Comfort - dial in sequence for components
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Comfort - dial in sequence for components
Need some help here to learn what would be proper sequence of changing components for my comfort.
I am 510 high 32 inseam. Recently purchased 2022 Road King Special love the bike and I know I can dial it in for comfort as I did any previous HD I owned but it was always a lot of trial and error rather than structured approach. I want to do it right as this can get pricey.
I realize there is rider triangle and handlebars, seat, grips size, windshield and suspension have to all work together in order to adjust for comfort properly but in which order? I went to dealer and they recommended that I will buy reach seat to get closer to controls as first thing but I like to stretch so would like to keep my room for legs. I am set to buy 13 shocks due to advantage of 3 travel. Kinda feels handlebar should be first and then the seat. I think 12-13 height handlebar should do the trick for me but if it could pull closer to me. It would be great to get bars parallel to front legs while still getting closer to me somehow.
I have no idea what would be proper order for doing this.
I would appreciate some tips.
For now I am bent like sail while riding this big bike and it is uncomfortable really quick as I am stretched out.
please help.
I am 510 high 32 inseam. Recently purchased 2022 Road King Special love the bike and I know I can dial it in for comfort as I did any previous HD I owned but it was always a lot of trial and error rather than structured approach. I want to do it right as this can get pricey.
I realize there is rider triangle and handlebars, seat, grips size, windshield and suspension have to all work together in order to adjust for comfort properly but in which order? I went to dealer and they recommended that I will buy reach seat to get closer to controls as first thing but I like to stretch so would like to keep my room for legs. I am set to buy 13 shocks due to advantage of 3 travel. Kinda feels handlebar should be first and then the seat. I think 12-13 height handlebar should do the trick for me but if it could pull closer to me. It would be great to get bars parallel to front legs while still getting closer to me somehow.
I have no idea what would be proper order for doing this.
I would appreciate some tips.
For now I am bent like sail while riding this big bike and it is uncomfortable really quick as I am stretched out.
please help.
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Need some help here to learn what would be proper sequence of changing components for my comfort.
I am 510 high 32 inseam. Recently purchased 2022 Road King Special love the bike and I know I can dial it in for comfort as I did any previous HD I owned but it was always a lot of trial and error rather than structured approach. I want to do it right as this can get pricey.
I realize there is rider triangle and handlebars, seat, grips size, windshield and suspension have to all work together in order to adjust for comfort properly but in which order? I went to dealer and they recommended that I will buy reach seat to get closer to controls as first thing but I like to stretch so would like to keep my room for legs. I am set to buy 13 shocks due to advantage of 3 travel. Kinda feels handlebar should be first and then the seat. I think 12-13 height handlebar should do the trick for me but if it could pull closer to me. It would be great to get bars parallel to front legs while still getting closer to me somehow.
I have no idea what would be proper order for doing this.
I would appreciate some tips.
For now I am bent like sail while riding this big bike and it is uncomfortable really quick as I am stretched out.
please help.
I am 510 high 32 inseam. Recently purchased 2022 Road King Special love the bike and I know I can dial it in for comfort as I did any previous HD I owned but it was always a lot of trial and error rather than structured approach. I want to do it right as this can get pricey.
I realize there is rider triangle and handlebars, seat, grips size, windshield and suspension have to all work together in order to adjust for comfort properly but in which order? I went to dealer and they recommended that I will buy reach seat to get closer to controls as first thing but I like to stretch so would like to keep my room for legs. I am set to buy 13 shocks due to advantage of 3 travel. Kinda feels handlebar should be first and then the seat. I think 12-13 height handlebar should do the trick for me but if it could pull closer to me. It would be great to get bars parallel to front legs while still getting closer to me somehow.
I have no idea what would be proper order for doing this.
I would appreciate some tips.
For now I am bent like sail while riding this big bike and it is uncomfortable really quick as I am stretched out.
please help.
If you dont like the seat, figure that out first and then the handlebars that can work with that seat.
The shocks will not changed anything with your reach issue, your seat height might go up by 1/2 inch or so.
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Def do the seat before the bars. Find a good seat that you like and sits you where you want to be then get the bars that fit that positioning. Do it the other way around and you might end up with a seat that is uncomfortable and nobody wants that.
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Need some help here to learn what would be proper sequence of changing components for my comfort.
I am 510 high 32 inseam. Recently purchased 2022 Road King Special love the bike and I know I can dial it in for comfort as I did any previous HD I owned but it was always a lot of trial and error rather than structured approach. I want to do it right as this can get pricey.
I realize there is rider triangle and handlebars, seat, grips size, windshield and suspension have to all work together in order to adjust for comfort properly but in which order? I went to dealer and they recommended that I will buy reach seat to get closer to controls as first thing but I like to stretch so would like to keep my room for legs. I am set to buy 13 shocks due to advantage of 3 travel. Kinda feels handlebar should be first and then the seat. I think 12-13 height handlebar should do the trick for me but if it could pull closer to me. It would be great to get bars parallel to front legs while still getting closer to me somehow.
I have no idea what would be proper order for doing this.
I would appreciate some tips.
For now I am bent like sail while riding this big bike and it is uncomfortable really quick as I am stretched out.
please help.
I am 510 high 32 inseam. Recently purchased 2022 Road King Special love the bike and I know I can dial it in for comfort as I did any previous HD I owned but it was always a lot of trial and error rather than structured approach. I want to do it right as this can get pricey.
I realize there is rider triangle and handlebars, seat, grips size, windshield and suspension have to all work together in order to adjust for comfort properly but in which order? I went to dealer and they recommended that I will buy reach seat to get closer to controls as first thing but I like to stretch so would like to keep my room for legs. I am set to buy 13 shocks due to advantage of 3 travel. Kinda feels handlebar should be first and then the seat. I think 12-13 height handlebar should do the trick for me but if it could pull closer to me. It would be great to get bars parallel to front legs while still getting closer to me somehow.
I have no idea what would be proper order for doing this.
I would appreciate some tips.
For now I am bent like sail while riding this big bike and it is uncomfortable really quick as I am stretched out.
please help.
Bought a 2018 Heritage Classic and the rider triangle fits me perfectly.
Stock seat, handlebars, and suspension. Just fits me like a glove.
I put over 49,000 on her and feels just as comfortable as the day I bought it.
Guess I am one of the few that doesnt have to spend money on dialing mine in for comfort.
I am also 5 10 with a 32 inseam. But I weigh 215, so I may have more junk in the trunk to cushion the ride.
Last edited by 1185Wak#her18; Aug 16, 2022 at 06:25 PM.
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I wouldn't spend $30,000 on a bike that didn't fit me, and then spend thousands more to make it fit. That's just being caught up in the moment and making a poor decision. Just like shopping for shoes, buy the size that fits, not the wrong size that just happens to be in stock.
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I wouldn't spend $30,000 on a bike that didn't fit me, and then spend thousands more to make it fit. That's just being caught up in the moment and making a poor decision. Just like shopping for shoes, buy the size that fits, not the wrong size that just happens to be in stock.
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I wouldn't spend $30,000 on a bike that didn't fit me, and then spend thousands more to make it fit. That's just being caught up in the moment and making a poor decision. Just like shopping for shoes, buy the size that fits, not the wrong size that just happens to be in stock.