well i think that i am going to get the 05 Deluxe..i quess with a few adjustments (seat,floorboards) i should get it to work...tha only other thing its not a FI bike....havent had a carb in years...hope that want be an issue...thanks for all the repiles....

 

if you dont change altitude much while riding and you dont have many cold mornings, you should like the carb. The best thing I ever did for comfort was add an engine guard with hiway pegs. Also have a C&C solo seat with removeable backrest. I can ride for days now with no fatigue or soreness. It took me a while to get things right, but that is the case with just about any bike. Very few people stick with stock seats and bars. They just dont seem to fit many people.

 

I'm 5'10" with 32" inseam and the Deluxe seat felt like my ***** (sorry ladies) were sitting on the tank. The new LePera Solo seat gave me a good couple of inches back and down and now I feel like my legs are stretched out on the bike. Road two+ hours on it today and felt like I was sitting on a recliner. Bike fits 100% better now.

 

HIOCTANE... I'm about your size, maybe twenty pounds lighter. Anyway, I sent my stock seat to Mean City Cycles and switched to Burly Bikini Beach bars w/ half inch riser. Both mods made my Deluxe a much better ride.