorboards too much, you will scrape hard parts, brackets, primary case, first. Not a good feeling when the bike is lifted/unweighted when in a turn.

Installing front suspension springs rated correctly for your weight helps keep the bike up, as do 422's rear with ~1" sag. Or, forward controls.

 

Thanks!

I've had that in mind, but didn't want to immediately get into suspension revisions.

 

Get a Dyna.

 

Install a pair of these:

 

Tinker55;

I saw your earlier post about these, but where are they available?

 

What didn't you like about your Dyna? If you want a bagger with lean angle, floorboards, hard bags, and windshield checked out the Dyna Switchback.

 

I bought mine from my local dealer in The Netherlands but another forum member pointed out that these look very similar: http://www.kcint2.com/product/50-730...-DAVIDSON.html

 

My FXDC was nearly perfect for me after 5 years of slowly evolving it. If it was still in production, I'd buy another
and repeat the upgrades now knowing what works and what doesn't. In essence I'd recreated the old Convertible.

To me, the Switchback is just too gimmicky in its basic format. It's neither fish nor fowl and if I wanted a poser bike,
I'd buy a Yamaha Star.

FWIW..