Hi all,

had rotator cuff surgery years ago and was last time as a rider. Have a Classic Ultra now and realize it is a bit heavier than I can handle.

any advice, best practices, or training options to help me not fall down.

thanks

 

I tore half my left bicep off and ripped my rotator cuff a few years ago. Surgeon couldn't reattach the muscle but did the cuff part and shaved the point that the muscle attached to. Took a bit to gain confidence again, but I had my hips replaced at the same time and that turned into a 7 surgery mess while living in a nursing home and having to learn to walk again. It was 2 years before I got another Ultra, but I'm doing fine on it now.

If you want it, do it. Your body will build back up to it.

 

Might try this......
https://landingear.com/pages/harley-...kes-88-present

 

Some years ago we knew a guy who had lost a leg above the knee due to a farming accident. He had a Goldwing with something similar to training wheels on both sides though they were about the same diameter as the front wheel of the bike, don't remember where he had the conversion done.

 

Get a cobbler to put bigger heels on your boots.
But I agree with previous poster about the landing gear, although pricey.

 

Self delete. Previous poster had posted the device before I did and I caught it after my posting Ooops !!

 

Not sure how bigger heels will help weak shoulders after surgery.

 

With weakened shoulders and a heavy fork it seems like a nice, wide handlebar at just the right height might help.
Sit on the bike, reach out in front of you, hands at your most comfortable height, and measure how long of a bar you can get away with. Bars needing different cables or brake line are not a cheap mod so measure carefully.

 

I switched down to a Heritage myself.

Beware the quality of many of the landing gear systems. The spindly looking ones are spindly, and have a nasty habit of collapsing and failing. Tiny wheels get stick easily. A very narrow width system is very unstable with little ability to handle much sideways tilt. Just things to be aware of.

Currently, there are many being offered on Alibaba, ebay, and even private web pages.

Myself, I lean (no pun intended) to the likes of the very expensive Tilting Motor Works front end come the day I can no longer handle even the Heritage's weight.

 

Always ride with others so you would have help picking it up if you drop it.