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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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5'10" and with a shotgun shook i put it anywhere i please.... Also i must say with a lepera barebones does push you back a bit which makes the bike feel more stretched out... Much better for me.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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5'-7" and doing floor board extentions as well. Fits me perfect but still want to lower it 1" because it will look better :-)
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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5'11" and it fits fine. Reason they say it is for shorter riders is because it is one of the lowest seat heights they have.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by KeeBee
5'11" and it fits fine. Reason they say it is for shorter riders is because it is one of the lowest seat heights they have.
Well that and a lot of riders like a lowered look, judging from these posts. Kinda what piqued my interest.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:01 PM
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5'4" I'm not flat footed but have no problem handling the bike. It fits me better than my 1200 low sportster did and is way more comfortable.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:18 PM
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6'4 here. Lepera silhouette solo seat along with some Kuryakyn Kruise Arm IV's, and I'm perfectly comfortable.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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6' here and it fits me fine. Its advertised to have the lowest seat height stock. C&C seat and shotgun shocks puts it down even more.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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5'6'' when it was at stock hight I was flat footed, lowered it 2" front and rear just cuz it looks better and now it fits me even better. The stock seat does push you forward a bit. A le pera bare bones feels much better.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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5'7" When I got my Lux I was coming off of a Dyna with 16" apes and forward controls so I felt kind of cramped on it. When I installed the Lepera Bare Bones it felt a lot more comfortable since it moved me down and back away from the bars.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:42 PM
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6' here and it fits me fine. Its advertised to have the lowest seat height stock. C&C seat and shotgun shocks puts it down even more.
At 24 1/4 inch seat height, Fat Boy Low is lower. Just sayin' ...
 
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