Fatboy rear lowered
Grand HDF Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 4,624
Likes: 189
From: Newcastle, Ca.
Had mine lowered and scraped in the twisties, especially 2up. Put it back to stock and still scrape, just less often. Love the looks, not the functionality. Dont you guys scrape? Do you live where the roads are mostly straight? Curious... Just last Sundays ride all of us were nailing the floor boards several times - Baggers, my FB, a Heritage, a Road King, even some guys Honda cruiser...
Tourer
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 430
Likes: 2
From: ChiTown burbs
Had mine lowered and scraped in the twisties, especially 2up. Put it back to stock and still scrape, just less often. Love the looks, not the functionality. Dont you guys scrape? Do you live where the roads are mostly straight? Curious... Just last Sundays ride all of us were nailing the floor boards several times - Baggers, my FB, a Heritage, a Road King, even some guys Honda cruiser...
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,016
Likes: 1
From: Front Royal, VA
What is wrong with scraping? It's just floorboards for crying out loud. Lowered 2 front and rear. Figure new floorboards coming soon.
My big problem is getting the rear adjusted right. I've got to work on it more because I'm hitting the rubber stop. My back is killing me. Others say their ride is smooth so I have some work to do.
Before:
My big problem is getting the rear adjusted right. I've got to work on it more because I'm hitting the rubber stop. My back is killing me. Others say their ride is smooth so I have some work to do.
Before:
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider
Verdad Gallardo
The Best and Worst Harley-Davidson Moves of 2025
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
|
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 729
Likes: 1
From: Indiana
What is wrong with scraping? It's just floorboards for crying out loud.
My big problem is getting the rear adjusted right. I've got to work on it more because I'm hitting the rubber stop. My back is killing me. Others say their ride is smooth so I have some work to do.
My big problem is getting the rear adjusted right. I've got to work on it more because I'm hitting the rubber stop. My back is killing me. Others say their ride is smooth so I have some work to do.
yeah the floorborad scraped some before and now alittle more. no biggie
the fatboy rode really smooth after it was lowered... my trainn on the other hand is reallllly stiff, so i'm still tring to find a smooth spot for it
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,049
Likes: 5
From: Emerald Coast, FL
Lowering a softail is simply pushing the swing arm further away from the frame... two ways to do this are 1. using the stock shock, add the extension kit which makes the arm longer... or 2. replace the stock shocks with longer aftermarket shocks. To keep from bottoming out adjust the shock tension... then loosen the floorboards and scrape away... I am on my third set... but I ride the twisty's aggressively... if you just cruise them you shouldn't scrape that much.
Last edited by handyhoward; Aug 22, 2009 at 11:34 AM.