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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 02:34 PM
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Some people just like a slammed look. I would buy a sport bike for sport riding.

I think sacrificing rideability for looks is silly, unless you spend more time looking at your bike instead of riding it.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy C;3633ff
I think sacrificing rideability for looks is silly, unless you spend more time looking at your bike instead of riding it.
I think if you look I have plenty of clearance. I made my own forward controls and increased the ground clearance.

I have not compromised rideability. I ride conservatively and enjoy my bike as I built it.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 03:17 PM
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I think if you look I have plenty of clearance. I made my own forward controls and increased the ground clearance.

I have not compromised rideability. I ride conservatively and enjoy my bike as I built it.
You have very little suspension travel, and as such, you've compromised rideability with your modifications. Hitting a good sized pothole at speed is not going to be a pleasant experience on that bike.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 03:20 PM
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You have very little suspension travel, and as such, you've compromised rideability with your modifications. Hitting a good sized pothole at speed is not going to be a pleasant experience on that bike.
Look at #10 and you can see I now have 12" shocks.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Bob
Look at #10 and you can see I now have 12" shocks.
I would have put 131/2 shocks on it. The ride quality is so much better with suspension that has a decent amount of travel.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 03:43 PM
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Go with an Air Ride suspension.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Bob
Some people just like a slammed look. I would buy a sport bike for sport riding.

I am with Bluebob, I lowered it for looks. When I want to haul *** and hug corners the Harley is my last choice. The Harley is set up for a nice cruise with some buddies to have a little food and a couple of beers. My Kawasaki Z900RS is for hauling *** and hugging corners. The reason we buy these bikes it to personalize them to your own taste. Everyone of us has different **** but they are all cool in their own way.
Hell, I would like to have multiple Harleys for different things but I'm getting low on space.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 06:12 PM
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So, lowering a bike is kind of like a woman wearing high heels. It's has nothing to do with function, it's done purely to impress other people. I get it.....
 
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I think most of us would admit that if rideability (is that even a word?) was the only consideration, none of us would be riding Harleys.

But we are.

Go figure.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2023 | 07:33 PM
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And, I've never found high heels to adversely affect handling....
 
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