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I love chops and bob-jobs, but this one ain't exactly my cup o' tea, and for sure would be a deal-breaker for my wife. She's still fairly slim, but that would facilitate her crotch and/or butt sliding down the angle of that P-pad and taking a pounding from the sprung driver's seat. She'd be getting pinched between the seat and the fender. I wouldn't blame her one bit for not riding on the back of it.
At 6'-6" tall, mid-controls are a deal-breaker for me.
And.... well.... it's a Sportster.
On aesthetics alone, I rarely (if ever) criticize, and I won't start now.
On tolerable comfort-level, if I ever rode it, I'd probably say it owes points. I'll give it a 1 since I have never ridden it.
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