Lowering Blocks for Switchback

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Nov 5, 2012 | 03:09 PM

#11

1HD1C

Stellar HDF Member

Joined: Apr 2010

Posts: 3,428

Likes: 239

From: northeast

Quote:

Originally Posted by perfectlyfrank

I am about 5'4" and 1/2" and would like to be flat footed on my Switchback. I was going to send my seat top Mean City Cycles to have it taken down about 2", but I may see if my dealer has a Fat Bob seat that I could try on the bike.

this is exactly what i tell short FLD owners to try first before anything else..

believe me i was totally surprised by how much it lowered me compared to the reach seat and it just looks so much better on the bike
i love the way it follows the lines of the FLD

Nov 5, 2012 | 06:49 PM

#12

dmdbit

3rd Gear

Joined: May 2008

Posts: 7

Likes: 0

That fatbob seat does look very nice on your switchback. Glad it works as well.

Nov 6, 2012 | 06:18 AM

#13

LDB187

Thread Starter

Road Captain

Joined: Oct 2009

Posts: 558

Likes: 30

From: Clarksville, TN

1st off this is my wife's bike and she is short w/short inseam and fat thighs. (she don't read these posts). I took the info from saphira's info and probably give that a try along w/a fatbob seat. Been thinking of trading in for a slim. She's been riding a 07 lowrider w/blocks for the last 3 yrs w/no problems from shocks or the smoothness of the ride. Stock shock and seat on it. The lowrider seat on the SWB works great but the ride with the short shocks are still rough. at the time i bought the bike the 440's were the only one's that fit and was put on by dealer before delivery.