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Old Nov 21, 2017 | 10:18 AM
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I dunno how short is short to you guys but my 5'3" girlfriend can flat foot on my FXDL. It's a bit heavy for her though. In fact her VS800 Suzuki sits quite a bit taller.
 
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I dunno how short is short to you guys but my 5'3" girlfriend can flat foot on my FXDL. It's a bit heavy for her though. In fact her VS800 Suzuki sits quite a bit taller.
I'm 5'9" and can only flat foot it when my legs are against the derby cover and the exhaust.
 
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I'm 5'9" and can only flat foot it when my legs are against the derby cover and the exhaust.
your bike sits higher
 
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well i stand 5'2"
 
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your bike sits higher
Huh, seemed the same to me when I sat on them both at the dealer, but HD's website shows that I'm wrong as usual.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2017 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ThePaintPirate
I'm 5'9" and can only flat foot it when my legs are against the derby cover and the exhaust.
I'm 5'8", 29" inseem and have chubby thighs and have no problem flat footing any dyna. My legs are usually pretty close to the exhaust/primary but even wearing shorts I've only managed to burn myself over the years doing really stupid things.

When riding my sport bikes, I'm totally tippy toed...when backing up I look like a waddling duck...its quite hilarious.

Here's an old pic drag racing, doing a quick burnout in the water box to clean/warm the rear. Even wearing race boots I'm still tippy toed...my new gixxer is like 1" taller than the old one (old one pictured).

Power to the SHORT PEOPLE! buahaha.
 
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well i stand 5'2"
How the heck do you reach those forward controls?
 
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Tileman2692, I have a C&C Dyna fastback custom made to move me forward 1inch. I went a different direction on my bike as far as seats go. I’ll sell it to you if you’re interested, pm me and we’ll talk.
 
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Originally Posted by JoshFXDL
How the heck do you reach those forward controls?
There no prob. But I need an inch or 2 to be flat footed
 
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I am also a little challenged. I got a Corbin custom made. Fits me like a glove. Quiet narrow. A little hard in the beginning, but really softens up after some rides. No numb ***. Great company to work with.
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