Extra Leg Room
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Extra Leg Room
Hey Guys,
Wondering if you have any tips on getting some more leg room on a 04 fatboy, Im 6'5 an would love a little more room for the legs. I have a highway bar and some pegs, but Im looking for something for the footboards. Is there a way to move them forward, I am assuming you cant move them down due to cornering issues. I looked at the tall boy seats but it appears they dont make them for the fatboy. Any input would be great.
GBH
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Wondering if you have any tips on getting some more leg room on a 04 fatboy, Im 6'5 an would love a little more room for the legs. I have a highway bar and some pegs, but Im looking for something for the footboards. Is there a way to move them forward, I am assuming you cant move them down due to cornering issues. I looked at the tall boy seats but it appears they dont make them for the fatboy. Any input would be great.
GBH
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RE: Extra Leg Room
Grind or cut the mounting brackets off the bottom of your existing floorboards. Bolt, braze, or weld the front one back on, but in the middle of the board. Stick the floor boards back onto the front mount on the bike and you'll gain about 4 inches of leg room. If you have crash bars you'll have to check the clearance and possibly modify to make 'em fit.
I added a foot peg to the now empty rear mount on the bike just to give me another place to flop me brogans, but I kept grinding the ends off on turns, so I took 'em off and removed the mounts from the brackets/frame/primary.
Once you install the modified boards you'll have a problem with the brake pedal stabbing you in the side of your foot. You can buy one of the extended brake pedals or modify your existing one. I heated the foot pedal part of the lever and straightened it. Next I got a piece of angle iron and bolted it to the end of the straightened brake lever. I then cut a notch out of the lever about 2 inches from the pivot, bent it back together, and welded it so the pedal part was at the level I wanted. I then painted the whole thing wrinkle black. I mounted the rubber part of the foot pedal longways on the angle iron so it wouldn't extend too far out over the footboard. It works fine, looks great, and there ain't another one like it anywhere.
I used to have the have the heel & toe shifter on my FLST. It worked great with the boards moved forward. The rear shift peg was behind the board and you just had to step down on it to upshift. I raised the forward arm up a notch to allow my size 12s to slide under a bit better.
My '78 FLH had a rocker clutch and 3 speed w/reverse tranny. I've since installed a rocker clutch and hand shift on the Softail. The modified floorboards work fine with it.
I added a foot peg to the now empty rear mount on the bike just to give me another place to flop me brogans, but I kept grinding the ends off on turns, so I took 'em off and removed the mounts from the brackets/frame/primary.
Once you install the modified boards you'll have a problem with the brake pedal stabbing you in the side of your foot. You can buy one of the extended brake pedals or modify your existing one. I heated the foot pedal part of the lever and straightened it. Next I got a piece of angle iron and bolted it to the end of the straightened brake lever. I then cut a notch out of the lever about 2 inches from the pivot, bent it back together, and welded it so the pedal part was at the level I wanted. I then painted the whole thing wrinkle black. I mounted the rubber part of the foot pedal longways on the angle iron so it wouldn't extend too far out over the footboard. It works fine, looks great, and there ain't another one like it anywhere.
I used to have the have the heel & toe shifter on my FLST. It worked great with the boards moved forward. The rear shift peg was behind the board and you just had to step down on it to upshift. I raised the forward arm up a notch to allow my size 12s to slide under a bit better.
My '78 FLH had a rocker clutch and 3 speed w/reverse tranny. I've since installed a rocker clutch and hand shift on the Softail. The modified floorboards work fine with it.
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