Vertically Challenged
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RE: Vertically Challenged
ORIGINAL: bluejerry
Hey folks, this is my first post here. I have a question for all you challenged folks out there. I am looking at buying my first Harley. I ride a Suzuki c50 now and am looking to go to an ultra glide. I have done the demo ride on an 07 and the 08 seemed taller. Here is my concern. I was at destination Daytona this past weekend and sat on an ultra and I could not sit flat footed. I am 5' 6 and was on the ***** of my feet. This concerns me with an 800 plus pound bike. The wife and I will be doing allot of two up riding and want to know from you folks how you manage to back this bike up or ballance at stoplights.
ThanksJerry
Hey folks, this is my first post here. I have a question for all you challenged folks out there. I am looking at buying my first Harley. I ride a Suzuki c50 now and am looking to go to an ultra glide. I have done the demo ride on an 07 and the 08 seemed taller. Here is my concern. I was at destination Daytona this past weekend and sat on an ultra and I could not sit flat footed. I am 5' 6 and was on the ***** of my feet. This concerns me with an 800 plus pound bike. The wife and I will be doing allot of two up riding and want to know from you folks how you manage to back this bike up or ballance at stoplights.
ThanksJerry
By the way, you are correct the '08's are taller.
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RE: Vertically Challenged
Thanks to all! Appreciate the words of welcome. I will be buying the 08 ultra this summer. Just paid my son's tuition so I am officialy Broke, so I will have to wait. I am giveing him the C50 as his first Bike. Driveing the wife crazy as she is an overprotectiive mom. I would rather see his first bike be a middleweight cruiser than a crotch rocket. He is doing the MSF course this summer.
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From: PA, Lincoln University
RE: Vertically Challenged
Jerry,
If you're not there already, you or your son should check out the two following sites for lots of info on your c50
http://www.volusiariders.com - This site is very informative
http://www.volusiagateway.us - Informative, but more fun than the first one.
If you're not there already, you or your son should check out the two following sites for lots of info on your c50
http://www.volusiariders.com - This site is very informative
http://www.volusiagateway.us - Informative, but more fun than the first one.
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From: Bedford , Pa
RE: Vertically Challenged
I am 5' 7" and have no problem with my E Glide. I went with shorter shocks on the rear and lowered the front also, and did not loose any ride quality.I need a little more so I am going to send my seat here in the next couple weeks to Allen a Mean City Cycles. He can gain up to 3" for you and not hurt the comfort any. Have not heard anything but praise about allen and is work.I also installed a set of the Harley extened bars so I don't have to lean forward, which was also a disconfort.The bars being a little longer are prown to vibrate more so what I did was pull a piece of rubber hose 1?2" dia (vacume line) through the bars . What it does is suck up some of the vibration. I have done this on every bike I have owned over the past 20 some years
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