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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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Its easy as said above; when I got my Fat Boy i was going to do this, 10,000 miles on I love the foot boards although I changed the standard harley ones as they looked crap.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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My main concern is cornering clearance, which is obviously lessened by the floorboards. I'm not planning on riding it too hard through twisties, but I do enjoy my turns :-)
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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My main concern is cornering clearance, which is obviously lessened by the floorboards. I'm not planning on riding it too hard through twisties, but I do enjoy my turns :-)
not a problem. the floor boards popup just like pegs. I know as i have scraped them to a custom design
 
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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try it U might end up keeping them, 1st bike I've had with them and wouldn't go back now. Also I have never bottomed them out, but I am older and slower.
 
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