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Old 06-27-2015, 04:17 PM
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has anyone stumbled on a manufacturer that make a bracket that lowers passenger floorboards, i have a 2014 Street Glide Special with black FLHX boards on it , i already have them lowered to the lowest mounting hole . My wifes legs cramp up on longer rides and short of having something customer made was hoping to find something to lower another couple inches.

thanks in advance.
 
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has anyone stumbled on a manufacturer that make a bracket that lowers passenger floorboards, i have a 2014 Street Glide Special with black FLHX boards on it , i already have them lowered to the lowest mounting hole . My wifes legs cramp up on longer rides and short of having something customer made was hoping to find something to lower another couple inches.

thanks in advance.
I just replaced my with pegs, you can adjust the foot angle much more than with floor boards.

 
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Originally Posted by ringer1969
has anyone stumbled on a manufacturer that make a bracket that lowers passenger floorboards, i have a 2014 Street Glide Special with black FLHX boards on it , i already have them lowered to the lowest mounting hole . My wifes legs cramp up on longer rides and short of having something customer made was hoping to find something to lower another couple inches.

thanks in advance.
You can use these from H-D. Not cheap, but then again, neither's a divorce.





 
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thanks for the link on the HD part - and your right there- plenty cheaper than a divorce .
 
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I have the opposite problem. I need to raise them up one notch but can due to the way the mounts are...

I have the Limited Low - Wondering what my options are - keeping the black look while I'm at it....
 
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Here's a great option -

http://rivcoproducts.com/shop-by-mot...oorboards.html

A little spendy, but I've heard good things. Unlike the Harley pieces that will only move the floorboard forward or up, these will move them down - and without tools I believe.

A somewhat cheaper option (which is what I did) is to use Baron relocators -

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZG7EKE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZG7EKE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

They say they are for short legs, but you can reverse them for long legs too. I gained about 1.5 inches.

I retained the peg mounts and added these -

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BYGM6QA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BYGM6QA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

The end result (for about $150) was a much lower and wider platform for Cheryl. She is much more comfortable. The one drawback when using the miniboards is that, due to the way they mount like a peg, once folded up they are at an angle instead of parallel to the bike.


Here they are down -

 
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My wife loves my Rivco floorboards. Rotate 360°.
They have nice knurled *****, better than what they show on their outdated website. Excellent machining, and bearings.
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I am looking for this solution myself. I recently replaced my SGS rear pegs for floorboards and as the OP states my wife thinks they are too high and is not comfortable. I like the looks of the H-D adjustable ones but they do not go down only up fwd. I need to find a way to get the boards to the original peg height or possibly an inch lower. I like the Rivco idea but they look too low. I think my wife's legs would rest on the bags and that wouldn't be any good. I tried the ones Nevada72 has and also did not like the folded position. I do not want the boards moved farther from the bike either. I make go back to the factory pegs or find a wife with shorter legs (just KIDDING)!
 
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Do the RIVCO's fold up in all of the 360° and all H-D floorboards will attach to them correct? If so I may have to look into these despite their hefty price tag.
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My wife loves my Rivco floorboards. Rotate 360°.
They have nice knurled *****, better than what they show on their outdated website. Excellent machining, and bearings.
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hey Nevada 72 thanks very much - the baron ones are exactly what i want

awesome - thanks
 


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