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i went to a dealer and sat on an ultra trike - lehman conversion and another motor trike. it was a very uncomfortable sitting position, cramped up my legs up into my hip joints (arthritis sucks). I got on a new Fat Bob, and it felt good, but I can't afford a new ride to trike out. Is there an HD made for a 36" inseam, without a lot of mods?
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i went to a dealer and sat on an ultra trike - lehman conversion and another motor trike. it was a very uncomfortable sitting position, cramped up my legs up into my hip joints (arthritis sucks). I got on a new Fat Bob, and it felt good, but I can't afford a new ride to trike out. Is there an HD made for a 36" inseam, without a lot of mods?
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That'll be tough, but...
I know what you mean about arthritis in the hips; I have some. One of our sons has a 36 inch inseam, and I don't believe there is a Harley he can sit on, without having his knees bent past the 90 degree point, which would bend your hip joints quite a bit.
However, keep in mind that you can use highway pegs a lot more on a trike than on a bike. I often ride my wife's trike in stop and go traffic without ever taking my feet off the highway pegs. Just use the clutch and the hand brake. I've done this in first gear and in second, whichever seems to match the speed of the stop and go best. Fortunately, the Harley motor has enough torque to do both, and to rev high enough when necessary.
So, with either the TriGlide or any Harley trike conversion, you can keep your feet on the highway pegs long enough to take the pressure off your hip joints. You can get highway pegs that will position your legs almost straight, if you want. When in normal riding, just put your feet on the shifter or the foot brake when absolutely necessary, and keep them on the highway pegs otherwise. It is very workable. Occasionally flexing your hip joints that much will probably help your arthritis a little anyway, rather than sitting with your hip joints in the same position (even extended) for a long period of time.
Finally, on a trike, it is a lot easier to shift yourself around to make your hip joints comfortable, from time to time. I have to do this, and it is easier on my wife's trike than on my Ultra.
Good luck. Don't give up.
However, keep in mind that you can use highway pegs a lot more on a trike than on a bike. I often ride my wife's trike in stop and go traffic without ever taking my feet off the highway pegs. Just use the clutch and the hand brake. I've done this in first gear and in second, whichever seems to match the speed of the stop and go best. Fortunately, the Harley motor has enough torque to do both, and to rev high enough when necessary.
So, with either the TriGlide or any Harley trike conversion, you can keep your feet on the highway pegs long enough to take the pressure off your hip joints. You can get highway pegs that will position your legs almost straight, if you want. When in normal riding, just put your feet on the shifter or the foot brake when absolutely necessary, and keep them on the highway pegs otherwise. It is very workable. Occasionally flexing your hip joints that much will probably help your arthritis a little anyway, rather than sitting with your hip joints in the same position (even extended) for a long period of time.
Finally, on a trike, it is a lot easier to shift yourself around to make your hip joints comfortable, from time to time. I have to do this, and it is easier on my wife's trike than on my Ultra.
Good luck. Don't give up.
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i went to a dealer and sat on an ultra trike - lehman conversion and another motor trike. it was a very uncomfortable sitting position, cramped up my legs up into my hip joints (arthritis sucks). I got on a new Fat Bob, and it felt good, but I can't afford a new ride to trike out. Is there an HD made for a 36" inseam, without a lot of mods?
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