Hi

Am currently on an 883 but am thinking of buying a soft tail deluxe. I visited two dealers today - one told me that a deluxe will bottom out if riding two up (my passenger is 125 lbs) - the other dealer told me that the deluxe would not bottom out. Which is it!

Also what is teh deluxe like on the highway as compared to a road king?

 

Ride two up with full bags and a sissy bar bag never bottom out. Adjust the shocks if needed

 

Never heard anything about bottoming out they do sell sissy bars so I am assuming it wont haven't tried two up on my deluxe yet as for the interstate its perfect no complaints here love It much better than my other bikes

 

Haven't ridden a RK, so I can't help you there.

But if they say a Deluxe will bottom out, I'd stay away from that dealer. My guess would be they had a more expensive bike they were trying to sell you.

 

Thanks for teh quick replies - in fact the dealer that said it would bottom out suggested the RK - but I would have to get into the lowering kit - whereas on teh deluxe I would not

 

i have the fatboy lo with 2 up the bike rides hard and bottom out some times we both weigh a 130 pounds i would try the deluxe first my 2009 lowrider rode better with 2 up

 

When I got my deluxe last week it found me it was just there calling for me it was just something about it the screamed my name and like any animal lover I took the piglet home

 

We have never bottomed out. We go quite loaded, tent, bedrolls, sleeping bags, rain gear, saddle bags and trunk all full. I set the shocks for heavier loads.

 

my 2010 fatboy lo rides super solo but with 2 up no good

 

thanks Silevr Fox.

Is that a deluxce you are riding or a soft tail heritage classic - which has more travle room I am told